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What Industries Want From PM Modi Government's Budget: Key Facts

Business | Reuters | Monday February 1, 2021

Budget 2021: Corporates and industry lobby groups expect the government to announce greater spending on healthcare and infrastructure, as well as tax breaks for the automotive, manufacturing and tourism industries

PM Modi Government Brought Northeast Into Mainstream Of Development: JP Nadda

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

BJP president JP Nadda said on Wednesday that the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought Northeast India into the mainstream of "development, connectivity, education and tourism".

2020, A Year Of Reforms During The Unprecedented Coronavirus Crisis

Business | Written by Peter Noronha | Wednesday December 16, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government used the Covid-19 pandemic as an opportunity to drive wide-ranging reforms.

Opinion: The Centre Miscalculated Farmer Rage And Frustration

Opinion | K.C. Singh | Saturday November 28, 2020

Farmers' protests over the hurriedly passed Farm Bills in the Lok Sabha's monsoon session have been brewing since September. The union government made half-hearted attempts to engage their leaders, failing initially when farmers' representatives objected to being received by bureaucrats and not the concerned minister. The distrust level worsened af...

PM Modi Stresses Safety In Festival Season - Wear A Mask, Always

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 21, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said in the festival season, citizens must not forget that while the lockdown is over, the coronavirus is not. "This is not the time to be careless. This is not the time to think that corona is gone and the danger is over," he cautioned in an address to the nation ahead of a series of festivals over the next ...

Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar, 12 Others Sign New Self-Regulation Code

Akhil Arora | Monday September 7, 2020

Is streaming going to look more like TV in India? Fifteen online platforms — including the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar — have signed a new self-regulation code dubbed the “Universal Self-Regulation Code for OCCPs (Online Curated Content Providers)” that involves setting up a grievance redressal mechanism.

"Internal, External Security Priority For PM Modi Government": Nitin Gadkari

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 27, 2020

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said India's internal and external security is a priority for the BJP-led central government, asserting that the government has done in six years what the Congress could not do in 55 years of its rule.

"Self-Conceited": Opposition Reacts On 1st Anniversary Of PM's 2nd Term

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday May 30, 2020

As the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party celebrates the first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term, several opposition leaders have attacked the government amid coronavirus pandemic.

Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi Slam Government On Zoom Call. What They Said

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday April 25, 2020

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and former union minister P Chidambaram were among a group of Congress leaders who went on a zoom conference call to criticise the government's move to freeze the hike in Dearness Allowance for thousands of government employees amid the coronavirus crisis.

Expression Of Interest For Air India, BPCL Stake Sale Expected In January: Report

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 20, 2019

Based on current market prices, the sale of stakes in these three firms will fetch the PM Modi government about Rs 78,400 crore.

Rs 12.5 Lakh Crore of Investors' Wealth Gone In 100 Days Of Government

Business | Written by Abhishek Vasudev | Tuesday September 10, 2019

The Sensex has slumped 5.96 per cent or 2,357 points and the NSE Nifty 50 index has dropped 7.23 per cent or 858 points since May 30.

Budget 2019: Economic Survey To Chart Out Reform Road Map Of PM Modi Government

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 4, 2019

The survey prepared by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian is likely to flag headwinds that the economy might face in its pursuit to become the world's fifth largest economy.

PM Modi To Chair NITI Aayog Council Meet On Saturday, Drought On Agenda

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday June 13, 2019

Farm distress, drought and security concerns in Maoist-affected districts will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the fifth meeting of NITI Aayog's governing council at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

In PM Modi's New Government, 22 Ministers Face Criminal Cases: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

Of the 56 ministers who took oath on Thursday and are part of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, 51 are crorepatis and 22 have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Congress Slams PM Modi Government Over Issue Of Minimum Support Prices

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

The Congress has slammed the Narendra Modi-led government over the issue of minimum support prices (MSP), alleging that farmers are getting 20 per cent less than the MSP.