Modi Government
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Disappointment creeping in over Modi government reform pace: Moody's
Jun 30, 2015, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Flagging subdued rural economy as a 'credit negative' for India's sovereign rating, global giant Moody's today said there are growing concerns about risk of policy stagnation and "some disappointment" has emerged over the
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Smart City project not 'elitist': Venkaiah Naidu
National | Jun 26, 2015, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi : Rejecting Congress's criticism that the 'Smart City' project was "elitist" in nature, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that the NDA government's ambitious plan was aimed at benefiting "the poor who
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So why's this Modi worried in Bihar?
National | Jun 19, 2015, 07:24 AM ISTPatna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi - better known these days as SuMo to rhyme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo - is seemingly a worried man ever since his party made it clear that
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There may be a distant moral for Modi in Erdogan's reversal
National | Jun 13, 2015, 07:34 AM ISTA reduced Tayyip Erdogan will hurt Turkish pride although the pain, as in some forms of sprain, will be a delayed effect. The Turkish election results will also alter the West Asian political dynamics because
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'Compulsory' Surya Namsakar scrapped from Yoga Day celebrations
India | Jun 09, 2015, 10:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led Central government has decided to drop 'Surya Namaskar' from 'asanas' to be performed by people across the country to mark first International Yoga Day on June 21.The decision was taken
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India reiterates support for independent Palestine nation
World | Jun 03, 2015, 12:04 PM ISTUnited Nations : Following External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's reiteration that New Delhi's policy towards Palestine is unchanged, India pledged Tuesday support for an independent Palestine nation "at peace with Israel" and urged them to
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Cacophony of Hindutva voices undermines Modi's governance agenda
National | May 25, 2015, 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: For a government that assumed office on the promise of good governance and development, the first year in office has been marked by several intemperate remarks on Hindutva from a few BJP ministers,
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One year of Narendra Modi government: 25 achievements, 25 challenges
National | May 25, 2015, 08:58 AM ISTThe following are a set of 25 key achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in the past one year, as listed by stakeholders and analysts, and an equal number of challenges that need to
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Negative performance of Modi govt in one year: Nitish
National | May 11, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today marked as negative the performance of the one year-old Narendra Modi government at the Centre and said it had lost the peoples' faith.“I do not see any achievement
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Greenpeace to Modi govt: œUnfounded allegations an attempt to silence
India | May 09, 2015, 09:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Greenpeace India on Friday accused the government of using "unfounded" allegations in an attempt to "silence" it as the NGO submitted a comprehensive refutation to the Home Ministry's show-cause and demanded immediate unblocking
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Ex-MP Madni seeks a fatwa to 'defend minorities' under Modi govt
National | May 07, 2015, 04:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Well-known cleric and former MP Mahmood Madani has sought a ‘fatwa' from Darul Uloom Deoband for ‘defending Islam' in the face of right-wing Hindu campaigning under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.Madani who heads
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US body slams Modi government over religious intolerance, India fumes
India | May 01, 2015, 11:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: India on Thursday strongly reacted to a report by a US Congress-established panel claiming that minorities in the country have been subjected to "violent attacks" and "forced conversions" after the Narendra Modi government
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Mamata slams Modi government
National | Apr 08, 2015, 09:40 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made a strident attack against the Modi government, accusing it of dividing people on religious lines, telling "lies" and gagging the voice of opponents which had resulted
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Black money: Congress mocks BJP, calls it Bharatiya 'Jumla' party
National | Apr 02, 2015, 12:24 PM ISTBengaluru: Karnataka Unit of Youth Congress is protesting against the Modi government's failure to retrieve black money by mocking the ruling party as Bharatiya ‘Jumla' Party and drawing cheques in its name for Rs 15
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Take decisions fearlessly, I would back them: PM Modi to Govt secretaries
National | Apr 02, 2015, 08:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had an informal interaction with all Secretaries to the Government of India on Wednesday.During the interaction, PM said top bureaucrats should speed up the decision-making process and remove any
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PRAGATI: Day 1 review of Modi govt's new initiative which brought Centre and States together
India | Mar 26, 2015, 09:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pragati, the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation Program of government took place on Wednesday.It was the first-of-its kind initiative by the Modi government in which the Centre and States came together on a
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Not only Muslims but Christians also uncomfortable under Modi's reign: Muslim Law Board
India | Mar 23, 2015, 09:58 AM ISTLucknow/Jaipur: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AILMPB) on Sunday said that both Muslims and Christians are insecure during BJP's rule. The AILMPB passed a resolution to launch a campaign to counter ‘ghar wapsi'
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Modi Government to table Black Money bill in Lok sabha today
India | Mar 20, 2015, 11:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government is likely to table the black money bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday, to make non-disclosure of overseas income and assets a predicate offence that will attract punitive action including
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BJP hits back at Cong on 'political espionage' charge
National | Mar 14, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today hit back at Congress for charging the Modi government with conducting “political espionage” on Rahul Gandhi, saying the opposition party has the habit of seeing conspiracies even in “routine” matters and
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Coal War: Congress to delay coal and mining bills after summons to Manmohan Singh
National | Mar 13, 2015, 08:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: Following CBI court's summons to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the alleged coal block scam, Congress party is likely to delay NDA government's two crucial bills of coal auctions and mineral leases