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  Mamata alleges Modi govt conspiracy against WB over MGNREGA funds

  Politics | August 09, 2014 8:07 IST

  Krishnagar (WB): Claiming that the Centre has decided not to provide MGNREGA funds for most of the blocks from the next financial year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Narendra Modi government

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  Congress to corner Narendra Modi government in Parliament over CAG report on Gujarat

  Politics | July 31, 2014 20:28 IST

  New Delhi: Latching on to the CAG report on Gujarat during his tenure, Congress will seek to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in Parliament next week.  An indication to this was given by party

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  John Kerry begins three-day India visit

  World | July 30, 2014 9:38 IST

  Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry, heading a high-powered delegation, on Wednesday left for India to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi during his

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  Narendra Modi government mulls hiking pension for ex-MPs by 75 pc

  India | July 28, 2014 13:49 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is mulling to hike the monthly pension for former Members of Parliaments by 75 per cent. Highly placed sources informed that a decision in this regard is expected

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  Narendra Modi government should be given more time to tackle India's economy: Manmohan Singh

  India | July 28, 2014 14:07 IST

  New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that the new government should be given more time to tackle the economic situation of the country. "We should give more time to the new

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  Gadkari dismisses reports on listening devices being found at his Delhi residence

  India | July 27, 2014 17:02 IST

  New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday dismissed reports about "listening devices" being recovered from his residence and said that these reports are "highly speculative"."Reports in a section of the

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  Amit Shah asks BJP women workers to highlight government's works

  Politics | July 27, 2014 9:57 IST

  New Delhi: Noting that the party is the bridge between the government and the people, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah said that women workers of the party should lead the way in taking

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  Tremendous positivity after formation of Modi Government: Indian CEOs

  World | July 27, 2014 7:52 IST

  Washington: There is air of positivity in the country after the formation of the Narendra Modi government, a visiting delegation of Indian CEOs from Confederation of Indian Industry said and described the government's maiden budget

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  US disappointed over India's stand on TFA

  World | July 25, 2014 23:09 IST

  Washington: Without directly naming India, the US today expressed deep disappointment over the stand taken by the Narendra Modi government that it will not ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the WTO unless its

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  Force-feeding row: Government committed to protect religious freedom

  India | July 25, 2014 18:21 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the recent incident of Shiv Sena MPs force-feeding a fasting Muslim as “regrettable” and “unfortunate”, the government today said it is committed to safeguard religious freedom of every citizen in India.Making a

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  Government allays fears over FDI in Railways

  India | July 22, 2014 21:45 IST

  New Delhi: Describing the PPP mode as a necessity, Government today allayed apprehensions over allowing FDI in the Railways and said it will help big ticket projects like high-speed corridors and freight corridors. Railway Minister

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  Action plan for Ganga, Yamuna clean-up by this year-end: Government

  India | July 21, 2014 18:04 IST

  New Delhi: An action plan for the clean-up of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers may be formulated by the end of this year after consultation with stakeholders, the government informed Rajya Sabha today.In his reply

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  BJP for re-election in Delhi: State chief Satish Upadhyay

  India | July 18, 2014 22:06 IST

  New Delhi: Newly appointed Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay Monday said he has asked party workers to "gird up their loins" for fresh elections,signalling it will not cobble together the numbers to form a government

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  India says it is committed to building peaceful, friendly ties with Pakistan

  India | July 17, 2014 16:16 IST

  New Delhi: India today said it remains committed to building peaceful and friendly ties with Pakistan and expects it to abide by the commitment to prevent its territory and territory under its control from being

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  US seeks strong partnership with Narendra Modi government

  World | July 17, 2014 13:11 IST

  Washington: Highlighting the critical role that a strong India will play in shaping the Asian landscape, the US hopes to have a "strong and collaborative partnership" with the new Modi government."Successive administrations have made the

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  Decline in number of whistleblower complaints on graft: Government

  India | July 16, 2014 18:13 IST

  New Delhi: There has been a decline in number of corruption complaints from whistleblowers during the past three years, the government said today.The Central Vigilance Commission has received 698 complaints under Public Interest Disclosure and

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  India's inflation eases; relief for Modi government

  India | July 15, 2014 0:04 IST

  New Delhi: India's wholesale price-based inflation fell to a four-month low of 5.43 percent in June, while retail inflation declined to the lowest level since January 2012 on the back of moderation in food prices,

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  Don't doubt our intention on shredded files: Rajnath Singh

  India | July 14, 2014 18:09 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament members should not doubt the government's intention in destroying some files in the home ministry, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Monday after questions were raised about certain files being shredded by his

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  Lalu Yadav to retain bungalow till Oct, Buta Singh faces eviction notice

  India | July 09, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: Reviewing the decision of the UPA government, the Centre has allowed RJD chief Lalu Prasad to retain his Tughlaq Road bungalow here till October while asking former Bihar Governor Buta Singh to vacate

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  Narendra Modi government to present its 1st Rail Budget today

  July 08, 2014 8:29 IST

  New Delhi: Having done a pre-Budget hike of 14.2 percent in passenger fares and raised freight rates, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda's will present his maiden Rail Budget on Tuesday. High-speed trains, world-class stations and safe