Nirmala Sitharaman: News
08 Jul 2019
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, presented her and the new Central government's first budget.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaWho's Lord Basaveshwara, quoted by Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget speech
As she presented her maiden Union Budget on Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman drew upon wisdom from India's past, quoting Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and even the ancient philosopher Chanakya.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: Know what became costlier and what cheaper
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for more than two hours in her maiden budget speech and promised a better future to countrymen.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaExplained: How 'One Nation, One Grid' will change power sector
Among a slew of announcements which Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made in her first federal budget, the one which got maximum attention was 'One Nation, One Grid'.
05 Jul 2019
Union BudgetUnion Budget 2019: Sitharaman announces reforms for industries, start-ups
Thanking all taxpayers in her first budget speech on Friday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said direct tax collection went up by over 78% from 2014 to 2019.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaIndia will become $3 trillion economy in 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman
In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India will become a $3 trillion economy in 2019 itself.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: 7 announcements which Nirmala Sitharaman could make
India's first full-time female finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, will present the Union Budget in a short while from now.
05 Jul 2019
Economic SurveyEconomic Survey 2019 proposes increasing investments, retirement age: Details here
On Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her first Economic Survey, which shapes a roadmap for how the government could bring the economy back on track.
04 Jul 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: What India expects from Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her first budget on Friday, July 5.
23 Jun 2019
iPhoneAndroid or iPhone: Wondering which phone Amit Shah uses?
Political connotations aside, the current Modi 2.0 government is quite tech savvy and know their social media game well.
07 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiAfter omitting Rajnath, Centre includes him in six Cabinet committees
Within a day, a lot happened in the Centre. Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted eight Cabinet committees and gave Home Minister Amit Shah a place in all of them, confirming his position as number 2 in government.
02 Jun 2019
IndiaCongress' social media head leaves Twitter for no apparent reason
In a strange development, Divya Spandana, who heads social media unit of Congress, seems to have left Twitter, for no apparent reason.
31 May 2019
IndiaFrom JNU student to FinMin, tracing Nirmala Sitharaman's incredible journey
On Friday, Nirmala Sitharaman took charge as India's new Finance Minister, making her the senior-most woman in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet.
31 May 2019
Narendra Modi#Modi2.0: Shah becomes Home Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman gets Finance
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath along with his Cabinet ministers, the portfolios of the ministers were announced.
02 May 2019
IndiaJaitley says Opposition is not celebrating Azhar's global terrorist tag
The Opposition is not celebrating Masood Azhar's designation as a global terrorist as they may have to pay a political price, said Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.
24 Apr 2019
XSunny Deol's decision to join BJP floods Twitter with memes
On Tuesday afternoon, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal.
16 Apr 2019
Shashi TharoorCivility a rare virtue in Indian-politics: Tharoor on Sitharaman's visit
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today called on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is in hospital after suffering head injuries while performing a ritual at a temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
02 Mar 2019
IndiaDefense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Abhinandan Varthaman in Delhi hospital
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at a Delhi hospital where he was taken after Pakistan released him. She told him India is proud of his courage and determination.
08 Feb 2019
IndiaDefense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slams Rahul Gandhi over Rafale allegations
After Rahul Gandhi, citing a report by The Hindu, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "directly involved in the Rafale scam", Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back.
21 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiPM acting as 'frontman for corporate friends': Congress on Rafale
The Congress today took objection to Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman describing the opposition's questions on the Rafale deal as "corporate lobbying" and instead accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of acting as a "frontman for corporate friends".
19 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiPM Modi inaugurates India's first private-sector howitzer manufacturing unit
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured Systems Complex in Hazira, Gujarat, as part of the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat summit.
13 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiOn 'mahila' remark row, RaGa says 'Don't impose your sexism'
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, whose remarks on Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, sparked a huge controversy has asked the BJP to not impose 'their sexism on him' and maintained he would have made the same comment had it been a man.
10 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiBoth Congress and BJP are guilty of making sexism normal
Congress President Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has sparked outrage with BJP and netizens slamming him.
