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HTLS 2019| Let it keep coming, says Nirmala Sitharaman, the target of Opposition barbs

In the course of the interaction at HTLS 2019, Sitharaman had announced that there will be more fiscal stimulus to revive the economy, underlined the need for a simpler tax code with no ifs and buts and promise that the Centre will honour the compact to pay Goods and Services Tax compensation to the states.

HTLS 2019: We have to run a country, not a dharamshala, says BJP lawmaker Jamyang Namgyal on Citizenship Amendment Bill

Citizenship Amendment Bill, cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday, is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 9.

HTLS 2019: Dr David Ludwig and Dr Satchin Panda on diet, sleep and nutrition

HTLS 2019: Dr David Ludwig and Dr Satchin Panda were in conversation with Sanchita Sharma, Editor - Health and Science, Hindustan Times at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

Don’t blame Punjab for Delhi’s pollution, says Capt Amarinder Singh at HTLS

Speaking at HTLS 2019 on the issue of air pollution, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh osaid there is a need to find ways to dispose paddy straw which farmers in Punjab usually burn in October and November and which have been blamed for the pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region.

HTLS 2019: We play Om Shanti Om songs like Christmas carols, say Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

A self-confessed “Bollywood fan”, Zeta-Jones at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit said, “I don’t think people understand my obsession with Om Shanti Om.” She suggested that it would have made for a “fantastic” Broadway musical.

No one else but Rahul Gandhi can lead Congress, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel at HTLS

Baghel was upfront and clear that only Rahul Gandhi, who quit as president of the party following the Congress’s poor show in May 2019 Lok Sabha elections, can lead the party and the country. But, his Punjab counterpart said the Congress had a system in place to elect its new leader.

GST rate reductions distorted tax structure, says Nirmala Sitharaman at HTLS

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s assessment of the tax structure comes right ahead of the meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council, the powerful body of state finance ministers led that she heads, later this month that is expected to discuss the first steps towards reviewing the tax rates.

NRC move unilateral, meant to deflect focus from real issues: Congress CMs at HTLS

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states - Capt Amarinder Singh and Bhupesh Baghel - said the NRC move is meant to deflect focus from real issues. They were speaking in the third session of the HT Leadership Summit on Saturday.

‘Children of actors need to work twice as hard’: Michael Douglas answers the nepotism question at HTLS 2019

HT Leadership Summit 2019: Michael Douglas said winning the Academy Award for Wall Street was especially important for him, ‘because I felt like I‘d created my own identity.’

HTLS 2019: We’re moving towards simplified, harassment-free taxation regime, says Nirmala Sitharaman

“We are moving towards a more simplified and harassment-free taxation regime,” Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

Tax rate cut on table to boost economy, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at HT Leadership Summit

Sitharaman was delivering the inaugural address on the second day of the two-day 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit that saw stalwarts from various fields ideate and discuss the theme ‘Conversations For a Better Tomorrow’.

HTLS 2019: Working on more stimulus, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on reviving growth

Sitharaman suggested that she would not go by the assessment that the economy had already bottomed out. This, she said at the 17th edition of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, was true of some sectors.

Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2019 highlights: He sings well, says Kejriwal on BJP’s Manoj Tiwari as opponent

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the first speaker on day two of the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. She was in conversation with Hindustan Times Editor-in-Chief Sukumar Ranganathan.Captain Amarinder Singh and Bhupesh Baghel and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal shared their vision for the country.PM Narendra Modi had set the tone for the thought leaders with his inaugural address on Day 1, connecting his government’s recent decisions to the theme of the Summit, ‘Conversations for a better tomorrow’. Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla sounded a stark warning on the future of the group’s Vodafone Idea Limited if the government didn’t help soften the blow after October’s Supreme Court verdict.

HTLS 2019| Banking crisis over, take decisions fearlessly: PM

He announced the imminent creation of a new framework which would bring banks under a protective umbrella to enable effective decision-making.

HTLS 2019: ‘When you have a goal, nothing will stand in your way’ - Michael Phelps

Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time — he has 28 medals in total from five Olympic Games — spoke at length about his journey on the first day of the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

HTLS 2019| Entrepreneurs lay emphasis on tech as an enabler for business models

The Zomato founder said his company, which provides one of the biggest platforms for online food delivery in the country, needs to decide whether it wants increase its valuation or create one in the days to come.

‘I give my kids freedom to follow their passions’: KM Birla

HTLS 2019: ‘I’m in a new world—I’m on land’, says Michael Phelps

SUCCESS MANTRA: Michael Phelps says the biggest thing that motivated him was chasing times. “If I was chasing medals, then I would not have had the longevity that I had in my career.”

HTLS 2019| ‘We must question everything, it has led me to make a lot of discoveries’: Chef Blumenthal

Blumenthal said if his first visit to a Michelin-rated restaurant inspired him to take up cooking, it was when he started questioning why some people use single cream in a recipe, while others use double.

HTLS 2019| ‘We’re becoming more Indian, it’s just the start’: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings

Netflix currently has about 160 million subscribers worldwide. Hastings has previously said the Indian market could deliver a bulk of the next 100 million subscribers to the platform.

Indian citizenship to those facing persecution at home will assure them of better lives: PM

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims facing religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was cleared by the Union cabinet on Wednesday.

Akshay Kumar: ‘When I was working with Karisma, Kareena Kapoor was so young that I would lift her up and play with her, today she is my heroine’

Talking at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Akshay Kumar opened up about how he used to play with Kareena Kapoor while working with her sister Karisma Kapoor on a film.

‘Marrying Saif was the best decision of my life, it’s not a crime to be in love’: Kareena Kapoor at HTLS 2019

At Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2019, Kareena Kapoor opens up about marrying Saif Ali Khan, how she wants to bring up son Taimur and tackling the stereotype of a married woman in Bollywood.

Akshay Kumar on interviewing PM Modi: ‘Even he was taken aback by questions I was asking’

Akshay Kumar opened up about interviewing Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year. The actor was speaking at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan dance to Sauda Khara Khara at HTLS 2019. Watch video

Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan grooved to the song Sauda Khara Khara from Good Newwz at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2019.

HTLS 2019: Coming back from the Sydney Olympics without a medal was a big motivation, Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian ever, on Friday revealed the biggest motivation behind his decorated career, that saw him bag 23 Olympic gold medals.

Akshay Kumar says he has applied for Indian passport, explains how he got Canadian citizenship at HTLS 2019

At Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2019, Akshay Kumar spoke about being hurt when he is asked to prove his nationality, revealing that he has applied for an Indian passport.

HTLS 2019: Chef Heston Blumenthal on personalisation of food, mindfulness and more

HTLS 2019: Chef Heston Blumenthal spoke to celebrity chef Sarah Todd about experimenting with food, mindfulness and the personalisation of food at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit’s 17th edition on Friday.

Vodafone Idea will shut shop if it doesn’t get relief, says Kumar Mangalam Birla

KM Birla, however, underscored that he is hopeful that a situation where the company would have to exit would not happen. “But, at the same time, if you ask me specifically, it is true we will shut shop if we don’t get relief,” he said.