Government
Modi enthusiast Arvind Panagariya likely to head NITI Ayog
02 Jan 2015
NITI Ayog vice chairman, like the Planning Commission deputy chairman, will effectively hold charge with cabinet rank while the prime minister will head the panel
2014 leaves India’s grand old Congress deep in doldrums
31 Dec 2014
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress of Bengal, the Nitish Kumar-led Bharatiya Janata Dal of Bihar and the Uttar Pradesh-based Samajwadi Party are cobbling up a new front as the Congress loses face
Activists slam `DMRC-focused’ ordinance on land acquisition
30 Dec 2014
The move shows “the anti-democratic and authoritarian streak of the NDA government,” the NAPM said and questioned the urgency behind the NDA government taking the ordinance route
Cabinet clears ordinance to make land acquisition easier
29 Dec 2014
The amendments aim at excluding five categories of projects, including defence, national security, rural infrastructure and low-cost housing, exempt from strict regulations prescribed in the Act
PM starts consultations on Smart City initiative
29 Dec 2014
President signs insurance, coal mine ordinances
26 Dec 2014
While the ordinances will address the immediate issues related to foreign equity flows into insurance business and supply of coal to core sector enterprises, respectively, these have to be passed by the two Houses of Parliament to become law
‘Citizens first’, says PM unveiling grandiose e-governance plans
26 Dec 2014
Commissioning the expansion of railway diesel locomotive works in Varanasi, he allayed fears of privatisation of the Railways and said the first charge on the government’s resources would be that of the people
Bharat Ratna for Atal Behari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malaviya
24 Dec 2014
Vajpayee will be the seventh prime minister to receive the award, while Pandit Malviya will be the 12th person to be honoured posthumously
Time right for RBI to ease rates: Arvind Subramanian
24 Dec 2014
While a GDP growth rate of 5.5 per cent combined with “other measures” will help end the current fiscal deficit, Subramanian said, a rate cut was needed to achieve the potential 7-8 per cent economic growth in the next few years
Modi fails to sway J&K verdict; BJP set to form govt in Jharkhand
23 Dec 2014
J&K voted for a hung assembly with PDP emerging the largest party with 28 seats and the BJP gaining 25 seats in the 87-member House
GST will benefit both consumers and states from Day 1: Arun Jaitley
22 Dec 2014
As the volume of trade expands and growth momentum picks up, every state will benefit with the rise in their revenue collections, he said
J&K yet too far for Modi; Jharkhand may favour BJP: exit polls
20 Dec 2014
The PDP is projected to get the highest number of 36-41 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, followed by the BJP, which is predicted to win 16-22 seats, followed by the NC with 9-13 seats and the Congress reduced to 9-13 seats
Diplomat Devyani Khobragade stripped of duties after TV interview
20 Dec 2014
The external affairs ministry stripped her of her latest duties as director in the ‘partnership development’ division for giving an unauthorised interview to a TV channel
GST bill introduced in RS; Jaitley vows passage next year
19 Dec 2014
Jaitley said states’ interests are more than adequately protected in the bill and that they would be compensated for loss on account of CST, adding that the first installment would be made before 31 March next year
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