Nirmala Sitharaman

The government on Monday said India's manufacturing is picking up and that there is an erroneous impression of slack in the sector. "Manufacturing is actually picking up. The last quarter figure showed that the country's GDP growth will…

Foreign Direct Investment in India has been growing around 48 percent despite the global economic slowdown that has seen FDI declining elsewhere, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. "FDI in the world is falling... India…

Vishakhapatnam, Jan 11: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday sought to reassure Indian industry on Monday that there would be no adverse impact of entering into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) multilateral trade agreement.…

New Delhi, Dec 23: India negotiated hard at the WTO's recent Nairobi ministerial meeting to ensure that the interests of developing countries remain at the centre of the multi-lateral trade body's agenda, parliament was informed on Tuesday.…

New Delhi, Dec 10:  The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to transfer the authority to regulate "potable alcohol" to the states. The Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, was passed by voice vote…

Washington, Oct 30: India and the US have agreed to continue their engagement on the vexed issue of a totalization agreement for the purpose of avoiding double taxation of income with respect to social security taxes. "There is steady…

Riyadh, Oct 27: The 4th GCC-India Forum will be held in Jedddah Nov 18-19, an event that is expected to take business and commercial ties between India and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region to a new level. It is expected be attended by…

With retail store operators going to court seeking parity between online and offline retailers, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met industry representatives from both e-commerce and retail companies on Friday to discuss opening up the…

Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS): Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Congress has no moral right to criticise the Centre, which has successfully provided a corruption-free government to the country in the past one year.…