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Modi revamps cabinet, expands council of ministers with 25 new faces
07 Jul 2021
Twelve ministers, including Dr Harshvardhan, Sadananda Gowda, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Prakash Javadekar, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul Supriyo, Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao, Rattan Lal Kataria, Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Debasree Chaudhuri tendered their resignation ahead of the revamp
Justice N V Ramana appointed Chief Justice of India
07 Apr 2021
A first-generation lawyer, having agricultural background, Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana has specialised in Constitutional, Civil, Labour, Service and Election matters and has also practised before inter-state river tribunals
India’s GDP swings back with a 0.4% growth in Q3 FY21
03 Mar 2021
Revised estimates for the major subsidies (especially food subsidies) have more than doubled from Rs2,27,000 crore in BE 2020-21 to Rs5.95,0000 crore, as per Budget 2021-22
Budget extends `Ease of Doing Business’ to NRIs
08 Feb 2021
President calls for unity to defeat divisive forces
05 Feb 2021
The benefits of farm sector reforms have already reached more than 100 million small farmers, the President said, adding that the three new laws have not taken away the rights and facilities already available under the system
Sitaraman to present a paperless Union Budget 2021-22
27 Jan 2021
While the current situation does not leave much room for giveaways and nothing much can be expected by way of tax concessions, the budget is expected to help create an ecosystem needed for investments, including incubators, accelerators, and co-working spaces to encourage more innovative start-ups
Roshni Scam list made public sheds more light on Gupkar Alliance
25 Nov 2020
Referred to as the 'biggest' scam in Jammu and Kashmir, the scheme was initiated by the Farooq Abdullah government, allegedly meant to bring about a demographic change in the Jammu region
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