Defence Ministry protested against PMO undermining Rafale negotiations
The French side took advantage of parallel parleys by the PMO that weakened Indian team’s position, reports N. Ram.
The Hindu’s revelation on Rafale deal: Yechury alleges PM undermined IAF, MoD to benefit “cronies”
“Former French President has admitted that he was made to select Anil Ambani by Mr. Modi himself,” says Rahul Gandhi.
Rafale deal: Nirmala Sitharaman says Manohar Parrikar had allayed fears on PMO’s role
Ms. Sitharaman’s suo motu statement came in the Lok Sabha in the wake of protests by the Congress and other Opposition members over The Hindu ’s report, which said that the Defence Ministry had protested to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) about the mechanism being adopted for the Rafale deal.
Protectors of chit fund fraudsters will not be spared, says Modi
Mr. Modi said Ms. Banerjee’s ruling TMC had inherited the legacy of “violence and atrocity” from the previous Communist government, and had “defamed” the soil of West Bengal.
U.S. not pursuing action against Sentinelese tribe
“The U.S. government has not asked or pursued any sort of sanctions that the Indian government would take against the tribal people in this case,” said Samuel Brownback, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, on Thursday.
Kumaraswamy releases audio CD of “Yeddyurappa luring JD(S) MLA”
At a press meet, he urged all leaders to “call the bluff” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “false claims” about many issues, including Karnataka’s loan waiver scheme.
Mayawati has to repay public money spent on erecting her statues, BSP symbols in parks: SC
A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, posted the petition filed by Supreme Court advocate Ravi Kant in 2009, alleging that crores of public money was spent by then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on these acts of self-aggrandisement.
GoM for cutting GST on unfinished residential buildings to 5%, affordable housing to 3%
The Group of Ministers (GoM), under Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, was set up last month to analyse tax rates and issues/challenges being faced by the real estate sector under the GST regime.
‘61 individuals declared gross income of over ₹100 crore in AY2017-18’
The number of individuals disclosing a gross total income of more than ₹100 crore in a year in his/her return of income filed with the Income Tax Department was 24 in assessment year 2014-15 and since then it has been steadily rising.
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video do not require licence from govt: Centre to Delhi HC
“Online platforms are not required to obtain any licences from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the content on online platforms is not being regulated by this Ministry,” the Centre told a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao.
India squares T20I series against New Zealand
The chase was set up by skipper Rohit Sharma (50 off 29 balls) in company of Shikhar Dhawan (30, 31 balls) with a 79-run stand after Krunal Pandya got three wickets to restrict the hosts to 158/8. With whirlwind fifty, Rohit also became the top run-getter in the format, surpassing Martin Guptill.
