Tag: Modi government
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Opposition hits Centre over reservation, asks where are jobs
Former Union Finance Minister Yahswant Sinha dubbed the move as jumla and questioned the government's intent, citing legal complexities and lack of time as the current session of Parliament is scheduled to end on Tuesday.
January 7, 2019 -
Modi government announces 10 percent reservation for economically backward upper castes
The existing 50 per cent reservation would be up to 60 per cent which is 10 per cent more than the cap placed by the Supreme Court.
January 7, 2019 -
Bengal’s farmer
Chief among the steps for Bengal is the government’s resolve to pay the entire premium (100 per cent) for crop insurance. This will entail a shift in the dynamics of the rural economy.
January 4, 2019 -
Pravin Togadia to launch political party, will contest all Lok Sabha seats
Says preparations for the launch have been done, will announce the name soon
January 3, 2019 -
BJP welcomes railway project between Jammu and LoC area of Poonch
This would boost the economy of the far-flung areas and connect all regions of Jammu province for inclusive growth and development.
December 24, 2018 -
Modi government betrayed farmers: Arvind Kejriwal
"If you can't worry for farmers, go and take votes from Ambanis and Adanis. Don't go to the farmers seeking their vote," he said.
November 30, 2018 -
Modi wants to destroy unauthorized colonies: Satyendar Jain
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday granted sanction to prosecute Jain for having assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
November 30, 2018 -
Modi government should pause, reflect on peace: Pakistani daily
According to Dawn, Sushma Swaraj's dismissal of bilateral dialogue "is a roundabout way of saying there will be no dialogue at all in any circumstances"
November 29, 2018 -
No dispute on what is to be built at Ayodhya, Centre should bring law for Ram temple: Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that there was no dispute as to what should be built at Ayodhya, reiterating his demand that the Centre enact a law for a Ram temple in the Uttar Pradesh town. “This is not a question to be asked as to what should be built …
November 24, 2018 -
2019 election not about replacing one government with another: Manish Tewari
The battle for 2019 is not about replacing one government with another, says former Minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government Manish Tewari in his new book, and asks whether it will herald the demise of national ethos and the rise of a different vision of India. The book, “Fables of Fractured Times”, a compendium …
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November 22, 2018 -
Corruption has peaked under PM Modi, says Manmohan Singh
Singh said farmers were in great pain all over India, including Madhya Pradesh, "which has a very high incidence of farmer suicides."
November 21, 2018 -
BJD dubs Modi government anti-SC/ST, stalls assembly
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment JC Gehlot objecting to changing the funding pattern of post-Matric scholarship for ST/SC students putting 80% of the burden on the state.
November 19, 2018 -
Modi government now looting farmers, says Rahul Gandhi
The Congress President has been attacking the Modi government over alleged corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal.
November 5, 2018 -
Chidambaram takes temples, statues jibe at Modi government
Former Union Minister P Chidambaram took a jibe at the Modi government on Monday in a tweet amid the rising chorus for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. Chidambaram, a former Finance and Home minister under the UPA I and II regimes, compared the Modi government’s 2014 pitch for development to “new promise” of “temples, statues …
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November 5, 2018 -
Holding CBI hostage disastrous for nation: Sharad Pawar
Terming the Central Bureau of Investigation as an independent body for carrying out impartial probes, Pawar said that shunting out its top officials at the dead of the night portends ill for the nation.
October 29, 2018 -
Mayawati expresses concern over developments in CBI
The government on Wednesday virtually sacked CBI Director Alok Verma, as the fight between him and the agency's number 2 officer Special Director Rakesh Asthana escalated.
October 24, 2018 -
CBI war clouds chief ’s choice
The war in the CBI is not just embarrassing for the Modi government, it has serious implications for the appointment of the next director of the premier investigative agency. Incumbent Alok Verma retires in January and in the normal course, his deputy Rakesh Asthana would have succeeded him. But the ugly battle between the two, …
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October 24, 2018