Upa Regime

Assembly Election Results: It's beginning of the end of Narendra Modi-led NDA govt, says Amarinder Singh

The chief minister Amarinder Singh said the Congress' performance showed that the party was on an upswing across the country

Bad loans crisis: Nirmala Sitharaman blames UPA; says banks are still suffering for lack of due diligence

During UPA regime, huge loans were provided by banks at the drop of a hat "when a phone call was made," by the powers that be, said Nirmala Sitharaman,

Air India bailout: Discussions on revival package for beleaguered airline at 'advanced stage', says Jayant Sinha

Last week, the finance ministry reportedly rejected aviation ministry's proposal to waive Air India's working capital debt of Rs 30,000 crore in one go.

Air India plans to sell four subsidiaries; headquarter building in Delhi, other land assets

Air India, which has been in the red for long, had a debt burden of Rs 48,000 crore at the end of March 2017.

Air India disinvestment will not happen 'immediately, not in near future', says govt official to Parliamentary panel

The proposed strategic stake sale of debt-laden Air India failed to take off in May and the government is now working on ways to revive the fortunes of the airline.

Air India bailout: Govt turns down Rs 300 bn fund infusion proposal; efforts on to sell non-core assets, debt to SPV

Air India's debt burden was more than Rs 48,000 crore at the end of March 2017.

GDP data comparing growth under NDA and UPA regimes moved to 'draft reports' section of Ministry of Statistics' website

The statistics ministry says estimates in a draft report on the back-casting of GDP series are not 'official', while the NSC says the methodology for back-casting GDP series is a "work in progress".

Back series GDP figures are not official estimates; formal data will be released later: Ministry of Statistics

The National Statistical Commission (NSC) too said the methodology for back-casting GDP series is "work in progress" and yet to be finalised.

Civil aviation ministry, finance ministry mull Rs 11,000 crore bailout package for ailing Air India

In the current financial year, Air India has received an equity infusion of Rs 650 crore up to June

Narendra Modi says govt doubled budget for agriculture sector to Rs 2.12 lakh crore in last four years

The budget for 2018-19 fiscal has taken steps to provide farmers a price equivalent to 150 per cent of their cost of production, Modi said