Home » Modi government

You Searched For "Modi government"

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) was launched on August 28, 2014. (Photo: PTI)

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs 1 lakh crore

Over 50 per cent of the Jan Dhan account holders are women.

10 July 2019 12:52 PM IST

Dozens of civilians have been killed or injured in security forces actions against civilian protesters near encounter sites in the past also, augmenting anger in the local population and leading to widespread protests and strikes in the Kashmir Valley.

UN Kashmir report motivated

To not do so will be to renege on a government's compact with the people to safeguard their security.

10 July 2019 2:22 AM IST

The survey will contain several chapters on macro economy as well as different industry sectors along with future outlook. (Photo: ANI)

'Our team has put in a lot of effort,' says CEA Subramanian on...

The Economic Survey projecting the state of economy and outlining the challenges will be tabled in Parliament later on...

4 July 2019 11:10 AM IST

Urging the people to ensure that the BJP wins more than 23 out of 42 seats in the state, Amit Shah said it would ensure that the syndicate raj ends within 90 days in Bengal. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

In Valley, Shah sticks to the beaten path

The home minister's trip gave no signs that this might happen anytime soon.

1 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

A recent report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has noted that the gross revenue of telecom services providers fell 8.1 per cent while the licence fee collected by the government dropped by 16 per cent year-on-year in the quarter ended December 31, 2017.

Govt seeks clarity from Trai over platform services

NaMo TV was a channel which is dedicated to live telecast of political rallies and speeches of Prime Minister Narendra...

31 Aug 2019 6:49 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Foolish politics around J&K

The Pakistani authorities appear to have used stories published in the foreign press and Mr Gandhi's observations to...

30 Aug 2019 12:03 AM IST

A street in Srinagar wears a deserted look with stones strewn across the road after protests against revocation of Article 370. Central Kashmir DIG Police V.K. Birdi said only minor incidents of violence had occurred in Srinagar on Monday. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

J&K: Why no endgame appears to be in sight

The euphoria in the rest of India about the government's decisions on J&K also seems to be petering out in the face of...

29 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

PM Modi with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of G7 summit in France. (Photo: ANI)

Preventing visit by Oppn deepens doubts on J&K

It remains to be seen if the international community sees this as a sustainable proposition. If not, pressure is likely...

27 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: File)

Signs of pragmatism in steps to boost economy

The Modi government's eagerness to increase tax collections could have made sense if the economy was doing well.

26 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Children walk past concertina wire during restrictions following the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

After Art 370 scrapping, the Shimla pact is virtually 'dead'

They are an integral part of the decision taken in 2014 to bar all talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute.

26 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley speaks during a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Shah, others rush to AIIMS as Jaitley's condition becomes critical...

The President visited the hospital around noon, while Shah and Adityanath visited AIIMS around 11.15 pm.

17 Aug 2019 7:49 AM IST

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank

Lukewarm response to National Education Policy

The letter of the Union HRD minister was accompanied with a printed copy of the Draft National Education Policy 2019 to...

13 Aug 2019 6:17 AM IST