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December 1, 2015 2:02 PM

GDP growth will be better this fiscal than last year: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that GDP in the current fiscal will be better than the 7.3 per cent growth rate recorded in the last financial year. Talking to reporters in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Jaitley said manufacturing sector recorded a significant growth of 9.3 per cent in the September...

December 1, 2015 1:57 PM

Real dirt of India lies not on streets but in our minds: Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee today said that the real dirt of India lies not on the streets but in the minds and in the unwillingness to let go of views that divide society. <br/><br/>Speaking at a function in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Mr Mukherjee emphasised on cleansing minds of div...

December 1, 2015 1:56 PM

Economy in midst of recovery though weaknesses remain: Raghuram Rajan

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that the economy is in the midst of recovery though there are certain areas of weakness. The RBI Governor said this while addressing a press conference after announcing the fifth bimonthly monetary policy. He expressed concern over farm growth a...

December 1, 2015 1:49 PM

PM returns to New Delhi after attending Paris summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi after concluding his two-day visit to Paris, France. Prime Minster took part in Conference of Parties of United Nation framework convention on climate change popularly known as COP 21. Prime Minster said that the life style of few must not be crowd ...

December 1, 2015 1:47 PM

Educating youth about peace, harmony key to contain disruptive forces: Prez

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that education in peace and harmony is the key to contain and reorient the disruptive forces in society. Addressing the 62nd convocation ceremony of Gujarat Vidhyapeeth at Ahmedabad, he said that Mahatma Gandhi had struggled for communal harmony during his entire ...

December 1, 2015 1:18 PM

First meeting of International solar alliance to be held today

The first meeting of the steering committee of the International solar alliance will take place today. The alliance was formed yesterday in the presence of 33 head of the government and head of the states. India is the main architect of this alliance.<br/><br/>Earlier, the Prime Minister...

December 1, 2015 1:07 PM

India apprising Pak on available details about Dawood Ibrahim: Govt

The government has said India has been apprising Pakistan about available details of Mumbai blast accused Dawood Ibrahim including his passport and reported addresses in Pakistan from time to time. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said Ne...

December 1, 2015 1:04 PM

Centre approved Rs 9017 crore for states under NDRF in 2014-15

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that the Centre has approved 9017 crore rupees for states under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in 2014-15. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Mr Singh said this fund has been released to compensate the crop loss of the farmers. The minist...

December 1, 2015 12:55 PM

Government to soon unveil new Urea Policy: Anant Kumar

Chemical and Fertilizers Minister Anant Kumar has said that the government will soon introduce a new Urea Policy. He said the new policy will have many revolutionary provisions to help farmers in many ways. The Minister was replying to supplementaries during the question hour in the Lok Sabha. <b...

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