To fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day announcement and push for bank-financing of start-ups, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched the India Aspiration Fund in Mumbai on Tuesday with a capital of Rs. 2,000 crore. Set up by the Small Industries Development Bank of India, the India Aspiration Fund aims to create 7.5 lakh jobs
New Delhi: On a day when the news broke out that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has taken leave of absence for a few weeks to reflect upon the string of losses of his party, outspoken Congress member Sandeep Dikshit told NDTV that the remedy could well be for the partymen to speak at the
New Delhi: Faced with sliding electoral fortune since the Lok Sabha poll debacle, Congress is likely to make leadership changes in a number of states, which will also lead to a shake-up in the AICC, where some young general secretaries could be appointed. The changes, likely to be announced, might see a stamp of Congress
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is facing sedition charge, today said he is a "bigger patriot" than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that BJP does not want to upset PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti by arresting the "real traitors" in the JNU case. "I have been booked for sedition. I have been raising voice
Since the swearing-in of Narendra Modi in May 2014, India has climbed to the top of the FDI rankings, surpassing both China and the US, and improved its ranking on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index by 12 positions