Tag: Modi government
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Clashes with CM worry MEA brass
Sections of the ministry of external affairs are worried about the foreign office’s recent clashes with Mamata Banerjee. They are worried on two counts. She might even be the next prime minister, if the political chatter around the 2019 elections is to be taken into account. It’s worrisome if someone so powerful is on the …
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September 19, 2018 -
Why solar energy use has declined in India
Since its introduction in 2008, the use of solar energy in India has increased gradually. This new source of energy promised to provide electricity without degrading the environment or depleting natural resources. Despite the rapid economic growth in the country, the majority of India’s population remains extremely poor. About 75 million of the world’s 300 …
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September 12, 2018 -
Rally set benchmark in worker-peasant unity: CPI-M
The CPI-M mouthpiece People’s Democracy, in an editorial, said the rally was also a “concrete manifestation of the worker-peasant alliance” that is beginning to take shape.
September 7, 2018 -
Rafale deal country’s biggest scam, says Sanjay Singh
Congress member of Parliament Sanjay Singh from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday accused the Modi government of involvement in Rafale deal, the biggest scam of the country, post-independence. Addressing media persons in Shimla, Singh alleged that the Rafale deal was the biggest scam of over Rs 50,000 crore. It was not only big in size but …
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August 29, 2018 -
In first speech, DMK president Stalin targets Modi government
In his first speech as president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), MK Stalin called on his supporters to oust the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre.
August 28, 2018 -
The politics of humanitarian aid
Is New Delhi’s decision to reject all foreign financial assistance to deal with Kerala’s unprecedented flood havoc the right decision? A controversy is raging in the midst of the worst-ever natural calamity in Kerala. Even some former Foreign Secretaries like Lalit Mansingh, Shiv Shankar Menon and Nirupama Rao (the last two hail from Kerala) have …
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August 26, 2018 -
Congress questions Modi govt’s silence over pro-Khalistan rally in London
Describing the pro-Khalistan rally in London by the Sikhs as a conspiracy to divide the country, the Congress on Monday questioned the Narendra Modi-led government's silence on it.
August 13, 2018 -
No homework done
Two old former BJP politicians have come to the rescue of the Congress president and made a ferocious attack against the Modi government for the Rafale deal. They have alleged that the manner in which the order for the Rafale fighter was suddenly changed was a gross violation of mandatory procedures. The dropping of the …
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August 12, 2018 -
Sonia leads Congress protests against Rafale deal
Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Ambika Soni and senior party lawmakers participated in the protest.
August 10, 2018 -
BJD lashes out at Centre’s LPG scheme
The much-touted Ujjwala Yojana scheme of the Modi government is not as big as the hoardings put up at every fuel station across the state as lakhs of beneficiaries are not using LPG after the first cylinder is exhausted, charged the ruling BJD here on Saturday. Year on year the number of beneficiaries availing a …
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August 5, 2018 -
Congress to target Modi govt on corruption, unemployment
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Saturday to discuss political situation in the country and decided to target the Narendra Modi government on the issues of corruption and its "failure" to provide jobs to the youth.
August 4, 2018 -
AIADMK’s surprising flip-flop in House
The Modi government has developed an unexpected AIADMK headache. After supporting the government during the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha and helping it win with handsome numbers, the Tamil party has flipped to the other side in the Rajya Sabha. Just as the government hoped for smooth sailing in the Upper House for vital …
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August 1, 2018 -
Ugly trade-off
To say that the Indian political leadership was kicking the Women’s Reservation Bill around like a football would be to denigrate the beautiful game that recently sent the sporting world into rapture. Maybe umbrage would also be taken by the commercial community if the term trade-off was used to describe the BJP-Congress sparring over revival …
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July 25, 2018 -
Congress accuses Modi government of misleading nation on Rafale deal
The Congress on Monday renewed its salvos on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Dassault Rafale deal with France stating that there was no clause in the 2008 agreement which prevents India from divulging details of the price of the deal.
July 23, 2018 -
CWC: Rahul accuses BJP of ignoring poor, Sonia says govt’s end has begun
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh criticised the culture of constant self-praise and PM’s jumlas.
July 22, 2018 -
Amid Centre’s tall claims, power crisis continues in J-K
Though the Modi government says that all villages in the country have been electrified, the number of unelectrified households in Jammu and Kashmir has increased by more than 32,000 during the past two years. The number of un-electrified households in the state that was 3.56 lakh in 2016, has increased to 3.88 lakh this year, …
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July 22, 2018 -
The points made in Parliament
No one had any doubt that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would prove his majority in the no-trust motion brought by the opposition on Friday, as numbers were stacked in his party’s favour. As expected, it was never a nail-biting exercise as had been the case with some of his predecessors. But it was the first …
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July 22, 2018