Three-term MP from Uttarakhand Ajay Tamta says 'fortunate to get opportunity' in Modi 3.0 governmentAjay Tamta, newly elected from Uttarakhand's Lok Sabha constituency, expressed gratitude for being inducted into PM Modi's ministerial team...
"Congress will become extinct like dinosaurs in few years": Defence Minister Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh predicted the extinction of the Congress party, comparing its decline to that of dinosaurs, during a rally i...
Indian textile firms face higher trade barriers in EU, US: GovernmentThe average tariff on textile products faced by India in the EU and US is 5.9 per cent and 6.2 per cent, respectively.
India’s handicrafts exports should tap new markets: Ajay TamtaSpeaking at a press conference to highlight India as a partner country for Ambiente 2019 organised by Messe Frankfurt, Tamta said such exhi...
Cotton export pegged at 67 lakh bales in current marketing yearThe shipments were aggregated at 58.21 lakh bales during 2016-17 marketing year, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said in a writte...
Smriti Irani's sales pitch: Brand Indian silk to get more buyersNearly 110 exhibitors from different parts of the country have displayed a wide range of products of silk, silk-blended items such as garme...
Government working on proposal to set up 'Hastkala Academy'Irani said an amended technology upgradation fund scheme (ATUFS) is in place for the textiles industry, which as become effective from Janu...
17 cotton mills close in 11 monthsAjay Tamta said the ministry has no scheme for providing finance and technical support for the revival of closed mills.
Textile role sends Ajay Tamta to no man's landWhile Verma moved in at the start of the year, at least three of her predecessors in recent years -Rita Menon, Kiran Dhingra and Zohra Chat...
'Hope to get Irani's help in boosting textile exports': TexprocilTexprocil Chairman R K Dalmia said the industry hoped the special package recently approved by the Centre for the garment sector.
Lawyers, doctor, PhD holder in Modi's Council of MinistersApart from these, four ministers have post-graduate degree, five are graduate and two are undergraduates.
Cabinet rejig: PM Narendra Modi likely to remove 6 ministers, 19 to be inductedThe expansion of the Cabinet is likely to see 19 new faces, who govt sources say have been finalised after an exhaustive vetting and select...
BJP leader Rekha Arya from Someshwar joins Congress ahead of bypollArya joined the party in the presence of PCC president Kishore Upadhyaya and Harish Rawat at AIIMS where the Chief Minister is recuperating.
Elections 2014: 5/5 for BJP in Uttarakhand, Narendra Modi factor tilts scale in hill stateThe saffron wave swept Uttarkhand with BJP winning all five Lok Sabha seats, snatching four of them from the ruling Congress with wide vict...
Elections Results 2014: BJP snatches early lead over Congress in all Uttarakhand seatsBJP snatched an early lead over ruling Congress in Uttarakhand relegating the ruling Congress to the second spot in all the five seats.
LK Advani favours US-style debate in IndiaThe senior BJP leader said he favoured US-style public debate between main competing candidates for the post of Prime Minister in India.
- Congress appears to sweep Uttarakhand
In a setback to the ruling BJP, Congress was leading in all the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand.