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Govt Control Won't Be Diluted After Cutting Stake In PSUs: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government will make sure that its control is not diluted after lowering its stake in public sector undertakings (PSUs) to below 51...

7 July 2019 11:12 PM GMT

BJP Hails Budget For 'New India', Cong Calls It 'Old Wine In New Bottle'

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday hailed the Union Budget as one for a 'new India' which laid the foundation for an inclusive and progressive nation, while the Congress panned it as 'old wine in new...

6 July 2019 12:11 AM GMT

Petrol Price To Rise By Rs 2.5 After Tax Raise

New Delhi: Petrol price will be hiked by over Rs 2.5 per litre and diesel by more than Rs 2.3 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for...

6 July 2019 12:02 AM GMT

Start-Ups Get Major Boost In Sitharaman's First Budget

New Delhi: The government on Friday proposed a host of incentives, including a special arrangement for resolution of pending assessments of income tax cases, with a view to encouraging...

5 July 2019 11:38 PM GMT

India Set To Become $3 Trillion Economy

-More Reforms Needed To Reach $5 Trillion: FMNew Delhi: India is set to become USD 3 trillion economy in the current fiscal, and structural reforms are needed to reach USD 5 trillion in next few...

5 July 2019 11:29 PM GMT

Amit Shah Gets Home, Nirmala Gets Finance, Defence Goes To Rajnath

BJP President Amit Shah will be the new Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government while Rajnath Singh will be the new Defence Minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the Finance Minister. Former...

31 May 2019 8:05 AM GMT

BJP Fears 'Massacre' After Polls In W Bengal

New Delhi: The BJP has expressed apprehensions that there could be a 'massacre' in West Bengal after polling for the last phase ends on Sunday evening and demanded deployment of Central Forces till...

19 May 2019 11:56 PM GMT

TMC alleges central forces 'intimidating' voters

The Trinamool Congress Sunday alleged that the central forces were 'brutally torturing' and 'intimidating' voters in West Bengal and acting as per orders of BJP leaders. In a statement, Trinamool...

19 May 2019 10:48 AM GMT

India, Russia Discuss Defence Cooperation

Bishkek: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoyg on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers meeting here in...

30 April 2019 5:25 PM GMT

BJP feels Congress, Rahul embarrassed by 'admission' of lapse on Rafale

In what is seen as a major 'win' for the BJP and an 'embarrassment' to Congress party in the election season, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday admitted in the Supreme Court that he...

22 April 2019 12:18 PM GMT

Defence Ministry Approves Procurement Of 73,000 Assault Rifles From US

New Delhi: In a key move towards infantry modernisation, the defence ministry has cleared a long-pending proposal of the Army to procure about 73,000 assault rifles from the US under fast track mode,...

3 Feb 2019 12:06 AM GMT

No Corruption, Major Terror Attack Under Modi rule: Sitharaman

New Delhi: Rallying the BJP workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked them to create awareness about the government's achievements,...

12 Jan 2019 11:49 PM GMT

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