Maharashtra Cong opposes Anand Sharma for RS

The Maharashtra unit of the Congress party is divided over the nomination of Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to the Rajya Sabha from the state. The party, with its strength of 82 in the state......

Trinamool MP-Anand Sharma spat in Lok Sabha

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Monday had a spat inside the Lok Sabha, which turned ugly with the former turning abusive.The incident occurred when......

Anand Sharma or Kamal Nath? United Nations not sure!

The United Nations Media Department on Thursday made a faux pas when it identified Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma as his Cabinet colleague Kamal Nath. Sharma, who is leading a......

Anand Sharma declines Modi's invitation for Patel statue function

Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday declined Narendra Modi's invitation for an event on Sardar Patel, suggesting that the Gujarat chief minister's motives were not sincere and the name of the......

Finetune environment policy: Anand Sharma

Expressing displeasure over the recent tightening of norms for grant of environment clearance to industrial projects, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has urged the environment and......

Anand Sharma seeks relief for exporters

Batting for exporters hit hard by global downturn, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Monday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and made out a strong case for fiscal relief for the......

Anand Sharma to retain ministerial berth

Anand Sharma is likely to continue as the Union minister for commerce and industry, although his Rajya Sabha term comes to an end next month.Top Congress sources hinted on Thursday that Sharma will......

Anand Sharma upbeat on retail FDI

Three days before a stormy winter session of Parliament is slated to begin, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said the government did not foresee a situation where investors'confidence......