Piyush Goyal

"Something We Need": Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee Praises PM Modi's Ayushman Bharat Scheme

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday October 22, 2019

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee praised the BJP-led central government's flagship "Ayushman Bharat Yojana" after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, saying that schemes like these are necessary to ensure that entire families aren't crippled when one among them falls ill.

"PM Joked Media Trying To Trap Me To Say...": Abhijit Banerjee

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 23, 2019

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, speaking to the media after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today said he would not get into controversial statements because he had been warned - by the Prime Minister.

Railways To 'Right Size' Board By 25%, Transfer 50 Officials: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

The railways has decided to prune the Railway Board by 25 per cent, cutting down its strength from 200 to 150 by transferring director-level officials and above to zonal railways in a long pending move to enhance efficiency, sources said on Sunday.

"Millions Of Indians Proud Of Your Work": Rahul Gandhi To Abhijit Banerjee

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday October 20, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted in support of Abhijit Banerjee today, after the Nobel Prize-winning economist told NDTV on Saturday that he objected to Union Minister Piyush Goyal questioning his professionalism

Mass Movement Needed Against Those Stalling Development: Piyush Goyal

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said a mass movement was needed against those who were stopping development in the country.

Goa Signs 17 Agreements At Vibrant Goa Global Expo 2019

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday announced the signing of 17 MoUs promoting and facilitating various business ventures in Goa.

Improve Economy, Don't Run Comedy Circus: Priyanka Gandhi To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at Union Minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, saying the government's job is to improve the "collapsing" economy and not to run a "comedy circus".

"Not Partisan, Worked With BJP Governments Too": Abhijit Banerjee To NDTV

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 19, 2019

Indian-American Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has highlighted the importance of maintaining a "professional" approach in working with others whose views on policies may differ. Mr Banerjee, who received the Nobel Prize for Economics along with his French-American wife Esther Duflo and Harvard University professor Michael Kremer, in an exclusive i...

"Piyush Goyal Questioning My Professionalism": Nobel Winner Abhijit Banerjee To NDTV

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Sunday October 20, 2019

Indian-American Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, who was called "totally Left-leaning" by union minister Piyush Goyal, on Saturdaytold NDTV that the commerce minister is "questioning my professionalism."

Commerce Minister Suggests 'Probe' On E-Commerce Firms

Business | Reported by Sakshi Bajaj | Saturday October 19, 2019

The commerce minister said, "E-commerce firms have no right to discount products and use predatory pricing to dominate retail sales."

Kudos To Abhijit Banerjee "But People Rejected His Thinking": Piyush Goyal

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 18, 2019

Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee is "totally Left-leaning" and his theories have been rejected by the people of India, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, just a beat after congratulating the renowned economist.

Piyush Goyal Warns Strict Action If Multi-Brand Retailers Flout FDI Norms

India News | ANI | Friday October 18, 2019

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that strict action will be taken against multi-brand retailers found violating FDI norms set for the e-commerce companies by the central government.

"Congress Has Outlived Its Purpose": Piyush Goyal Evokes Mahatma Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's statement that the Congress should be disbanded after Independence, Union Minister and BJP leader Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the country's oldest political party has "outlived its purpose".

Signatures Of Praful Patel, Iqbal Mirchi's Wife Led To Probe: Piyush Goyal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the ED launched a probe against NCP leader Praful Patel after his signatures were found on the documents which were also signed by the wife of gangster Iqbal Mirchi.

"Government Obsessed...": Manmohan Singh's Comeback To Finance Minister

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 17, 2019

Manmohan Singh, responding to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's comment blaming him for the bank crisis, said today that the government "is obsessed with trying to fix blame on its opponents" instead of finding solutions. The former Prime Minister also referred to the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) bank crisis, which has impacted 16 ...