Tag: Sitharaman
Sitharaman Visits Rifleman Aurangzeb's Family In J&K
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited the family of rifleman Aurangzeb who was abducted and killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on June 15.....
Nirmala Defends India Celebrating Surgical Strike
Denying that the government was politicising the Army's surgical strike inside Pakistan two years ago, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said it was being celebrated as a festival to show that India won't take any attack on its troops lying down.....
Modi Government Behind 'factual Bloomers' In Supreme Court Rafale Verdict: Congress
Blaming the Narendra Modi government for the "factual bloomers" in the Supreme Court judgment in the Rafale deal, the Congress on Saturday asserted that the apex court was neither the right forum to examine the corruption in the deal nor the verdict was a "clean chit" for the BJP-led Centre.....
Sitharaman Spoke For 2 Hours, Didn't Answer My 2 Questions: Rahul On Rafale Deal
After a day of heated debate on the controversial Rafale deal Parliament, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday again picked up the gauntlet and said that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for two hours and still did not answer the two questions posed by him on the Rafale deal.....
Sitharaman Dumps Budget Briefcase For 'bahi Khaata'
Setting a new precedent Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday was seen hugging the budget documents wrapped in a red cloth, the traditional 'bahi khaata' way, instead of the leather briefcase that until now her predecessors marched out with.....
Modi Slams 'professional Pessimists' For Criticizing Government's Vision
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that those criticizing his government's vision of making India a $5 trillion economy were "professional pessimists".....
Finance Minister Announces Rs 60,000 Cr Boost To Exports, Housing
With GDP growth sliding to six-year low of 5 per cent in April-June quarter and several sectors facing low demand, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a fresh set of measures to boost exports and the housing sector.....
Booster Shots: Corporate Tax Rate Cut, More Measures For Cap Flow In Markets
Hit hard by a slowing economy and a brewing global oil crisis, the government on Friday announced a series of tax incentives to boost the industry and restart investment. ....
Centre Lines Up Infrastructure Projects Worth Rs 102 Lakh Cr
In a major push to the slowing economy, the Centre on Tuesday lined up infrastructure projects worth Rs 102 lakh crore across 18 states and union territories (UTs) in various sectors such as railways, urban development, health, water and education.....
Bullet Train Project To Be Actively Pursued: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the work on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed train project will be actively pursued and also said that it will set up 'Kisan Rail' through public private partnership (PPP) for transportation of perishable goods.....
