Modi is following the Gujarat model of governance

'He selects certain portfolios that he has personal interest in, and he does not give them to a senior leader.''The responsibility is given to a junior minister who then directly reports to Modi or......

Why Papua New Guinea is critical to India's 'Act East' policy

President Pranab Mukherjee’s recent visit to the Pacific Island nation is path-breaking, but much more needs to be done, says Dr Rahul Mishra.   With an aim to widen the horizons of......

Sushma Swaraj in Iran with an aim to boost ties

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Iran on Saturday on a two-day visit to boost overall ties with a major focus on raising India’s oil imports and enhancing trade with the......

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be......

Solar scheme: 1 cr families to save Rs 18K cr a year, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said  Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity monthly and help them save up to......

FICCI urges govt to scrap windfall tax

The government should scrap the windfall profit tax on domestically produced crude oil as the levy is adversely impacting the capex-intensive exploration of oil and gas, the industry said in its......

Essar to sell port infra to ArcelorMittal for Rs 19,000 cr

Essar group on Friday announced the signing of a USD 2.4 billion (Rs 19,000 crore) deal to sell certain ports and power infrastructure to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel in one of the largest......

This deal will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from India

The much-talked-about sale of Ambuja Cement and ACC by Holcim Group will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from the country if the two cement firms are acquired by Indian investors.......