Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on welcomed the US–India trade deal announced after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, calling it a boost for jobs, growth, and innovation in both economies.The minister arrived in New York on Monday on a three-day official trip to attend the Critical Minerals Ministerial being hosted by his American counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.“This will create more jobs, spur growt…
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Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesman and senior leader A.N.S. Prasad said the Union Budget 2026-27 is a powerful reflection of India’s historic economic transformation under the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking the nation’s journey from vulnerability to global leadership. Recalling the situation in 2013, Prasad said India was then derisively labelled part of the “Fragile Five”, a period marked by policy paralysis, corruption scandals, widening fiscal…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Aparna Iyer, Chief Financial Officer of Wipro Limited, welcomed the Union Budget, stating that it is commendable for meeting the fiscal deficit targets for the financial year 2026 despite a highly volatile global environment. In a media statement released on Sunday, she noted that the achievement comes alongside tax rate rationalisation for individuals announced in the previous budget and the GST rate rationalisation carried out during the year.She said the budget clearly…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, on Sunday, criticised the Union Budget 2026-27 for reflecting the government’s lack of policy vision and failure to offer solutions to key socio-economic challenges, including jobs, manufacturing, private investment, infrastructure and social security. Pointing to “tariff risks and slowdown” in exports and trade, Kharge said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offered “no response to export slump, tariff risks, trade deficit, shrinki…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it a “highway of immense opportunities” and said that the “Reform Express” on which India is riding, “will gain new energy and momentum through this budget”.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget on Sunday, motivated by three ‘kartavyas’ or duties aimed at boosting and maintaining economic growth by improving competitiveness, meeting aspirations, and e…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Giving a thrust to ‘Make in India’ and domestic manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, while increasing the outlay for electronics component manufacturing to Rs 40,000 crore to strengthen local production and innovation.India’s Semiconductor Mission 1.0 expanded the country’s semiconductor capabilities, and building on this, the government will launch ISM 2.0 to produce equipm…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The BJP on Friday slammed the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of creating doubts and attempting to malign India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Speaking to IANS, BJP National Spokesperson Tuhin Sinha alleged that Rahul Gandhi has, for some time now, been consistently questioning and undermining India’s manufacturing capabilities.“Rahul Gandhi has been continuously creating doubts and …
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted that the historic India-EU free trade agreement fully aligns with the vision of making India a developed country.The Prime Minister referred to an article written by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stating that “the government has delivered a transformative agreement that expands markets, creates jobs and protects India’s core interests”.In the article, Goyal has stated that the India–EU free trade agreement is a hist…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) An industry leader on Wednesday welcomed the India–European Union trade agreement, calling it a transformative opportunity for the textile, chemical and pharma-linked industries, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership seen as central to unlocking long-term growth and global competitiveness.Speaking to IANS, Bhadresh Dodhia, Director of Dodhia Synthetics Limited, said the agreement marks one of the most significant moments for the Indian textile sector, as it …
Pune, Jan 27 (IANS) Minister for Heavy Industries H. D. Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday that the Government’s focus on Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat is strengthening advanced manufacturing sectors that will define India’s future growth, and electric mobility lies at the heart of this transformation. “It reduces dependence on imported fossil fuels, lowers emissions and creates new opportunities for Indian industry, innovators and our young workforce,” the minister said in his address …