45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

Forty-five specialists will soon be joining key posts of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in different central ministries as part of the Modi government's ambitious plan to......

Modi Firmly In Control Of Ministers

The strong message from the prime minister is of continuity of policies he considers right with strong emphasis on execution, points out T N C Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Key Modi ministers retain their previous portfolios

Most of the key cabinet ministers in the third Narendra Modi-led government have retained the portfolios they held in the previous Bharatiya Janata Party dispensation. IMAGE: Senior BJP leaders......

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,......

The pivotal decision facing India's steelmakers

Should they prioritise reducing debt or push forward with growth? The proposed safeguard duty and domestic demand might shape the decision. Ishita Ayan Dutt/Business Standard reports. IMAGE:......

Steel makers expect protectionist measures in Budget

Domestic steel makers said they are expecting protectionist measures in the upcoming Budget to safeguard the sector from dumping. Photograph: Babu/Reuters AMNS India CEO Dilip Oommen said he......

Fag-end selling drags markets down

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty pared early gains to close lower for the seventh straight day on Thursday, dragged by fag-end selling in select IT and banking shares and foreign fund outflows.......

'Budget Lacks Big Ideas'

'This Budget did not live up to expectations.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Will the 2025 Budget trigger growth in the economy when there is no demand in the domestic market, when......

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

IMAGE: CAS said in a statement on Friday that the suspension of all Russian teams and clubs from FIFA's competitions would remain in force. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters Russia's......