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India won't compromise national interest in trade talks with US: Goyal

Piyush Goyal said "we believe" that the US decision of withdrawing GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) benefits "is not exactly as per the norms of WTO and GATT which are multilateral agreements"

Railway Protection Force to recruit 4,500 women constables: Piyush Goyal

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi said the recruitment process is going on

Piyush Goyal slams Riteish Deshmukh again

Varanasi (UP), May 14 (ANI): Allegations and counter-allegations flew back and forth as Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh and Union Minister Piyush Goyal hit out at each other over the claim made by the central government leader that the actor's father, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was only concerned about getting his son a role during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. "I saw Riteish Deshmukh's tweet, he said that he went to the place the next day when the incident. I agree with it, but it was horrible since he went with a film producer. Nobody was allowed to enter the high-security area, but he got permission because he was the chief minister's son. The intentions behind their visit became apparent when a movie came out in 2013. Because it was the CM's doing he had to resign, the people never forgave him for that," Goyal said talking to reporters here. Earlier, Riteish had taken to Twitter to reply to the accusations levied by Goyal on him and his father, who

Piyush Goyal credited with ushering in new ideas irrespective of portfolio

Seen as a 'reforms minister', Goyal is credited with ushering in new steps irrespective of portfolio

Piyush Goyal lists 'false promises' Congress made in 2004, '09

Goyal said it was under the Modi government that a decision was taken to give Rs 6,000 to poor farmers

Piyush Goyal takes on RBI for lowering economic growth

Goyal said he was glad that now the RBI was recognising growth as much as inflation

GST relief for real estate sector soon, says FM Piyush Goyal

He also advised the realty sector to sell off inventory even in the current pricing about which the realtors complain as being low

Tax dept should be friendly with businesses: Piyush Goyal to taxmen

Goyal was addressing Central Board of Indirect Taxes officers on the occasion of International Customs Day

Railways can't be blamed for Amritsar tragedy, says Piyush Goyal

The accident took place on October 19 when a crowd attending a Dussehra function spilled on to the tracks and got mowed down by a train

Piyush Goyal faces protests by railway employees in Lucknow over pension

After his address, many gheraoed Goyal and raised slogans against him, saying the minister's speech was not satisfactory

Removed Railway budget because of its use as a political tool: Piyush Goyal

There has been a dramatic shift both in concept and execution of policies by this govt as compared to the previous govts over the years, says Goyal

Goyal asks sportsmen to work hard, says govt working on infra development

Addressing the cadets at the sports academy, Goyal asked them to work hard to win many gold medals for the country in the 2024 Olympics

BJP will return to power with over 300 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Goyal

Goyal's remarks came soon after, Gandhi earlier in the day alleged the Narendra Modi government for "waging war on Indians"

Railways to be free from 'unmanned level crossings' by December: Goyal

There were around 5,500 unmanned level crossings on the rail network across the country out of which, around 5,000 have been eliminated as of September 30

Digital unreserved rail tickets grow 35,000% in 3 years , says Piyush Goyal

He said a rapid scale-up of technology was what the country expected and that's where the help of the private sector could be taken

Around 6,000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in next 6 months: Goyal

The railways are working on a programme to ensure the last mile connectivity wherever we do not have fibre optics in our network, says Piyush Goyal

NDA has made public bank appointments transparent, says Piyush Goyal

To a query from the floor that the Centre still interferes in appointment of directors, he said interference has also gone down substantially

Issues of US firms regarding railway clearances, GST will be resolved: Govt

Piyush Goyal directed his officials that a detailed examination of how these companies could meet Indian Railways' requirements at competitive costs be carried out

Modi govt not populist even in election year: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal

Despite not getting Rs 500 billion from the GST for a month, the government managed to bridge the deficit to 3.5 per cent, Goyal said

Goyal proposes higher pay, rank for railway GMs for second time in 3 years

Goyal has proposed that GMs, who are each responsible for one of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways, should now have the rank of state chief secretaries and director general of police