Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman ‘clueless’ in dealing with economic slowdown: Congress

6:19 pm September 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was “clueless” in dealing with the economic slowdown and termed the latest steps announced by her to boost the economy as “cosmetic” and “piecemeal”. The Congress’ attack came after Sitharaman announced an over Rs 70,000-crore package for exports and real estate sectors, including […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

FinMin sets up task force to identify infra projects for Rs 100 lakh cr investment

7:53 pm September 7, 2019

New Delhi: The government on Saturday said it has constituted a high-level task force to identify infrastructure projects for Rs 100 lakh crore investment by 2024-25 as India aims to become a USD 5 trillion economy. The task force, headed by the economic affairs secretary, will draw up a ‘National Infrastructure Pipeline’ of Rs 100 […]

General is gone but the march will go on: Hosabale on Jaitley’s death

10:55 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Condoling the demise of veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Saturday described him as a general, adept at crisis management. Jaitley, 66, passed away at the AIIMS here after prolonged illness and is survived by his wife and two children. “Arun Ji’s death […]

Jaitley was the man for all seasons for BJP

8:40 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: For the BJP, Arun Jaitley was a man for all seasons — a strategist who crafted its rise in many states, a suave and moderate face who won the saffron party new allies and an articulate champion of its cause whose persuasive skills were a valuable asset for its leadership. For almost a […]

Arun Jaitley: Modi’s ‘precious diamond’ and original Chanakya

1:44 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Informally called ‘scholar minister’ in political circles, he could be the man Friday of anyone at the helm. Suave, articulate and a super strategist, Arun Jaitley was the BJP’s and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief trouble-shooter whose superb four-decade-long political career was cut short by health issues. Jaitley, 66, who opted out of […]