PM Modi should work like CM Modi to revive economy’s growth: L&T’s A M Naik
NEW DELHI: Industry doyen AM Naik went public with concerns over the economy, saying we should feel “lucky” even if GDP clips at 6.5 per cent, and recommended faster project clearances like the one in Gujarat when prime minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister, as a solution. The Padma Vibhushan awardee also said the […]
Narendra Modi government will take necessary steps for benefit of Jammu and Kashmir: Ram Madhav on Article 35A
NEW DELHI: Evading direct response to a question on whether the government of India had any plans to revoke the constitutional provisions giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Wednesday the Narendra Modi government would take necessary steps for the benefit of the state at an appropriate time. […]
Yediyurappa sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister
BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP president B S Yediyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time on Friday. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 76-year old Yediyurappa at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Yediyurappa alone was sworn-in. Yediyurappa-led BJP ministry is assuming office three […]
Karnataka Assembly Speaker disqualifies three rebel MLAs
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on July 25 disqualified Congress rebels Ramesh Jarakiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli and independent legislator R. Shankar till the end of the term of current House in 2023. Giving his ruling, the Speaker said he would take a decision on the remaining 14 cases in a “couple of […]
Karnataka Chief Minister submits resignation to Governor
BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala shortly after losing the confidence motion in the Assembly. Soon after the outcome, Kumaraswamy drove to the Raj Bhavan along with deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara and other senior colleagues and handed over the resignation, officials said. “I hereby […]
Imran Khan welcomes Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, says it won’t be resolved bilaterally
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: Buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. Khan’s statement came hours after Trump offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on […]
Make source of funds received during elections ‘public’: Mayawati to BJP
NEW DELHI: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday attacked the BJP asking it to make public the source of funds received by it during elections and alleged that it cannot tolerate when people of deprived sections progress in business. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s remarks came a day after the Income Tax Department attached a […]
NDA’s flagship road schemes were my ideas: Yashwant Sinha
NEW DELHI: The NDA government’s flagship projects — National Highway Development Project (NHDP) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) — were my ideas, claims former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as he called out his then colleagues for “unfairly” misappropriating his ideas to themselves. The diplomat-turned-politician held the finance and external affairs portfolios in former […]
Delhi to give ownership rights to 7,200 families allotted land under 20-point programme
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has decided to grant ownership rights to around 7,200 families that got agricultural land in the mid-70s under a programme for landless people. Under the “20-point programme”, launched during former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure in 1975-76, around 12,500 landless families in Delhi got land for cultivation, […]
Farmer suicides spiked after UPA’s Rs 70,000 crore loan waiver: Parshottam Rupala
NEW DELHI: Suicides by farmers increased after a loan waiver of Rs 70,000 crore was announced by the previous UPA government in 2008, Union minister Parshottam Rupala said on Tuesday. Rupala, union minister of state for agriculture, also said an audit conducted after the announcement of the mega loan waiver scheme had found that people […]
Narendra Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers
NEW DELHI: The President of India Ram Nath Kovind , as advised by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:- Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy;Department of Space; andAll important policy […]
Narendra Modi to take oath with new ministers on May 30
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be administered oath of office for his second term along with his new council of ministers on May 30, the President’s Office said on Sunday. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the prime minister and other members of the Union Council […]
Mandate for creating new India’s new Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath
By Subhashis Mittra LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says the massive mandate in the Lok Sabha polls was a mandate for creating “new India’s new Uttar Pradesh” and gave a befitting reply to those parties which cheated the poor in the name of social welfare and relied on caste politics. Adityanath says his […]
BJP crosses 300 mark, Congress bags 52 as counting nears end
NEW DELHI: Sealing its phenomenal electoral victory, the Narendra Modi-led BJP crossed the 300 mark and was leading in one seat as counting for votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end on Friday. The massive exercise began Thursday morning with early trends establishing the BJP’s conclusive lead, making it evident that Modi’s message, […]
After Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Narendra Modi is only PM to retain power with full majority
NEW DELHI: After Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Narendra Modi is the third prime minister of the country who has been able to retain power for a second term with full majority in Lok Sabha. As counting goes on across the country on Thursday, trends show the Modi-led BJP would be easily able to cross […]
BJP slams opposition for questioning credibility of EVMs, asks it to accept defeat with grace
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday condemned opposition parties for questioning the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and asked them to accept their defeat with grace if the people vote Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power again. Party leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took a swipe at the opposition, saying EVMs were fine […]