Tag: PM Narendra Modi

Invest in govt’s CPSE ETF II; targets to raise ‘7,500 cr from divestment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking to raise up to 7,500 crore rupees by selling stakes in 10 public sector companies as the government races against time to catch up with its own budgetary estimates on divestment.  The Finance Ministry has launched the second tranche of exchange traded funds that have Central Public Sector Companies …

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January 16, 2017

‘Gandhi will gradually be removed from currency notes’

Anil Vij, a minister from Haryana, on Saturday sparked a fresh controversy, saying Mahatma Gandhi will gradually be removed from currency notes and that Modi is a bigger brand name than Gandhi. "The day Gandhi came on the rupee, its devaluation started. Gradually, he will be removed from the notes also," Vij said. However, the …

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January 14, 2017

Modi used demonetisation to hide his failures, says Rahul Gandhi

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “breaking the spine” of the Indian economy, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the PM used demonetisation to hide his failures. “PM Modi has broken the spine of the Indian economy and demonetisation was his personal decision,” Rahul Gandhi said at the Jan Vedna convention of the …

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January 11, 2017

Modi used demonetisation to hide his failures, says Rahul Gandhi

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “breaking the spine” of the Indian economy, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the PM used demonetisation to hide his failures. “PM Modi has broken the spine of the Indian economy and demonetisation was his personal decision,” Rahul Gandhi said at the Jan Vedna convention of the …

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January 11, 2017

‘Demonetisation may temporarily slow down economy’

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said demonetisation will be beneficial in immobilizing black money but may also slow down the economy temporarily. “Demonetisation, while immobilising black money and fighting corruption, may lead to temporary slowdown of the economy,” Mukherjee, a renowned economist who was the Finance Minister in the previous UPA regime said. “We all …

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January 5, 2017

Cabinet approves MoU on agriculture with Kenya

The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved the signing of an MoU between India and Kenya on agriculture and associated areas, said an official release. "The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kenya …

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January 4, 2017

Assam holding talks with Centre on highway to Bhutan: Sonowal

The Assam government is in touch with the Centre to draw up a roadmap for the construction of an international highway connecting India with Bhutan through Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday. "The Assam government has already held two rounds of talks with the Union Ministry for Highways, Road …

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December 28, 2016

Assam holding talks with Centre on highway to Bhutan: Sonowal

The Assam government is in touch with the Centre to draw up a roadmap for the construction of an international highway connecting India with Bhutan through Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday. "The Assam government has already held two rounds of talks with the Union Ministry for Highways, Road …

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December 28, 2016

Assam holding talks with Centre on highway to Bhutan: Sonowal

The Assam government is in touch with the Centre to draw up a roadmap for the construction of an international highway connecting India with Bhutan through Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday. "The Assam government has already held two rounds of talks with the Union Ministry for Highways, Road …

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December 28, 2016

Lift all restrictions on money withdrawal: Rahul asks PM Modi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the government should reveal the names of those who deposited more than Rs.25 lakh in their accounts before Nov 8 and demanded that all restrictions on withdrawal of money should be lifted immediately. Addressing the media on the 132nd foundation day of the Congress party, Rahul …

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December 28, 2016

Opposition didn’t get time to prepare for demonetisation: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while hiting out at the criticism over demonetisation, said on Friday the opposition was charged up not because the government was not prepared for its implementation but because it did not get time to prepare itself. “A lot of people are criticising demonetisation in parliament. But most of the criticism is …

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November 25, 2016

Demonetisation has hit common man, will drag GDP by 2%: Manmohan Singh

Pointing out the extent of hardship which demonetisation has caused the common man and small businesses, and the likely hit of 2 per cent on GDP, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said this has been coupled with “monumental” mismanagement in implementation. “I want to ask the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) if he can …

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November 24, 2016

Govt willing to address grievances: PM on Kashmir

Govt ready to address ''grievances'': PM on Kashmir

August 12, 2016