Delhi grapevine: Narendra Modi's cabinet

Lutyens’ Delhi is agog about the possible shape of a Narendra Modi Cabinet. Amit Shah, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief strategist in Uttar Pradesh, is unlikely to find a place.......

Arun Jaitley: Modi's 'precious diamond'

A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'. Informally called 'scholar minister' in political circles, he could be the man Friday of anyone at the helm. Suave,......

BJP's prime ministerial Dashavatar

Arun Jaitley said the BJP has 10 potential prime ministerial candidates -- and all along one thought there was only one! So who are the 10? Here’s a quick checklist. If one thought the......

With SC verdict you've passed test by fire: Gadkari to Modi

Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday wished Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday and hoped his three-day fast for "peace, unity and harmony" in the state would......

Amit Shah to head ministerial panel on Air India sale

While Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has been dropped, the panel now has four ministers - Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Civil......

Govt sets October deadline for sale of Air India

Sources in the know said the government would initiate talks with businesses, including Tatas, shortly for divesting its stake in the national carrier. The build-up to Air India privatisation has......

Air India sale: Sitharaman, Hardeep Singh Puri likely to be in new GoM

The government is planning to liberalise the terms and conditions for the sale of the national carrier. The Centre is still pursuing the option of selling the airline’s subsidiaries before......

Finance Minister Sitharaman faces an economy under pressure

A stern articulator with outspoken views and a dignified personality, Sitharaman now bears the responsibility of steering the economy which has witnessed sluggish growth in recent quarters. IMAGE:......