Rajesh Kumar: We are in a particularly tough neighbourhood in many ways. So yes, we will be…

“ We are in a particularly tough neighbourhood in many ways. So yes, we will be asking for a bit more than the normal 10% increase that we get, probably something closer to the 20% mark. My view is that we will have to keep it to the 20% level for the next few years. That will be sufficient to meet all of our capability [development] plans,

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“ I am happy with the budgetary allocations announced by the Finance Minister as part of this year’s budget. The overall budget for the Ministry of Defence is going to be ₹7.85 lakh crore, which is a 15…

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“ The rest of the buses are still stationed at the Sahibabad depot, as the seven charging points are under construction and likely to be ready in the next one month. The buses are to operate in a range…

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