Topics: Narendra Modi

Ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram, “Govt needs to put money in the hands of poor for demand growth”

Speaking in the parliament on Friday, Congress leader and ex-finance minister P. Chidambaram said, “A classic solution for reviewing the sluggish economy is by...

A deep-dive into the Union Budget 2020 announcements

The Union Budget for FY21 is a progressive initiative and is an “investment in medium to long term economic development” and should be viewed...

Military Radar: Upgradation of Existing Systems and Equipment Will Ease the Growth Process

As the global military radar market size is expected to reach USD 19.56 billion by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.21% during the forecast...

Finance Ministry of India denies sharing details of Swiss Bank account holders

The Finance Ministry has declined to share Swiss bank accounts details of Indians saying it is covered under "confidentiality provisions" of a tax treaty...

Priyanka Gandhi: "Modi Government waiving loans of his rich friend's, by cutting education budget"

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre over reports that there would be a significant cut in the school...

Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar: "2.72 cr male, 1.56 cr female registered as job seekers in the country"

There are 2.72 crore male and 1.56 crore female job seekers who have registered with employment exchanges across the country, Union Labour Minister Santosh...

Kumar Mangalam Birla: Vodafone-Idea may opt for insolvency in absence of government relief

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group on Friday, said that "Vodafone Idea will shut the shop and opt for insolvency if...

India making sixth interest rate cut, still no cure for economy

Five interest rate cuts since the start of the year hasn't stopped India's economy from slowing to its weakest growth rate since 2013, but...

Government raises the authorised capital of FCI to Rs 10,000 crore

In an attempt to infuse the additional capital in its state-owned company, the Government of India has increased the authorised capital of Food Corporation...

Sitaram Yechury: Narendra Modi Government must bring a white paper on the status of Indian economy

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday demanded that the government bring out a white paper on the status of the economy referring to...

Centre to impose 25% safeguard duty on imports of single-mode optical fiber

The Centre is considering a 25 percent provisional safeguard duty on the import of single-mode optical fibre, used for signal transmission. This follows a Commerce...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP govt on the state of the economy

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the BJP government over the state of the economy, saying those ruling the country are...

India, US optimistic about inking trade deal before year-end: Senior Indian Diplomat

India and the US are “quite optimistic” that they will ink a trade deal before the end of this year, a senior Indian diplomat...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviews the state of the economy at FSDC meeting

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday reviewed the state of the economy, including stress in the financial sector at the meeting of the Financial...

Piyush Goyal: RCEP against India’s economic interest

The RCEP agreement was against India's economic interest and national priorities, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on November 4 as the country...

Rahul Gandhi hits on RCEP says, ‘Make in India’ has become ‘Buy from China’

Asserting that "Make in India" has become "Buy from China," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the RCEP and alleged that...

India to launch RuPay Card in the Gulf Kingdom, Signs MoU with Saudi Arabia

The Government of India has signed the agreement with Saudi Arabia to launch its domestic card ‘RuPay Card’ in the country, the officials said...

Walmart Chief Doug McMillon seeks a stable business environment in India

Walmart Inc’s chief executive has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking certainty and predictability in India’s business environment, the Economic Times newspaper reported...

Piyush Goyal says, Economic slowdown is in cyclic structure; Its right time to invest in India

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on October 15 said that the recent economic slowdown is a cyclic structural adjustment, and it is the...

COAI: No major gain for telecom industry from corporate tax rate cut

NEW DELHI: The government's move to lower corporate tax to 22 per cent is positive for the economy but there is no major benefit...

Harsh Vardhan: “India to generate 175 GW of clean energy”

The Union Minister for Science and Technology, in Government on India, Harsh Vardhan on Monday said, “The Government of India is planning to generate...

Ravi Shankar Prasad asks CEO’s of electronics, Mobile corps to step up investment and manufacturing in India

The Government on Monday exhorted captains of electronics and the mobile industry to step up investments as well as manufacturing in India and asserted...

Ex-PM Manmohan Singh says, “No, hope of becoming a $5 trillion economy, if the growth keeps going down.”

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 12 said there was no hope of Modi government's promise of $5 trillion economy becoming a reality...

RSS economic wing call for a complete ban on TikTok and Helo app

In the name of protection of the national security and startup ecosystem, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an economic wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),...

India, Indonesia sets $50 billion as bilateral trade for 2025

India and Indonesia on June 29 set an ambitious USD 50 billion targets for bilateral trade over the next six years as Prime Minister...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits out at unilateralism and trade protectionism at SCO Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 14 hit out at unilateralism and trade protectionism and said that there is a need for a rules-based,...

China: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping may discuss US trade protectionism in SCO summit

Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping as "good friends", China on Monday hoped that the two leaders would discuss their respective...

Indian Economy Reacts to Narendra Modi’s Re-election

“The Indian economy is climbing to record-level stability after Narendra Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory.” With a strong mandate,...

Walmart faces major India test over Flipkart’s legal tiff with Ratan Tata backed startup

An Indian startup's legal challenge against Walmart-owned Flipkart claiming losses caused by sharp discounting of its products is winning support from other online sellers,...

Jet Airways pilots body urges State Bank of India to release fund of Rs 1,500 crore

Jet Airways pilots body, the National Aviator's Guild, on Monday appealed the State Bank of India (SBI) to release Rs 1,500 crore, which was...

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