Narendra Modi Government

"Set Politics Aside, Help PMC Bank Depositors": Supriya Sule To Centre

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday October 10, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule today urged the Narendra Modi government to set its "political agenda" aside and step in to help depositors of the Punjab Maharashtra Cooperative Bank, which is being investigated in connection with a Rs 4,355-crore fraud case.

Article 370 A Mistake, Pak Reaction Sign Of "Bankruptcy": Harish Salve

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Senior Indian lawyer Harish Salve on Wednesday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's decision to revoke the special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 as a means of correcting a "mistake".

Indian Markets To Become "Much More Exciting" After Tax Cut: Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Narendra Modi government was committed in making India a big manufacturing hub and the slashing of corporate tax rates would make the country's markets "much more exciting" for potential investors.

Madhya Pradesh Congress Minister Praises Narendra Modi Government

India News | ANI | Sunday September 8, 2019

Madhya Pradesh Minister Sajjan Singh Verma praised the Narendra Modi government and conveyed best wishes to it on its completion of 100 days in office during its second stint on Sunday.

"Shameless Witch-Hunt": Congress Attacks Centre Over P Chidambaram Arrest

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram's arrest is a "shameless witch-hunt" and an "abuse" of investigation agencies by the Narendra Modi government, the Congress said on Wednesday.

Will Tackle Pakistan Wherever It Wants: Top Diplomat On World Court Challenge

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Hours after Pakistan announced its decision to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the Narendra Modi government's decision to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir, top diplomat Syed Akbaruddin on Tuesday said that India was ready to fight its regional rival in any arena of its choice.

Emergency Was Also Constitutional But Was It Right? Sugata Bose On Article 370

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Professor Sugata Bose, historian and former Trinamool MP, has criticised the Narendra Modi government for removing the special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, calling it a reckless assault on federalism and democracy.

Economy Has Come To A Halt Under Narendra Modi Government: CPM

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday attacked the BJP-led government at the Centre, saying indicators show that the economy has "ground to a halt".

"Centre Will Take Steps For Benefit Of J&K": Ram Madhav On Article 35A

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

Evading a direct response to a question on whether the Centre had any plans to revoke the constitutional provisions giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Wednesday the Narendra Modi government would take necessary steps for the benefit of the state at an appropriate time.

21 Opposition Lawmakers Were Absent During Voting On 'Triple Talaq' Bill

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The bill to ban Triple Talaq, opposed bitterly since the idea was floated in the first term of the Narendra Modi government, unexpectedly passed the Rajya Sabha test today. Despite the shortage of numbers in the NDA, the opposition crumbled. While the stand of the non-aligned parties helped the bill, what further aided it was a huge hole in the opp...

On 'Triple Talaq' Bill, A Surprise Move From Mehbooba Mufti's Lawmakers

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The Narendra Modi government's flagship bill to ban instant Triple Talaq passed smoothly through the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, aided by a long list of absentees, abstentions and walkouts. Prominent among them was Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party, whose two lawmakers abstained despite their party leader's repeated assura...

"Award Wapsi Gang Active Again": Giriraj Singh On Citizens' Letter To PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said ''award wapsi'' gang has become active again to destabilise the Narendra Modi government after 49 eminent citizens wrote to the prime minister on lynchings and said that ''Jai Shri Ram'' has become a provocative war cry.

"BJP's Cattle Auction": Shashi Tharoor Slams Rebels After Karnataka Blow

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Shortly after the HD Kumaraswamy government lost the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor compared the developments that led to the ruling coalition's downfall to a past decision by the Narendra Modi government to curb the sale of cattle.

Government Empowering Minorities Without Appeasement: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

"Empowerment without appeasement and development with dignity" is the new mantra of the Narendra Modi government to carry out welfare programmes for the minorities, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Lok Sabha.

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman Meets President Kovind Ahead Of Budget Speech

India News | ANI | Friday July 5, 2019

Budget 2019 India: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called on President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting her first Union Budget.