Tag: Government
It Could Be A Please-all Budget On Friday
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present the Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday that could virtually be a full-fledged budget of the Modi government ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in which tax sops for the middle class and the corporates could be expected along with a relief package to address agrarian distress and the stressed small scale industry sector.....
Karnataka Government 'anti-farmer', Didn't Waive Farm Loans: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed Karnataka's coalition government as "anti-farmer" and said the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) made "false" promises of farm loan waiver to seek votes in the Assembly election.....
We Hit Terrorists In Their Backyard After Pulwama: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India hit terrorists in their backyard after the Pulwama terror attack and accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of lacking courage to take action against Pakistan-based terror groups after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack in 2008.....
SC Reserves Order On Government Plea On Rafale Documents
The Supreme Court on Thursday received its order on the government's plea claiming privilege over the documents filed by petitioners - former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, journalist-turned politician Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan - in connection with the Rafale case.....
Why TikTok Ban May Not Have The Desired Results
With crores of people in India already using TikTok and all of them having the option to share the app with others, blocking its access on Google Play Store and Apple App Store may not have the desired results, say experts.....
Government Fooling People On GDP Data: Chidambaram
Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led government had tried to fool people that the GDP growth is much higher than that of UPA and it was a scam.....
Lavasa Letter: Chief Election Commissione Denies Rifts Over MCC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Saturday denied any controversy in the internal functioning of the Election Commission over the handling of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) saying that "the three members of the Commission are not expected to be templates or clones of each other".....
Mamata Banerjee Turns Down Modi's Swearing-in Invite
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that she will not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in on Thursday, alleging the BJP was using the ceremony "to score political points".....
ED Summons Praful Patel In Air India Seat-sharing Case
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel in a case of irregular seat-sharing on Air India's profitable routes, allegedly involving corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, ED officials said here on Saturday. ....
Ajit Doval To Stay NSA, Gets Cabinet Rank
Ajit Doval has been given extension as National Security Advisor (NSA) for five more years in recognition of his contribution in the security domain and he has also got the rank of Cabinet Minister in the new Modi government.....
