Modi's top 4 retain portfolios; Nadda gets health, Shivraj agri

Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......

One nation, one election: Kovind panel may submit report today

The high-level committee on simultaneous polls headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind is likely to submit its report on 'one nation, one election' on Thursday, it is learnt. IMAGE: Former......

17th Lok Sabha to meet for final session, interim budget on Feb 1

The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of the Lower and Upper Houses, and the government......

Stopped from speaking, Mamata storms out of Niti Aayog meet

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday walked out of a Niti Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that she was unfairly stopped midway through her speech,......

Come March 13, there will be no limits on cash withdrawals

The current limit of Rs 24,000 per week has been raised to Rs 50,000 for savings accounts effective from February 20, said the RBI. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said the weekly limit on......

Coming soon! Plastic currency notes

The government on Friday informed Parliament that a decision has been taken to print plastic currency notes and procurement of material has started. "It has been decided to print banknotes based on......

'People are withdrawing money and not spending it'

'We have adequate currency. Day by day, the queues will shorten.' As reports come in about the inconvenience caused to the Indian people by demonetisation, Union Minister of State for Finance......

FDI inflows jump 53% in last 2 years, says Jaitley

Many sectors have been opened up for foreign direct investment over the years starting from 1991. India saw a record 53 per cent increase in FDI in last two years as the investment climate......