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  Modi reforms to help India grow 5.5% this fiscal: ADB

  December 18, 2014 9:29 IST

  Manila: Reforms brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help India grow 5.5 per cent this fiscal and, if extended, should lift growth to 6.3 percent next year, a top official in the Asian Development

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  'Achche Din' for jobs: Companies plan to hire more, pay more in 2015

  December 15, 2014 11:10 IST

  New Delhi: In preparation for ‘Achche Din' promised by the new government, India Inc has big plans for 2015 when it comes to hiring people and doling out pay hikes.On the platter for the job

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  Sardar Patel's collected works to come out in January

  India | December 13, 2014 14:47 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the Narendra Modi government's efforts to resurrect the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, his Collected Works, including his speeches, writings and correspondence will come out in 15 volumes next month.This will be

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  India the brightest spot in Asia Pacific region: S&P

  December 09, 2014 11:31 IST

  Washington: India has emerged as the brightest spot in the Asia Pacific region as reform has picked up pace in the country in recent months, a top credit rating agency has said."India has been the

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  Golf courses empty; bureaucrats have started working: Nadir Godrej

  India | December 08, 2014 8:55 IST

  Panaji: Godrej Industries Ltd's Managing Director Nadir Godrej has said that bureaucrats in Delhi have begun working under the Narendra Modi government, which would improve economic growth in India."Compared to the slowdown last year, one

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  Rating upgrade, 7% growth rate not far off for India: Citigroup

  December 05, 2014 9:39 IST

  Mumbai: Citigroup has said if India continues to surprise in the New Year the way it did in 2014, then there are more upsides on its way which could well be capped by a sovereign

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  US business community says would wait and watch on India

  November 26, 2014 9:37 IST

  Washington: Despite the successful Indo-US Trade Policy Forum meet in New Delhi this week, the American business community has said it would wait and watch on Modi government's trade policies, particularly the areas of concern."We

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  Uninterrupted power to farmers in next two years: Piyush Goyal

  Politics | November 15, 2014 14:44 IST

  Patna: Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government has decided to provide "uninterrupted electricity through dedicated feeders to farmers" across the country in the next two years."We have begun

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  Petrol prices likely to be cut by Rs 1.50 this week

  November 11, 2014 9:49 IST

  New Delhi: In a major relief for the common man, petrol prices may be cut by Rs 1.50 per litre this week.If this happens, it would be the seventh reduction in a row since the

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  Sena boycotts swearing-in ceremony of new members of Modi's Cabinet

  Politics | November 09, 2014 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: The Shiv Sena today boycotted the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the Council of Ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhvan.Sena leader Anil Desai, who descended here just ahead of the swearing-in ceremony,

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  Shahi Imam's invite to Sharif does not merit response: Government

  Politics | November 01, 2014 13:09 IST

  New Delhi: As the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid drew flak from Muslims for inviting the Pakistan prime minister to his son's anointment as his successor but not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government refused

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  œBJP govt should come clean on black money: TMC

  Politics | October 24, 2014 18:46 IST

  Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress today dared the Narendra Modi government to “come clean” on black money and reveal the names who stashed it at one go.“The BJP government must come clean on black money and

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  People waiting for Narendra Modi government to fulfill promises: Akhilesh Yadav

  Politics | October 23, 2014 7:30 IST

  Etawah: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav  yesterday said that his government has fulfilled the promises made by his party in the Assembly polls but people are still waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi led

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  'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' must make impact on ground: Speaker

  Politics | October 22, 2014 8:47 IST

  Indore: Lauding the Narendra Modi government for launching the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said it should not remain a short-term affair and people must ensure that cleanliness is truly visible

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  BJP hails decision to bring Ordinance on coal blocks

  Politics | October 21, 2014 7:01 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed government's decision to promulgate an Ordinance to facilitate e-auction of coal blocks for private companies for captive use and allot mines directly to state and central

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  Mindsets need to change: Foreigners join 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

  India | October 05, 2014 8:12 IST

  New Delhi: Mindsets need to change if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' or Clean India Mission to make the country litter and squalor free in the next five years is to succeed, diplomats

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  I have not taken a vacation even for 15 minutes: PM Narendra Modi

  World | September 29, 2014 6:22 IST

  New York: Expressing a strong resolve to make development a mass movement in India and put every effort to take the country to new heights, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he has not taken a

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  No holiday on October 2 for government employees; asked to take cleanliness pledge

  India | September 26, 2014 7:25 IST

  New Delhi: All Central government employees have been asked to be present in their offices on October 2 to take cleanliness pledge as part of the Narendra Modi government's 'Clean India' campaign.October 2, the birth

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  Congress criticises government's policy towards Pakistan, China

  Politics | September 21, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Criticising the Narendra Modi government's policy towards Pakistan and China, Congress on Sunday said diplomacy is not a ‘take away joint' and asked the Prime Minister to take the country into confidence before

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  President applauds Narendra Modi govt for creating favourable atmosphere for India

  World | September 17, 2014 9:21 IST

  Ho Chi Minh City: President Pranab Mukherjee had some words of praise for the new Indian government as he credited it for not only initiating steps to bring the economy on a better path but