File photo of PM Modi and Shaktikanta Das (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as principal secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a post that has been created for the first time. The notification was made on Saturday by the appointments committee of the cabinet.The appointment of Das, … Read more
Finance secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the 2025-26 Budget has tried to push growth in a non-inflationary manner and has kept the promise of fiscal consolidation. In an interview to TOI,Pandey, who is also in charge of the revenue department, said the Budget has enabled all levers of growth to accelerate. Excepts:Do you think the … Read more
S Jaishankar (File photo) WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold his first bilateral meeting with external affairs minister S Jaishankar here later Tuesday.Jaishankar is here at the invitation of the US govt to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States.“Secretary Rubio meets with Indian External … Read more
Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and US President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for secretary of homeland security, appeared before the Senate on Friday for her confirmation hearing. Noem, who would replace outgoing secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, promised to carry out Trump’s vision for cracking down on illegal immigration and deporting millions … Read more