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As Delhi election nears, Dharmendra Pradhan holds door to door campaign

The minister went door to door and handed booklets of BJP to the residents of the colony. He was accompanied by other party workers and later joined by residents too

Communication gap behind DoT seeking Rs 3 trn from non-telco PSUs: Pradhan

He said parallel to discussions with the DoT, the Supreme Court has been approached on the issue

From teacher's pet to 'bully' on campus: ABVP and its relationship with BJP

Despite being the BJP's older sibling, the ABVP's relationship with the Sangh's political progeny is peculiar

Steel ministry is looking at $70-bn investment in eastern region: Pradhan

Pradhan said the underdeveloped districts in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, northern Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha have to be taken forward for development of the steel sector

US-Iran tensions: No need to panic about oil prices, says Pradhan

There are tensions in the Persian Gulf due to geo-political reasons, the union minister said

Govt to provide Rs 5,559 cr viability gap funding to set up gas grid in NE

The government will provide Rs 5,559 cr viability gap funding for building a 1,656 km gas grid in North East at a cost of Rs 9,265 crore

ONGC gets all 7 oil, gas blocks in latest bid, adds 18,510 sq km of area

ONGC signed contracts for the seven blocks at an event where Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other ministry officials were also present

White paper to reduce tax burden on steel sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

To provide more relief, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government is bringing changes to the Electricity Act which will address concerns related to power tariffs

ArcelorMittal keen to expand presence in India, govt assures full support

Global steel major ArcelorMittal is keen to expand its presence in India, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday. Pradhan, who met ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Niwas Mittal here, assured him of full support to leverage the country's large market. The meeting comes a day after ArcelorMittal initiated payment of Rs 42,000 crore for acquiring debt-laden Essar Steel, which it had won in an insolvency process. "Had a fruitful meeting with Mr. Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Chairman & CEO of ArcelorMittal @ArcelorMittal. We had wide ranging discussions on ways to boost domestic steel production through technology upgradation & attracting more investments in the steel sector, " Pradhan said in a tweet. In another tweet, the minister said ArcelorMittal is keen to expand its presence in India and he has assured the company of full support and cooperation to help leverage India's large and diverse market, rising demand and investor friendly regime. The decks for acquisition

Budget 2020: Pradhan hopes for signal on ATF, natural gas inclusion in GST

5 commodities namely crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were kept out of GST's purview given the revenue dependence of state governments on these sectors

BPCL privatisation: Govt has no business to be in business, says Pradhan

Currently, 95 per cent of retail petrol and diesel sales and near 100 per cent of cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene sales are controlled by the public sector units.

Growth after slowdown: India a net exporter of steel in FY20, says Pradhan

He was responding to a query on whether the government proposes to set up new steel plants in Haryana

60 complaints against FSNL's MD including caste-based discrimination

In a separate reply, Pradhan said the complaints received by the government are forwarded for examination and comments of chief vigilance officer of FSNL

Going for more professionalism in PSUs via equity dilution: Pradhan

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to sell its entire stake in three enterprises and bring down stake below 51 per cent in select PSUs

Pradhan urges steelmakers to adopt green practices, boost production

As the country invests Rs 100 trillion in creating and upgrading infrastructure, steel consumption is poised to grow exponentially

Top Headlines: Wilful defaulters revealed, IOC may not bid for BPCL & more

Here are the top headlines of the day

India exported 6.39 MT steel in 2018-19, down 34% from last year

Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan said that in the next two-three years, India will be in a position to continue to remain the net exporter of steel for years

Need self-sufficiency in high-grade steel; industry must step up: Pradhan

High grade and value-added steel are used in power, defence and automobile which is currently imported

IOC in talks with Rosneft to import Russian oil: Chairman Sanjiv Singh

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said late on Monday that India is open to importing oil from Russia.

India best place for oil & gas investors: Pradhan to foreign firms

India is expanding oil refining capacity to produce more fuel and petrochemicals as also investing in pipelines and terminals to increase the share of natural gas in the energy mix.