Sitharaman says the budget is presented with a 10-year vision

After unveiling the Union Budget for the financial year 2019-20, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a news conference in New Delhi, said the Budget has been presented with a 10-year vision in mind. Read More
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Congress’s Adhir Chowdhury says ‘Budget is old wine in new bottle’

After the members of BJP hailed the new Union Budget 2019 as one for a “New India” which laid the foundation for an inclusive and progressive nation, the Congress termed it as “old wine in new bottle”. Read More
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Narendra Modi says this Union Budget is ‘one of hope’

After finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and said the middle class will progress with this Budget. Read More
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Sitharaman says ‘Imran Khan’s remark could be Congress’s ploy’

A week after Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s statement over having a better chance of the Kashmir issue being resolved if the BJP retains power, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleged that such remarks could be a ploy by the Congress to oust the PM Narendra Modi-led government. Read More
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Sitharaman: BJP ‘talking about political, politicizing military’

Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that the opposition had been constantly coming up with the allegation that armed forces were being politicized and further questioned on how is it wrong to talk about political will giving freedom to the forces to take action as they deem is right. Read More
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Sitharaman: ‘Modi did what Manmohan Singh couldn’t’

The defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said Narendra Modi did what Manmohan Singh could not do as a prime minister to tackle terror and give a strong reply to Pakistan. Read More
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Sitharaman: ‘Pakistan failed to act against terror on its soil, so we did’

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking at an event marking International Women’s Day event in Chennai, said Pakistan failed to act against terrorism on its soil and India had to carry out the air strikes on terror camps inside Pakistan. Read More
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Sitharaman: ‘No link between air strike and Lok Sabha poll’

Nirmala Sitharaman said, “There is no relationship between the air strike and (Lok Sabha) election. It was based upon intelligence inputs on terrorist activities in Pakistan, to be unleashed against India. It was not a military action.” Read More
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Cong to PM on first woman raksha mantri: ‘Brush up your history’

The Congress launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, when it told the prime minister to “brush up his history” and said Indira Gandhi was the first woman defence minister of the country and not Nirmala Sitharaman. Read More
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan says ‘good to be back;’ leaders welcome him

The pilot’s homecoming came as a celebration across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other political leaders took to social media and welcomed him. Read More
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