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Torrent of bad news hits Sitharaman on first day as India finance minister

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday surprised markets by naming Nirmala Sitharaman, formerly the defence minister, as the next finance minister on a day data showed that Asia’s third biggest economy grew at its slowest pace in 17 quarters. While the economy grew at […]

Sitharaman rubbishes media report on Rafale deal

New Delhi :  Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday dismissed the media report on the Rafale jet deal as “flogging a dead horse” and accused the opposition of playing into the hands of multinational companies and vested interests. Sitharaman’s suo motu statement came in Lok Sabha in the wake of […]

Sitharaman rubbishes media report on Rafale deal

New Delhi :  Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday dismissed the media report on the Rafale jet deal as “flogging a dead horse” and accused the opposition of playing into the hands of multinational companies and vested interests. Sitharaman’s suo motu statement came in Lok Sabha in the wake […]

Little point in engaging Opposition on Rafale deal, says Def Min

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 15: Amid a political furore over the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested it is futile to engage opposition parties on the issue when all facts have been already placed before Parliament. She also alleged that […]

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