Confident of getting CWC nod for Mekedatu project: Kumaraswamy
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday expressed confidence that the state will soon get clearance from the Central Water Commission for the proposed Rs 5,912-crore Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river. The chief minister met Union Water Resources and Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in the national capital and […]
Farmers who win Nobel prize in natural farming to get Rs 100 crore: Chandrababu Naidu
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said farmers from the state would be rewarded with Rs 100 crore if they won Nobel prize in natural farming. He said the government has set a goal of achieving 100 per cent zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) across the state by 2024. Addressing a training […]
Nitish Kumar pitches for extra central assistance to Bihar
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged the 15th Finance Commission to grant extra central assistance to the state citing its progress with the help of its own limited resources. Making a presentation before the commission headed by its Chairman N K Singh on Wednesday, Kumar also expressed disapproval of the doing away with […]
Rafale will be game-changer for subcontinent: Air Chief Marshal
NEW DELHI: Amid the raging row over the Rafale fighter jet, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa Wednesday said the deal was a “good package” and the aircraft will be a “game-changer” for the subcontinent. Dassault Aviation selected the offset partner and the government and Indian Air Force had no role […]
Left parties demand JPC probe into Rafale ‘scam’
NEW DELHI: Three Left parties on Tuesday demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Rafale “scam”, alleging that the “needle of suspicion points directly” towards Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation, in a joint statement, also extended […]
Tariq Anwar quits NCP after Sharad Pawar backs Narendra Modi government on Rafale deal
NEW DELHI:Senior NCP leader Tariq Anwar has quit the party following differences with party president Sharad Pawar’s stand on the Rafale issue, a senior party leader said on Friday. September 28.The leader said Anwar had also resigned as the party’s Lok Sabha MP. Anwar was a Lok Sabha member from Katihar in Bihar. The Muslim […]
Arun Jaitley hits out at Raghuram Rajan for MSME banking crisis statement
NEW DELHI: India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday hit out at former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for predicting that the next banking crisis would be triggered by MSME lending, saying postmortem is easier than taking action when it was required. Rajan, who had as the chief economist at IMF warned of impending financial crisis […]
Will bring to justice those who stole from you, Rahul Gandhi tells jawans, IAF officers and HAL workers
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he understands the pain of jawans, Air Force officers, the families of martyred pilots as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) workers and will work to bring to justice all those who dishonoured and stole from them. Gandhi addressed them all on Twitter in his apparent […]
It is time PM, Arun Jaitley ‘stop lying’ on Rafale issue and call for JPC probe: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit back at Arun Jaitley on the Rafale issue, saying it is time the finance minister and the prime minister “stop lying” and call for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe for an “uncorrupted truth” to come out. He accused Jaitley of having the ability to spin […]
Ex-French President contradicted himself; Dassault chose Reliance on its own: Arun Jaitley
NEW DELHI: India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday said former French President Francois Hollande contradicted his own statement with regard to the Rafale deal and that neither the Indian nor the French government played any role in selection of Reliance as offset partner by Dassault. A political controversy has erupted over Hollande’s statement that the […]
BJP trying to divert attention from Rafale: Mamata Banerjee
KOLKATA:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP of trying to “cover up” and divert attention from issues like the Rafale deal. “The price of petrol, diesel and gas is increasing everyday. In the name of demonetisation, they have siphoned off several crores. The party (BJP) is running on several crores of […]
Narendra Modi, Anil Ambani carried out Rs 1.3 lakh crore ‘surgical strike’ on defence forces: Rahul Gandhi on Rafale issue
NEW DELHI: Upping the ante over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a Rs 130,000 crore “surgical strike” on the defence forces. His renewed attack on Modi came a day after a French media report quoted former French president Francois […]
French government says not involved in choice of Indian partners for Rafale deal
NEW DELHI: The French government has said it was in no manner involved in the choice of Indian industrial partners for the Rafale fighter jet deal, asserting that French companies have the full freedom to select Indian firms for the contract. The statement by the French government came on Friday following a French media report […]
Narendra Modi government proposed Reliance Defence as partner in Rafale
NEW DELHI: In a significant development, a French media report quoted former French President Francois Hollande as purportedly saying that the Indian government (Narendra Modi government) proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal and France did not have a choice. Reacting to Hollande’s remark […]
Indian economy to reach USD 5 trillion size by 2022: Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said on Thursday the size of Indian economy will double to USD 5 trillion by 2022 with manufacturing and agriculture contributing USD 1 trillion each. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of India International Convention and Expo Centre here, he cited this week’s announcement of merger of […]
Chandrababu Naidu holds Video Conference with Secretaries, HODs and Collectors
Aandhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s introductory remarks: This Video Conference is held every 15 days to set certain achievable targets for all the departments. This year 33% more funds have been received from the central government, compared to the last 2 years We are performing well in so many aspects because of our […]