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Intolerance campaign to derail Modi govt development momentum: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Nov 05, 2015, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hitting back at those behind the campaign against "climate of intolerance", BJP today termed it as an attempt to "derail the development momentum" created by the Modi government, which has a "vested interest"
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Rajnath Singh an "object of pity" in Modi government: Digvijay Singh
National | Oct 27, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is an "object of pity" in the Narendra Modi dispensation as PMO runs the government and as no important file goes to him he should quit if he
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People everywhere voting for our development agenda: BJP
National | Oct 24, 2015, 03:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Citing its win in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections, BJP today claimed that voters across the country were embracing its agenda of development and rejecting those who believed in their own
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Centre, Bihar in blame game over rise in prices of pulses
India | Oct 20, 2015, 08:18 PM ISTPatna/New Delhi: As prices of pulses skyrocketed further, the Centre and the government of Bihar where elections are underway were today locked in a blame game even as Congress raised questions on the policies of
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India downplays US Congressional report on religious freedom
India | Oct 15, 2015, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today downplayed a US Congressional report on International Religious Freedom 2014 which said India witnessed "religiously motivated killings, arrests, riots and coerced religious conversions"."The report is internal to the US administration. It
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Decision to join BJP influenced by 'Make in India', other projects: Kalam's grand nephew
India | Sep 30, 2015, 07:30 PM ISTRameswaram: Former President late APJ Abdul Kalam's grand nephew APJ Sheik Saleem, who joined the BJP recently, today said his decision to join the party was influenced by its development programmes like 'Make in India'.Saleem
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ACB orders probe into onion sale, Arvind Kejriwal government cries foul
India | Sep 23, 2015, 09:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) headed by LG-appointed M K Meena today ordered an inquiry into alleged irregularities in procurement and sale of onions by the Delhi Government, which accused him of acting
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Modi Government committed to empowerment of minorities: Najma Heptulla
National | Sep 09, 2015, 10:23 PM ISTMumbai: The Modi government believes in a secular India and is committed to the empowerment of the minorities in order to achieve its aim of inclusive growth, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla today
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OROP: Note of caution by 2 ex-army chiefs
India | Sep 06, 2015, 12:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Two former army chiefs have sounded a note of caution over various provisions of One Rank One Pension (OROP) announced by the government today, with Gen (rtd) V P Malik opposing the decision
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Take us out of poverty: Mehbooba Mufti to Centre
National | Sep 04, 2015, 07:13 PM ISTJammu: It is the Indian government, not Pakistan, which should take the responsibility if a youth in Jammu and Kashmir picks up a stone or gun, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today said."The leaders of both
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PM Modi attends RSS meet
National | Sep 04, 2015, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended a meeting between Sangh Parivar outfits and the government on the third and final day of the first of its kind deliberations where a broad range of
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Modi government to revamp Nehru Museum, Congress cries foul
India | Sep 03, 2015, 04:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government will undertake a major overhaul of 39 institutions including the Gandhi Smriti and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library to introduce modern Indian component, including works of the Modi dispensation, a move
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Modi government undertakes senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle
National | Sep 01, 2015, 01:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Senior IAS officer Atanu Purkayastha has been appointed as Secretary in Central Information Commission (CIC) as part of major senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government on Monday.Purkayastha, a 1983 batch IAS officer,
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Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt, accuses it of crony capitalism
National | Aug 18, 2015, 02:58 PM ISTAmethi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today made a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of working only for the sake of capitalists.The Congress, he said, could alone protect the interests of the
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Parliament logjam: No breakthrough in all-party meeting
National | Aug 03, 2015, 05:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: An all-party meeting called by the Narendra Modi government on Monday failed to break the parliamentary logjam, with the Congress and the NDA government reiterating their stated positions on resignations over Lalit Modi
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Congress-ruled Arunachal slams UPA's 2013 land law
National | Aug 02, 2015, 11:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: As the Modi government tries to muster support for its contentious land bill in the Rajya Sabha, some states ruled by opposition parties have kept up suspense over their next move but Congress-ruled
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Land Bill: Mamata Banerjee says already following alternative policy
National | Jul 15, 2015, 09:49 PM ISTBurdwan: Virtually rejecting the Modi government's land bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state was already following an "alternative" land acquisition policy and asserted she will not accept even "one per
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PM Modi Government plans major push to realise Skill India mission
India | Jul 12, 2015, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pushing ahead with its ambitious Skill India mission, the government is planning to launch on 15 July a number of initiatives aimed at developing skills and promoting entrepreneurship among youth.These include a redesigned
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Modi government clears 16 defence licence proposals worth Rs 613 crore
National | Jul 03, 2015, 08:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Commerce and Industry Ministry has cleared 16 defence licence proposals with investments worth Rs 613 crore, a move aimed at boosting defence manufacturing in the country.The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
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Modi government to create two e-auction windows for coal allocation
Jul 03, 2015, 08:29 PM ISTKolkata: The government will create two separate e-auction windows for coal, targetted at stressed power companies without blocks or linkages till the new framework is out.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an interactive session