10 Jan 2019
Narendra Modi'Be a man', Rahul Gandhi tells PM Modi, invites criticism
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has found himself at the center of a controversy after he claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scared of his questions and instead sent a woman to defend himself at the Parliament.
06 Jan 2019
Lok SabhaHAL didn't receive orders claimed by Sitharaman; Congress alleges falsity
While defending the Rafale deal, Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had accused the Congress of shedding false tears for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and had claimed that the NDA government had drawn up contracts worth Rs. 1 lakh crore for HAL.
04 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiWith gloves off, Nirmala Sitharaman defends Rafale-deal, but RaGa unimpressed
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the multi-crore Rafale deal on Friday in the Lok Sabha using all her might, but Congress President Rahul Gandhi wasn't satisfied.
04 Jan 2019
Lok Sabha#RafaleInLokSabha: Nirmala Sitharaman says first-jet will be delivered in 2019
On Friday, Union Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the Rafale deal passionately in the Lok Sabha and said the first jet will be delivered in 2019.
04 Dec 2018
Trump AdministrationIndia sees US as an important defense partner: Sitharaman
Commencing her five-day official visit to the United States, Union Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday asserted that New Delhi sees the US as an important partner in the field of defense.
24 Nov 2018
Indian ArmyOn 'sarcastic' question about surgical-strike, Sitharaman says, "I understand Hindi"
Union Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a reporter she understood Hindi when he used what she described as 'sarcastic tone' while quizzing about surgical strikes.
09 Nov 2018
Indian ArmyDefense Minister inducts 3 major artillery gun systems, including M777
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inducted three major artillery gun systems, including the M777 American Ultra Light Howitzers and the K-9 Vajra, into the Army.
05 Nov 2018
Indian Navy1971 war hero passes away, Defense Minister pays tribute
Vice Admiral (retd) Manohar Prahlad Awati, a Vir Chakra awardee and a veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, died of old-age yesterday at Vinchurni village in Satara district, Maharashtra.
05 Nov 2018
IndiaIconic Indian Navy figure, Vice Admiral MP Awati, passes away
Vice Admiral (retired) Manohar Prahlad Awati, popularly known as the father of the Indian Navy's circumnavigational adventures, passed away at the age of 91 years, early on Sunday at his native village of Vinchurni in Maharashtra.
31 Oct 2018
India#SardarPatelB'day: Sitharaman flags off 'Run for Unity' in Chennai
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today flagged off the 'Run for Unity', an event organized to mark the birth anniversary of freedom fighter and India's first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
28 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiHere's how our PM, President, Vice-President condoled Khurana's death
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those who expressed grief on the demise of former Delhi Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana.
11 Oct 2018
TelanganaTelangana: Husband is senior Congress leader, wife joins BJP
Social worker Padmini Reddy, wife of senior Congress leader of Telangana Damodar Raja Narasimha, joined BJP today.
11 Oct 2018
India#RafaleDeal: RaGa demands probe against PM, calls him 'corrupt man'
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today demanded an investigation against PM Narendra Modi's role in the Rafale deal, alleging that he is a "corrupt man".
05 Oct 2018
India#IndiaRussiaTies: $5 billion deal for S-400 Triumf missile systems signed
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the deal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi which will let India procure five Russian S-400 Triumf missile shield systems.
28 Sep 2018
Narendra ModiPM inaugurates Parakram Parv on second anniversary of surgical strikes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated Parakram Parv exhibition at the military station in Jodhpur to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the LoC.
24 Sep 2018
Indian NavyNaval Commander Abhilash Tomy has been rescued after three days
In what is sure to give relief to well-wishers and family members of circumnavigator Abhilash Tomy, he has been rescued after three days by French vessel Osiris.
23 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaRafale deal is India's 'largest defense scam', says Prashant Bhushan
Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan today in Chennai said Rafale deal is the "largest defense scam in India" and urged the Center to initiate a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter.
