Narendra Modi

The Government has approved a Rs 2,600 crore special package for employment generation in the leather and footwear sector, which has the potential to generate 3.24 lakh jobs in three years and assist in the formalisation of 2 lakh...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the food sector that allows 100 per cent foreign investment was the priority in the government's ambitious "Make In India" programme. Launching a three-day global conference on the food industry here, Modi said...

The Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan store here witnessed a record sale of Rs 1 crore on the occasion of Dhanteras, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. In his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi also said that during Diwali...

The new indirect tax regime -- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) -- will be launched at the midnight of June 30 in the Central Hall of Parliament in an hour-long event that will evoke memories of the Tryst...

PepsiCo Chairperson Indra Nooyi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered the company's participation in the Government's efforts to deliver on national development goals, especially in supporting farmers. According to a PTI report: She also apprised the Prime Minister on...

Curtailment of education fees, cheaper electronic gadgets and more focus on jobs are some of the expectations Young India has from the budget for fiscal 2017-18 that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will table in parliament on Wednesday. Many students and...

Tata Group firm Titan Company today said its jewelery sales have reached pre- demonetization level in December but sales of watches through multi-brand outlets are yet to recover. According to a PTI report: The company, which witnessed a huge rush...

In a year when change became the only constant for India's retail, both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce majors remained on their toes to decipher consumers consumption behavior and demand. Where 2016 brings to an end, years long wild exuberance by online...

On November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the replacement of 86 per cent of India’s cash by withdrawing large currency notes - Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 - as a part of legal tender in India. Demonetization was...

Apple Inc officials met Commerce Ministry top brass amid its plans to open stores in India without initially having to source components locally. According to sources, the meeting chaired by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Ramesh Abhishek...