A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'. Informally called 'scholar minister' in political circles, he could be the man Friday of anyone at the helm. Suave,......
'Mr Modi has the power and pre-eminence in the BJP-RSS to choose how long he wants to serve, and he is definitely going to want to contest in 2029.''He will only be 79, as old as Donald Trump now,......
There is buzz that the PM, confident of an election victory, will introduce 25 new ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi recently confided to his confidants that the Bharatiya Janata......
POWER TRIO: Narerndra Modi with Nitin Gadkari and Arun Jaitley. Nitin Gadkari is the rising star, Arun Jaitley commands respect while minister of state Dharmendra Pradhan seems to be the......
'Nobody would dare directly target Modi, and while there are murmurs about Amit Shah after Bihar, nobody is willing to say this openly. Arun Jaitley, in some calculations, is most......
The prime minister was often seen vigorously thumping the desk, prompting his Cabinet colleagues and NDA MPs to follow suit. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath......
'For work worth Rs 5 lakh crore to get rolling, we need faster clearances, quick project report preparations but there are officials sitting on files, not taking decisions.' In a stern 'perform or......
India’s new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog. Arvind Panagariya, a free-market economist will be first Vice......
At the first meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek views of Chief Ministers and Lt Governors on Budget 2015-16, flagship schemes and......
The new focus is on the poor, the downtrodden, the vulnerable and the farmer -- all of whom find repeated mention in the speech Arun Jaitley’s third Budget is a masterly combination of good......