Arun Jaitley, who was finance minister in Modi's previous cabinet, had a kidney transplant last year. Jaitley wrote he will undertake any work informally to support govt or BJP.
The experts shortlisted by the UPSC for lateral entry into the IAS will undergo a 3-week training programme at the Indian Institute of Public Administration.
Sumalatha Ambareesh, who defeated former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s grandson and Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil, was backed by the BJP in Mandya.
Governments at the centre and in states often approach the EC for permissions related to day-to-day decisions, to be sure they don't violate the model code.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
When this government was sworn in in May 2014, Shri Arun Jaitley was widely regarded as its most intelligent, competent senior member. His wide network of friends and admirers would have been an asset to a leader who entered Parliament for the first time as Prime Minister. For reasons that are difficult to decipher, things did not go as per plan. The management of the economy has been a monumental disaster. This recent stellar victory does not change that harsh fact. Many will regret that Shri Jaitley will not take his place in the list of great Finance Ministers.
When this government was sworn in in May 2014, Shri Arun Jaitley was widely regarded as its most intelligent, competent senior member. His wide network of friends and admirers would have been an asset to a leader who entered Parliament for the first time as Prime Minister. For reasons that are difficult to decipher, things did not go as per plan. The management of the economy has been a monumental disaster. This recent stellar victory does not change that harsh fact. Many will regret that Shri Jaitley will not take his place in the list of great Finance Ministers.