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Govt to promulgate ordinance on land acquisition for a third time
30 May 2015
The government has referred the amended land acquisition bill to a 30-member joint panel, consisting of 20 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members
GDP growth has not picked up as expected, says Arvind Subramanian
27 May 2015
Apart from extensive structural reforms and a visible reduction in corruption, the NDA government's chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian is not happy with the economy's performance
AAP govt shuffles bureaucracy, seeks powers to impeach L-G Najeeb Jung
26 May 2015
The AAP government today cleared a resolution seeking powers to impeach the Lieutenant-Governor
Centre orders probe into alleged misappropriation of Rs900-cr funds in Arunachal Pradesh
26 May 2015
Economy, governance back on track, claims Modi
26 May 2015
The government has put a derailed economy back on track and pulled a nation out of despair to trust and hope in just one year of operation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today
Jaitley promises simplified I-T return form
16 May 2015
Jayalalithaa acquitted; set to return as CM
11 May 2015
The Karnataka HC judgement overturning the special court verdict that disqualified her from contesting elections for 10 years — four years in jail and six years thereafter — will alter the political course in Tamil Nadu
Parliament approves Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Bill
07 May 2015
The bill proposes swapping of select territories in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya with Bangladesh on a reciprocal basis and would not involve the movement of people
Rajya Sabha passes historic bill on land-swap with Bangladesh
06 May 2015
Moving the bill for passage, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj clarified that the exchange of certain enclaves will not necessitate movement of population
Lok Sabha approves GST bill
06 May 2015
The bill will now go to the Rajya Sabha, and then will have to gain acceptance by more than a half of the 29 states, before the President can sign it into law
Modi-Jaitley-Shah regime annoying party, allies: Arun Shourie
02 May 2015
Arun Shourie, disinvestment minister and later communications minister in Atal Behari Vajpyee's government has delivered a scathing critique of the Modi government's performance so far
GST bill faces uncertain future in Lok Sabha
25 Apr 2015
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