PM Modi asks secretaries to approach him directly

In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and asked them to directly get in touch with him to resolve issues and......

SAARC needs to unleash 'collective strength': Swaraj

India on Thursday pitched for unleashing the "collective strength" of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined the need for a South......

Can Modi & co deliver? The world awaits

Modi's visit to some developed countries such as the US, Japan, China and Australia were sprinkled with humongous investment figures. But do we have the wherewithal to absorb such big investments?......

'The Constitution has to change ... states need more freedom'

'Though federal, the Constitution is unitary in nature. All matters relating to revenue are centralised. It is necessary that matters related to finance have to be decentralised.' 'States need more......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......

India plugs cash-and-carry policy loopholes

Plugging policy loopholes, the Indian government has spelt out the rules for FDI-funded wholesale or cash-and-carry trading ventures, restricting their merchandise sale to registered retailers and......

BJP never in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail, says Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Bharatiya Janata Party was ‘never’ in favour of allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and a recent government notification......

Govt amends FEMA rules to allow 20% FDI in LIC

The government has amended rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), paving the way for up to 20 per cent foreign direct investment in the insurance behemoth LIC. The government is......