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February 9, 2017 6:12 PM

India makes extradition request for Mallya to UK: MEA

India has made extradition request for fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to the United Kingdom High Commission. Briefing media in New Delhi this evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the request for Mallya's extradition, received from CBI, has been handed over today ...

February 9, 2017 5:55 PM

Quality of the fiscal deficit is better now: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that fiscal deficit situation in the country is much better than what it was during the UPA regime. Wrapping up a debate on Union Budget 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha, Mr Jaitley said, the NDA came to power in 2014, the fiscal deficit was 4.6 per cent, and it came...

February 9, 2017 5:44 PM

India committed to fight against terrorism: M J Akbar

Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said India is strongly committed to fight against terrorism. Addresseing the 17th International National Security Guard- NSG Seminar in New Delhi today, Mr Akbar said the nations which support terrorism should be held accountable.<br/><br/&gt...

February 9, 2017 4:48 PM

Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on Budget 2017

The Rajya Sabha has taken up the general discussion today on the Union Budget 2017-18. Initiating the discussion, former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram said the Government has committed a terrible mistake to the economy by demonetising high value currency. <br/><...

February 9, 2017 4:47 PM

Quality of the fiscal deficit is better now: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the quality of fiscal deficit is better now as it was maintained earlier by cutting expenditure. Replying to the debate on general budget, Mr Jaitley said, fiscal deficit cannot be contained by earning more. He said, there is a healthy competition among states ...

February 9, 2017 2:42 PM

Rural areas have relatively higher poverty ratio, says Govt

The government today said rural areas of the country have relatively higher poverty ratio and unemployment rate and lower literacy level. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav said in terms of health indicators like, Infant Mortality Rate a...

February 9, 2017 2:41 PM

BJP hits back on Congress for objections at PM Modi's remarks

BJP today hit back at Congress for raising objections at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements aimed at Dr Manmohan Singh. Briefing media in New Delhi, senior BJP leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said debates are a healthy sign of Parliamentary democracy.<br/><br/>Yes...

February 9, 2017 2:41 PM

Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on Budget 2017

The Rajya Sabha has taken up discussion on general budget 2017-18. Initiating the debate, Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram alleged that the government has set a growth target which is at variance with the numbers projected by Central Statistics Organisation, CSO. He said, pr...

February 9, 2017 2:05 PM

Air India operations head taken off flying duty for skipping medical test

Acting on aviation regulator DGCA's orders, Air India has taken off flying duties its operations department head for skipping the mandatory pre-flight medical test. Air India said that the orders to remove Air India Executive Director (Operations) Capt A K Kathpalia from flying duties were issu...

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