Nirmala Sitharaman

Karnataka RS Polls: BJP Wins 3, Congress 1, JD(S) Draws Blank

BENGALURU/ NEW DELHI: The BJP won three seats while Congress bagged one in the Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka. In a big jolt, former Prime Minister HD Devegowda’s Janata Dal (Secular) could not manage to win any seat in the state. Even one of his MLAs went on record to say that he voted for […]

Rajya Sabha Polls In Jun: Chidambram, Nirmala, Soni, Sibal, Goyal Who Will Make The Cut Again?

NEW DELHI: Hours after Rajiv Kumar was announced as new chief election commissioner (CEC), the apex poll body on Thursday declared polls for 57 Rajya Sabha seats which will fall vacant during June-August period this year. The elections is crucial for both BJP and regional parties as the saffron party last month become the first […]

India Makes Its Position Clear: It Wants To Be Friends With West, Needs Russia To Defend Borders

  NEW DELHI: In what could be a defining statement vis-à-vis India’s position in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rightly stated that while the country wants to be friends with the West, it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders. India has steadfastly resisted the West’s attempt to limit its bilateral relations with […]

Crisis-Hit Lanka Seeks India’s Help To Secure Bridging Finance

  NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has sought India’s assistance in garnering international support to secure bridging finance as it negotiates a bailout package with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to mitigate the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, its embassy said. The issue of securing bridging finance as well as the IMF economic packet came up […]