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Will boost investment in infrastructure, manufacture in 2015: Jaitley
Jan 01, 2015, 08:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government will encourage public and private investment in infrastructure and manufacturing sectors, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday making his New Year resolution on a social networking website."Infrastructural spending has to
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2014 was India's year of 'breakthrough diplomacy': Sushma Swaraj
National | Jan 01, 2015, 06:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government has placed special significance on India's foreign policy and diplomatic outreach, making 2014 a year of "breakthrough diplomacy". But 2015 promises to take foreign policy to a higher level with 'diplomacy
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Inflation cools to zero, but not good enough for rate cut
Dec 31, 2014, 03:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: It so happened in 2014 that inflation hit a perfect-zero for wholesale prices and the retail one also more than halved to 4.4 percent, still it was not good enough for the much-awaited
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Motorists to start new year with cheaper petrol, diesel
Dec 31, 2014, 10:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Petrol and diesel may get cheaper from midnight on the back of sliding global oil rates. This will be the ninth consecutive reduction in petrol prices and the fifth cut in diesel rates
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'Smart Cities' should be in tune with 21st century: PM Modi
National | Dec 30, 2014, 07:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: The 'Smart Cities', proposed to be created across the country, should be hubs of economic activity in tune with the 21st century and planning should visualize "urban-dependent" population in addition to the urban
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Shiv Sena dares govt to capture Dawood in Osama-like operation
National | Dec 29, 2014, 02:04 PM ISTMumbai: Taking a swipe at the Centre following the release of a tape claiming Dawood Ibrahim's presence in Karachi, the Shiv Sena today dared the government to undertake an operation to capture the evasive underworld
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More focus to fight against black money in 2015: Jaitley
National | Dec 29, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Calling for measures to increase the flow of funds in the market, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday also asserted that the new year would see the government tackle the scourge of black
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Lok Sabha records highest productivity in last five years
National | Dec 25, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Winter Session of the Parliament that ended on Tuesday saw the Lok Sabha recording its highest productivity in the last five years, working more than 105 percent of its scheduled time.According to
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First batch of e-auction of 24 coal mines to commence tomorrow
Dec 24, 2014, 11:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Paving the way for start of an auction process beginning tomorrow, the government today approved re-promulgation of the coal ordinance and necessary guidelines for mine allocations and said the coal-rich states stand to
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Govt approves Ordinance to hike FDI in insurance to 49%
Dec 24, 2014, 01:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government on Wednesday approved promulgation of an Ordinance to hike Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in the insurance sector to 49 per cent from 26 per cent, as the legislation could not be
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No force for observing Dec 25 as Good Governance Day: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Dec 24, 2014, 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu yesterday said no force will be applied for observing Good Governance Day on December 25.Wishing all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, he said people are free
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Apostle of peace, humanity personified
National | Dec 24, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: A 28-year-old dhoti-kurta clad young man was jostling to push his blanket-wrapped baggage into the unreserved compartment of a passenger train at Delhi Railway station on May 8, 1953.It was a send off
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Let Rajya Sabha function, pleads Venkaiah Naidu
National | Dec 22, 2014, 06:47 AM ISTHyderabad: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday appealed to opposition parties to allow the Rajya Sabha to function to pass important bills.The minister alleged that by obstructing the business of the House for
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Regrouped Janata Parivar parties to stage demo against government
National | Dec 21, 2014, 02:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a precursor to their grand merger plan, six political constituents of the erstwhile Janata Parivar will share a common platform tomorrow to corner the Narendra Modi government over various issues including its
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Government to come out with six-month 'report card'
National | Dec 17, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government is planning to come out with a six-month 'report card' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed all ministers to submit details of their performances and achievements by this month end.The six-month
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'Achche Din' for jobs: Companies plan to hire more, pay more in 2015
Dec 15, 2014, 11:10 AM ISTNew 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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Govt shares healthy relationship with RBI, says Arun Jaitley
Dec 13, 2014, 08:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holding interest rates despite persistent clamours for a cut, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government shares a ‘healthy' relationship with the Central bank."The government and
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India can achieve 8-9% growth rate: Manmohan Singh
Dec 12, 2014, 04:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: India can achieve a growth rate of 8-9 per cent provided there is a "national consensus" on methods to take advantage of globalised world, said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose tenure saw
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Modi needs to show results, not hype in building India-US ties: Tharoor
National | Dec 09, 2014, 08:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Washington is ‘not susceptible' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘brand of alliterative rhetoric' like the three Ds and five Ts and was looking for ‘results, not hype', Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said here
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PM Modi may drop Najma Heptullah from Union Cabinet to make way for Shiv Sena
National | Dec 09, 2014, 12:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may soon reshuffle his Cabinet once again.As per the reports, the Prime Minister is contemplating dropping Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah as he is said to be unhappy with