Nda Government
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No change in nuclear liability law: MEA
India | Feb 09, 2015, 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NDA government, in a statement on Sunday, has made it clear that it will not amend India's liability law. It also mentioned that recently an understanding has been reached with the United States
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1195 Indians hold accounts worth over Rs 25k crore: Report
India | Feb 09, 2015, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: An Indian Express report on Monday said that “the number of Indians holding accounts in Swiss bank is actually double than what has been obtained by the Indian government”.According to the list of
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Know about NDA government's new GDP formula
Feb 03, 2015, 08:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: The new methodology to calculate the gross domestic product (GDP) will indeed boost India's economy in current fiscal.The Narendra Modi government's last week decision to change the base year, from 2004-05 to 2011-12,
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Govt initiates inquiry into transfer of 123 properties to Delhi Wakf Board by UPA
India | Feb 02, 2015, 08:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: The transfer of 123 prime properties to Delhi Wakf Board by the erstwhile UPA government in national capital has come under the scanner.The NDA govt has now initiated an inquiry to find out
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Master communicator at work: Tharoor says of Modi
National | Feb 01, 2015, 05:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who only recently earned the party's wrath for praising Narendra Modi, says in the Prime Minister “we are all seeing a master communicator at work” but hit out at
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Centre to set up SIT to probe 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases closed by police: Reports
India | Feb 01, 2015, 11:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: The NDA government is likely to accept the Justice (Retd.) GP Mathur panel recommendation to constitute SIT to re-investigate those cases relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots which were closed by the police and
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Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is 'violative of Constitution': Mani Shakar Aiyar
National | Jan 28, 2015, 06:19 AM ISTMayiladuthurai: Former Panchayati Raj Minister and Congress MP Mani Shakar Aiyar attacked NDA government's MPs village adoption programme, saying it was highly "discriminate" and "violative" of the Constitution's spirit."This highly discriminate programme would at the
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Govt launches consultations for drafting of new education policy
National | Jan 27, 2015, 10:54 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Tuesday launched the exhaustive exercise for holding consultations aimed at the drafting of a new national education policy and invited suggestions and discussions towards that end.The launch was announced in
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Modi govt "cementing" India as "subordinate" ally of US: CPI-M
National | Jan 27, 2015, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: US President Barack Obama's India visit will be followed up by “greater neo-liberal reforms” in the country, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today said as he accused the NDA government of cementing India's position
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Manohar Parrikar keeps mum after controversial 'deep assets' remark
National | Jan 24, 2015, 04:02 PM ISTPanaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today refused to comment over Congress' demand to tender a public apology over his statements on some former Prime Ministers compromising country's "deep assets".Parrikar, who was in Panaji to accompany
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EPF: Centre mulls reducing employee contribution to 10 % from existing 12 %
Jan 22, 2015, 02:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central government is considering reducing provident fund (PF) contribution to 10 per cent from existing 12 per cent of basic wages.It is also likely that the government would waive-off mandatory PF contributions
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Budget session of Parliament from February 23
Jan 21, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament, in which government seeks to convert six recent ordinances into legislations, is set to commence from February 23 and will conclude on May 8 with a month-long recess.The
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Government plans survey to know how people spend 24 hours
National | Jan 21, 2015, 09:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Unlike the quantitative measurement system of goods and services produced through GDP (Gross Domestic Product), government of India is soon to come out with a unique survey to measure qualitative development of its
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Budget Session of Parliament likely from February 23
National | Jan 21, 2015, 08:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament is expected to commence from February 23, sources said. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the General Budget on February 27.This will also be the first full Budget
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Jaitley hints at special steps to boost public spending
Jan 19, 2015, 04:50 PM ISTChennai: With one-and-a-half months left for the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government will take "special steps" to boost public spending on infrastructure and initiate measures to rationalise subsidies."Even with the
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Budget 2015: Centre may deregulate urea
Jan 19, 2015, 11:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: After petrol and diesel, the NDA-government is contemplating to deregulate urea. The proposed deregulation plan may be announced in the coming Union Budget for 2015-16.The government is reportedly working on a three-year plan
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Venkaiah Naidu hits out at Censor Board members for attacking NDA govt
National | Jan 18, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTChennai: In a sharp attack on Censor Board members who quit the film certification body alleging government interference, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today if there was something wrong, they should blame themselves as they were
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Govt plans to appoint 6-7 Governors in coming weeks: Rajnath Singh
National | Jan 18, 2015, 08:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government is planning to appoint new Governors in at least six states in the next 15-20 days, with Bihar, Punjab and Assam likely among these."We are planning to appoint 6-7 new Governors
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Arun Jaitley against high income tax rate to raise revenues
Jan 18, 2015, 07:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the NDA government is not in favour of high taxation, instead it would want to leave more money in the hands of consumers
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Media censorship is impossible, says Jaitley
Jan 15, 2015, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Censorship of information in the present age is “an impossibility”, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said today but observed that aberrations like ‘paid news' are likely to creep in when news organisations