Nda Government
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NDA govt targets smaller parties in Rajya Sabha for Land Bill passage
National | Mar 29, 2015, 07:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is trying to bring regional parties including its ally Shiv Sena onboard to ensure 'smooth' passage of contentious Land Bill in the Rajya Sabha.Ten parties, including NDA partners and
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India holds 'Make in India' fortnight in Germany
Mar 29, 2015, 01:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Germany next month, a ‘Make in India' fortnight has been held near here which included a series of events highlighting initiatives to make India a
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Government ready for improvements in land bill: Venkaiah
India | Mar 23, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTHyderabad: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said the NDA government was ready for a nation-wide debate on land acquisition bill and to make improvements if the opposition makes constructive suggestions.Claiming that it
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Modi govt spends Rs 317 crore on travel, competes with UPA's average spend
India | Mar 22, 2015, 08:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi led NDA government has incurred a travel bill of Rs 317 crore in the year 2014-15, as per the revised budgetary estimates, an increase of about 59 crore over UPA-II's
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Nitish Kumar to lead JD(U) fast against NDA's land acquisition bill
National | Mar 08, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTPatna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar along with other JD (U) leaders and party workers will observe a 24-hour fast in the state on March 14 to register their protest against NDA government's land acquisition
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Fully-imported trucks, buses to turn dearer
Mar 01, 2015, 02:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: In his first full Budget presented yesterday, the NDA government tweaked customs duty on several items, whih will lead to a hike in prices of commercial vehicles.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has levied a
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Shah Rukh Khan has high hopes from Union Budget 2015
Feb 26, 2015, 11:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: As Arun Jaitley is set to present the Union Budget on February 28, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan hopes that the film industry will be taken into consideration by the Finance Minister.“It is
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How Union Budget 2015 affects property buying sentiments
Feb 26, 2015, 10:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Budget 2015 is at hand and as always, every Indian will be waiting to see what it holds in store for them. The property sector in particular is very sensitive to the
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Union Budget 2015: 'Make In India' high on priority
Feb 27, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NDA government is mulling over giving a major push to the manufacturing sector in the forthcoming budget to ensure the success of ‘Make In India' campaign.Defence minister Manohar Parrikar had earlier said
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BJP, RSS going ahead with agenda of forming Hindu state: Karat
National | Feb 25, 2015, 10:03 PM ISTAgartala: CPI-M General Secretary PrakashKarat today said the people of the country are facing a“rightist onslaught” from the NDA government and RSS who aregoing ahead “with an agenda of forming a Hindu state.”“On one hand
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Top 20 interesting facts about Union Budget
Feb 27, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the NDA government's full-year Budget 2015-16, which everyone, including investors and industries, expect to kick in the investment cycle in the country. During a meeting at the
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What is Union Budget and why it is important
Feb 27, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union budget is a comprehensive statement of the government's finances including spending, revenues, deficit or surplus, and debt, for the fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31.The budget is the
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Budget 2015: FM may announce important policy plans to combat blackmoney
Feb 25, 2015, 04:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to announce policy initiatives on some of the key recommendations made by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to combat the menace of illicit funds,
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Less than 100 trains likely to get green signal in Rail Budget
Feb 22, 2015, 09:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: With Railways reeling under a financial crunch, the number of new trains to be announced in the Rail Budget is unlikely to be more than 100, much less than what is the normal
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Government braces up for tough Budget session, 44 items on agenda
Feb 22, 2015, 09:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government is bracing up for Budget session beginning on Monday where it will face a tough challenge to get bills replacing six ordinances passed. The government's agenda includes 44 items of financial,
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Modi govt. retracts from its pre-poll promise: 50% hike in MSP not possible
India | Feb 21, 2015, 10:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Going back on its pre poll promise of hiking the minimum support price (MSP), the Narendra Modi government on Friday told court that it would not be possible to increase the MSP on
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Kalyani Group, Rafael form JV to make missile technology, defence systems
Feb 19, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's desire to boost domestic defense manufacturing got a fillip today with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announcing that it will make arms in India with Kalyani Group.Last year
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Rail Budget 2015: No possibility of reduction in train fares, says Manoj Sinha
Feb 19, 2015, 02:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of presentation of the Railway Budget in Parliament next week, government today ruled out the possibility of reducing train fares, saying they were "already low"."It (fare reduction) will not be done. Fares
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Modi govt may approach Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for help on fresh bills
National | Feb 19, 2015, 10:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: In an unexpected turn of events, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is considering to approach Congress president Sonia Gandhi to help move fresh bills in the Upper House of the parliament in order
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NDA government is working against toiling masses, says CPI(M)
National | Feb 15, 2015, 08:09 AM ISTHaryana: CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat today attacked the NDA government for "amending" Land Acquisition Act and hiking FDI in insurance sector through ordinance route, alleging that it was pro-corporate and anti-people.The CPI(M) appealed to