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Committed to transparent and accountable governance, Modi tells CEOs
25 Sep 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a meeting of American business leaders in New York that predictable, transparent and accountable governance is his number one priority
Governor rejects Sanjay Dutt’s mercy plea
24 Sep 2015
PM Modi leaves for Ireland, US
23 Sep 2015
Apart from visiting Google and Facebook headquarters, he will also meet Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Tax issues being ‘put to sleep’, reforms in offing: Jaitley
19 Sep 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday efforts are being made to "put to sleep" pending taxation issues to attract investments and make the fundamentals of the economy sound so that it can withstand the global turmoil
An arsenal of political allegations
15 Sep 2015
Retired IAS officer Vivek K. Agnihotri, a former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, mulls over aspects of governance just after the Emergency and today
Boost for India’s UN ambition as Assembly accepts key text
15 Sep 2015
Strengthening India's efforts for a permanent Security Council seat, the UN General Assembly on Monday endorsed a document that will be the basis for negotiations on reforming the long-stalled process of reforming the council
HC stays Mumbai meat sale ban
15 Sep 2015
Bengal to declassify 64 Subhas Chandra Bose files
14 Sep 2015
Members of Bose’s family who have been demanding declassification of all files on Netaji have welcomed the move and are hoping the BJP-led NDA government will now release files it holds
Maids’ rape: Saudi Arabia refuses to cooperate
12 Sep 2015
Bihar paradox: polls divided, but Nitish favourite for CM
11 Sep 2015
With the Bihar election dates announced, one opinion poll gives the BJP-led alliance a clear majority, while another says it will lag behind the JD (U)-led grand alliance. But incumbent Nitish Kumar seems to be the favourite for Chief Minister
Modi govt to announce 1-rank, 1-pay in 2-3 days: sources
04 Sep 2015
The new pension formula will kick in from July 2014 and use 2013 as the base year for calculations, but will stick to a five year reset clause for veterans and 10 years for civilians
Govt abandons land ordinance
31 Aug 2015
Faced with relentles opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the government has finally decided to give the controversial land ordinance a burial
CBI hooks Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, others in ambulance scam FIR
29 Aug 2015
An FIR registered at the request of the Rajasthan government, names Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Karthi Chidambaram and others in a fake ambulance trip scam
Law panel undecided on death penalty ban
29 Aug 2015
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