Rafale deal: India hands over document on decision process to petitioners
NEW DELHI: The government of India (Centre) on Monday complied with a Supreme Court order and handed over to petitioners, who sought a court-monitored CBI probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the document detailing the decisions taken to procure the aircraft. The document titled “Details of the steps in the […]
70 per cent turnout in first phase of Chhattisgarh polls
RAIPUR: Around 70 per cent voter turnout was registered in the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday. The turnout was likely to go up as the final figures were yet to be received, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said. In the first phase, voting was held […]
Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of select industrialists: Rahul Gandhi
CHARAMA: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of 15 select industrialists during his tenure. Addressing a rally ahead of the state Assembly polls, Gandhi said he wanted Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to become agriculture centres in five years and […]
Punjab attracted Rs 10,000 crore investment since Congress came to power
CHANDIGARG: Punjab has attracted industrial investment of over Rs 10,000 crore since the Congress came to power in the state last year, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday. “Various initiatives taken by the government has already boosted investment sentiment,” Amarinder said in a statement here. “As is evident from the fact that investment of […]
Narendra Modi’s foreign trips don’t help bring black money back: Ghulam Nabi Azad
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s foreign trips had failed to create an environment that would help bring back black money stashed abroad or fugitives from the law. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Modi government had failed to extradite those who allegedly […]
Chandrababu Naidu meets Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is trying to unite the opposition parties to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year, Thursday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi here, sources said. The meeting comes amid seat-sharing talks between the two parties for the Assemby elections. […]
India needs strong, stable government for next 10 years; weak coalitions bad: Aajit Doval
NEW DELHI: India needs a strong, stable and decisive government for the next 10 years to achieve its political, economic and strategic objectives, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Thursday, asserting that “weak coalitions will be bad” for the country. Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture here, he claimed that in the past four […]
Rahul Gandhi demands Arun Jaitley’s resignation over Mehul Choksi issue
NEW DELHI: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s resignation alleging that his daughter was “on the payroll” of Mehul Choksi, the prime accused in the multi-crore PNB fraud case. Taking to Twitter, he alleged that Jaitley “sat on the file and allowed him (Choksi) to flee”. The Congress chief claimed […]
Delhi court grants bail to Naveen Jindal, others in coal scam related case
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to industrialist and Congress leader Naveen Jindal and 14 others, accused of money laundering in a case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and one surety […]
Congress never wanted to push defence manufacturing: BJP
JAIPUR: The BJP on Friday slammed the Congress’ allegations of corruption in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, saying the party never wanted to push defence manufacturing in the country. “The country produced Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan but could not make fighter jet in 65 years. This cannot be digested,” BJP […]
Will cause third World War if I join politics: Indra Nooyi
By Yoshita Singh NEW YORK: PepsiCo’s India-born former CEO Indra Nooyi has said she would cause a third World War if she joins politics as she is too outspoken . Asia Society, a non-profit organisation that focuses on educating the world about Asia, honoured 62-year-old Nooyi Tuesday with the ‘Game Changer of the Year Award’ […]
Gujarat appeals to Hindi-speaking migrants to return; says 431 held for attacks on them
AHMEDABAD/PATNA: Additional forces were deployed in industrial areas in Gujarat for the security of Hindi-speaking migrants after attacks on them sparked their exodus that prompted the state government on Monday to make an appeal for their return. Assuring security to the migrants, the Gujarat government said 431 people were arrested and 56 FIRs registered in […]
Rajasthan Assembly elections: Opinion polls predict victory for Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress is likely to unseat the BJP from power in Rajasthan, two opinion polls have predicted in what could be a continuation of the state’s tradition of over two decades of voting out the ruling party. Surveys carried out by ABP News-CVoter and C fore have given the Congress almost 50 per […]
High-stakes assembly polls in 5 states in November-December; Chhattisgarh to vote in 2 phases
NEW DELHI: Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana will be held between November 12 and December 7 in what may be a virtual semi-final to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Counting of votes will be taken up together in all the five states on December 11, the Election Commission announced Saturday. […]
Narendra Modi government should’ve built oil reserve for crisis scenarios
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government over spiralling fuel prices, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said Friday that the NDA government should have built an “oil reserve” to tide over such crisis situations. The BJP-led ruling dispensation at the Centre lacks the ability to make strategic decisions, he alleged. “Any mature […]
Petrol price cut: Arun Jaitley questions commitment of Rahul Gandhi, his allies
NEW DELHI: With non-BJP ruled states refusing to cut taxes on fuel, India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday questioned Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his “reluctant allies” if they are only committed to tweets and television bytes when it comes to giving relief to the common man. In a Facebook post titled ‘The oil […]