Jaitley gets charge of defence after Parrikar's resignation

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Monday given the additional charge of the defence ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned to take on the new role of Goa chief minister. A Rashtrapati......

Sitharaman, Goyal, Pradhan become members of key Cabinet committees

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Petroleum Minister Dharmandra Pradhan have become members of key Cabinet committees reconstituted after the September 3......

It's privilege motion vs privilege motion in Lok Sabha

With the Congress gunning for the Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani with a privilege Motion, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit back in Lok Sabha by pressing for similar......

BJP's vision for Bihar: Laptops for students, TVs for Dalits, scooters for girls

In a bid to woo voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday promised laptops for students, colour televisions for Dalit and Mahadalit families, two-wheelers for girls and dhoti-sari for poor......

Financial package to Bengal? Nonsense, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has sought to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for debt waiver, on Monday termed as 'bunkum' reports that West Bengal had been given a financial......

Finally, Mumbai to get a grand makeover

Taking a cue from neighbouring Gujarat and its successful Vibrant Gujarat summit, Maharashtra has organised a conclave —Transforming MMR into a Global Financial, Commercial and Entertainment......

Ministry asks Sebi to explain stricter governance norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Union finance ministry are having discussion over the stricter corporate governance code prescribed by the former for listed companies. The......

Sitharaman pays homage to Arun Jaitley in Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday paid homage to her predecessor, late Arun Jaitley, terming him as the architect of the Goods and Services Tax. "Of the structural reforms, the......

Davis Cup play-off: Yuki meets Rosol in opening singles

1st singles: Yuki Bhambri vs Lukas Rosol 2nd singles: Somdev Devvarman vs Jiri Vesley Doubles: Leander Paes-Rohan Bopanna vs Radek Stepanek-Adam Pavlasek IMAGE: The Czech Republic's Radek......