Nirmala Sitharaman joined the BJP in 2008 and has served as a spokesperson for the party. In 2014, she was inducted into Narendra Modi's cabinet as a junior minister and in June 2014, she elected as a Rajya Sabha Member from Andhra Pradesh. In May 2016, she was one of the 12 candidates nominated by the BJP to contest the Rajya Sabha elections due on 11 June 2016. She successfully contested her seat from Karnataka. On 3 September 2017, she was elevated to Defence Minister. After Narendra Modi was re-elected in 2019 she became the first full time woman after Indira Gandhi to hold the Finance Minister post.
Read MoreNew Delhi: Just ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections, the BJP released its third set of five questions, or "Paanch Sawaal", for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, on Saturday. It had earlier released its
New Delhi: Terming AAP manifesto as a document of “rehashed” and “borrowed” ideas, BJP today said the promises made by its rival party were not even worthy of consideration.Labelling the manifesto as “entertaining”, Union Minister
New Delhi: Targeting Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the upcoming Delhi polls, the BJP accused them of being anti-national for seeking votes and donations from its volunteers based in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Dubai.Union Minister Nirmala
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday said that the US and India will identify priority sectors for attracting investment after the upcoming budget session.The minister, who met US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzke
New Delhi: Soon after lifting the ban on import of mangoes, the Indian government is expecting the European Commission to remove the ban on shipments of four more vegetables – bitter gourd, brinjal, snake gourd
New Delhi: Describing Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi's comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP as "absolutely right", a central minister Thursday said the Congress lacks internal democracy and is suffering from "internal
New Delhi: The gems and jewellery sector, one of the focus areas of the ambitious ‘Make in India' programme, may get incentives in the Union Budget next month.The sector contributes significantly to growth in the
Srinagar (Tripura): Tripura's first "border haat" - the third such market along India's frontier with Bangladesh - was inaugurated here Tuesday to boost trade of local produce of both the nations.Union Commerce and Industry Minister
Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign was aimed at changing the mindset of the people to tap their entrepreneurial potential, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said."The campaign will be successful
Agartala: The first border market, locally called 'haat', in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be inaugurated Jan 13, an official said here.Two 'border haats' were set up in 2012
New Delhi: The Commerce Ministry is engaged in an inter-ministerial consultation on a proposal to make dual utilisation of facilities in non-processing area of SEZs.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Commerce and Industry
Noida: Emphasising on the significance of skilled manpower, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) is providing training to about two lakh people annually."FDDI is training about 15,000
New Delhi: The two-way trade between India and ASEAN are expected to double from the current level of $80 billion by 2022 even as it is expected to touch $100 billion by next year on
New Delhi: Government on said it has protected the interest of Indian farmers by ensuring correction in WTO's Bali agreement which was "imperfect".Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also rejected the opposition charge in the
New Delhi: India has won a major victory at Geneva with the WTO accommodating its food security demands in a historic worldwide trade reform deal, which the government said was clinched without any conditions or
New Delhi: Seeking to further stimulate bilateral trade and investment, the Indo-US Trade Policy Forum, which met after a gap of four years, today agreed to continue their engagement on visa related issues and enhance
New Delhi: India's strong leadership and negotiating from a position of strength on the food security issue paved the way for ending the impasse at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
New Delhi: First time Uttar Pradesh MP Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti is the lone woman face in today's expansion of the Union Cabinet which took the total representation of the fairer sex to eight.47-year-old Jyoti is
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will open the two-day India Global Forum meeting beginning here Sunday with his keynote address.The India Global Forum is organised by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) and
New Delhi: India will stick to its position on the food security issue at the WTO trade negotiations as it is the sovereign duty of the government to protect the interest of its poor, Commerce
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