From Gill to Bumrah: India team, support staff, BCCI VP Shukla arrive at Gambhir's residence for special dinner
Rahul Dravid had backed Shubman Gill to become India's all-format captain four years ago.
Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Friday said the United Progressive Alliance government was trapped in its own web of "chakra-vyuha" with the ill-timed decision to allow foreign players in multi-brand retail. He said that the UPA had landed itself in a no-win situation, with no escape route.
Seeking a faster roadmap for Special Economic Zones, Minister of Commerce and Industry Arun Jaitely said on Wednesday that the process of getting the zones ready should not face roadblocks.\n\n\n\n
Government on Friday said impact of Iraq war on Indian exports would depend on its duration but the $50 billion target for this year would be more than met.
"Of the structural reforms, the GST has been the most historic in our country. Its chief architect is not with us today. I pay homage to the visionary leader late Arun Jaitely. GST has been gradually maturing into a tax that has integrated the country economically," she said during her budget speech.
'The IPL provides a different ladder in terms of recognition.' 'If you do well, you will obviously get noticed and it enhances your selection into white-ball formats.'
The second match will be played on June 12.
Hardik Pandya was missing from the squad as he has not joined the team yet.
In a goodwill gesture, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spoke to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitely and invited party members, who were arrested for trying to enter the state, to attend the Republic Day function either in Jammu or in Srinagar.
India and China on Friday decided to intensify further their bilateral economic cooperation and speed up the implementation of the agreements signed during Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's historic visit in Beijing in June.\n\n\n\n
Many countries are taking steps to ease processing. However, travellers should have a justifiable reason for the visit and their finances should be in order.
The Economic Survey says, massive efforts are needed in the form of investment in social infrastructure, skill development and empowerment of women.
Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitely answered questions from rediff.com readers on the forthcoming assembly elections and also the ramifications of the Malegaon blast probe on November 25.
The Indians will aim to create a world record for the most consecutive victories in T20 Internationals in the series opener.
India on Friday revoked the 'most-favoured nation' status to Pakistan following the Pulwama terror strike.
Nine Karnataka ministers from the B S Yeddyurappa camp withdrew their resignation on Monday after being assured by the central Bharatiya Janata Party to resolve the ongoing crisis.
'Discourtesy and ill-treatment' to 85-year-old senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani at President Pranab Mukherjee's 'At Home' function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by not providing a seat for senior leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitely is now turning out to be a major political issue.
In a U-turn, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has decided to attend the Bharatiya Janata Party national executive meet at Mumbai.
Bharatiya Janata Party's ongoing "Jan Swabhimaan Yatra" is proving to be the last nail in the coffin of the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party government in Uttar Pradesh, said party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will meet Law Minister Arun Jaitly in New Delhi on Thursday to consider options before the government and chalk out future strategy.
Ahead of India's second Test against Australia, Virat Kohli spent time against spinners at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
After meeting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat along with senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Sushma Swaraj and Anant Kumar and later rushing to L K Advani's residence to meet the party president on Friday, party leaders Arun Jaitely left for Mumbai while M Venkaiah Naidu left for Hyderabad.
"We have submitted a petition to the CEC as per the directions of the Supreme Court seeking removal of Navin Chawla, as he has been favouring a particular party in his decisions," Arun Jaitley said.
The allusion is simple: Modi is the BJP in Gujarat. This encapsulates a paradigm shift in the way the BJP's internal politics is now being run.
Opposition parties, comprising of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Left and the Samajwadi Party, sought a statement from the government on Thursday on the cooperation extended by the US in investigating the role of terror suspect David Coleman Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
As Australia opted to go with just one pacer for second Test against India, former spinner Steve O'Keefe opened up on the team's chances of beating India at home.
The government on Monday unveiled the new Exim Policy which gives a massive thrust to services, exports, removal of restrictions on exports and makes the Export Promotion Capital Goods scheme more flexible.
India on Thursday raised the contentious issue of higher GSP concessions to Pakistan with the visiting EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy.\n\n\n\n
Parrikar submitted his resignation after BJP staked claim to form an alliance government in Goa.
The allocation was part of the budget 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Thursday.
Going down the memory lane while addressing a function of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in New Delhi, he said: "I started out with a hidden desire of becoming a CA. I strayed into other activities and then preferred Law because at that time also the CA exam was difficult."
With Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal reportedly pitching Arun Jaitely as the deputy prime minister if the National Democratic Alliance comes to power, the senior BJP leader on Saturday played down the suggestion, saying he was not looking for positions.
Special status to Yoga by categorising its promotion as charitable.
'Congress party's strategy is two fold -- to disturb and delay.'
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