Modi Government
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Populism or fiscal prudence? Union Budget 2018 is Modi govt's fifth and arguably his toughest Budget yet
Budget | Feb 01, 2018, 07:36 AM ISTUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Narendra Modi government's fifth and arguably his toughest Budget yet.
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Union Budget 2018: Expect greater focus on short-term goals, says former Finance Secretary CM Vasudev
Budget | Jan 31, 2018, 05:30 PM ISTThe Budget 2018 is expected to be a tough balancing act for the Narendra Modi government. Keeping the question open till tomorrow-Will it be populist or reformist?
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India's foreign policy has become vibrant, assertive under Modi govt: Chinese think-tank
India | Jan 31, 2018, 02:58 PM ISTIndia's foreign policy has become vibrant and assertive under the Modi government with its risk-taking ability also on the rise, according to a top official of a prominent state-run Chinese think-tank.
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Modi govt has no policy towards Pakistan, J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad
National | Jan 24, 2018, 08:59 PM ISTGhulam Nabi Azad said that now there was firing almost on a daily basis and there has been huge loss of life and damage to the property in the Pakistani shelling.
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Union Budget 2018: Here’s what the nation expects from Arun Jaitley
Budget | Jan 22, 2018, 07:43 PM ISTWhile what comes out of Arun Jaitley’s briefcase remains suspense till February 1, here is what the common man expects from the upcoming budget.
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Biggest debate over withdrawal of Haj subsidy
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Why is Union Budget 2018 crucial for Modi government
Budget | Jan 31, 2018, 05:01 PM ISTThe Narendra Modi government will present its last full budget on February 1 – the first after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Modi's 'economic mismanagement' decelerated growth: Congress
National | Jan 10, 2018, 04:12 PM ISTRandeep Surjewala sarcastically said Modi had not even listened to the sound counsel of economists because "innate wisdom of Modinomics needs no counsel".
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Aadhaar data breach: Media bodies condemn FIR against journalist, UIDAI defends action
India | Jan 08, 2018, 09:53 AM ISTInstead of penalising the reporter, UIDAI should have ordered a thorough internal investigation into the alleged breach and made its findings public, the Editor's Guild said.
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History created: Triple Talaq Bill gets Lok Sabha nod
India | Dec 28, 2017, 11:26 PM ISTUnder the proposed law, instant triple talaq in any form -- spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp -- would be illegal and void.
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Rohingya refugees lose jobs after Modi government calls them 'security threat'
India | Dec 21, 2017, 04:56 PM ISTRohingyas, mostly Muslims, are an ethnic minority from Buddhist majority Myanmar, who have been denied citizenship and have been facing brutality from the Myanmar military.
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Not a single stone thrown on a church in Modi regime: Union Minister KJ Alphons
National | Nov 26, 2017, 12:05 PM ISTAlphons was responding to reports that the Archbishop of Gandhinagar, in poll-bound Gujarat, has written to Christians, asking them to save the country from "nationalist forces" amidst a growing "sense of insecurity".
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S&P keeps India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-minus'; govt says action unfair
Business | Nov 24, 2017, 07:05 PM ISTStandard & Poor's on Friday maintained its sovereign rating on India stable at ‘BBB-’ while keeping its outlook for India stable.
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Need to improve mechanism for early redressal of complaints: PM Modi
National | Nov 22, 2017, 11:57 PM ISTToday's was the 23rd interaction through the ICT-based, multi-modal platform 'Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation' (Pragati).
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Anna Hazare plans new anti-graft campaign, seeks public participation
India | Nov 21, 2017, 05:16 PM ISTBlaming the Modi government for failing to take steps to prevent corruption, Hazare said that after the 2011 movement, then Congress-led UPA government was compelled to pass the Lokpal law but it was ‘somewhat weakened’.
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Modi govt likely to get corruption tag as UPA-II: P Chidambaram
National | Nov 19, 2017, 05:21 PM ISTP Chidambaram said the Modi government could recover fake currency only to the tune of Rs 41 crore, which accounted for only 0.0027 per cent of the total currency that came back into the system following notes ban.
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Will completely change the GST after Congress comes to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Nov 06, 2017, 09:07 PM ISTHe also accused Modi of speaking "selectively" on the issue of corruption and demanded to know where the jobs that the BJP had promised were.
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Ease of doing business is only for creamy layer of businesses, says Congress
National | Nov 04, 2017, 10:01 PM ISTKapil Sibal said the two factors taken into consideration for the report were e-filing, which he said was started by the UPA government, and Insolvency Act which was also conceived by the Congress-led UPA.
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Jump in World Bank 'Ease of Doing Business' ranking won't change grim reality: Congress
National | Oct 31, 2017, 11:02 PM ISTThe Congress said "ease of doing business" has become "cease of doing business" for micro, small and medium enterprises under the Modi government.
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India jumps to 100th rank in Ease of Doing Business index, PM Modi hails 'historic jump'
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 02:52 AM ISTRiding on government’s major economic reforms like demonetisation and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, India jumped to rank 100th in the 2018 edition of the World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' index.