Modi government to undertake infra projects worth Rs 1.16 trillion in Karnataka: Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI:The Narendra Modi government (Centre) will undertake infrastructure projects worth Rs 1.16 lakh crore in Karnataka in the coming years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. The Road Transport and Highways Minister was addressing a virtual event after laying foundation stone and inaugurating projects worth Rs 11,000 crore in Karnataka. The 33 projects […]
‘Negotiations haven’t worked till now’: Supreme Court proposes panel of farmers, government
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and others on a batch of petitions seeking removal of farmers camping at several roads near Delhi borders in protest against the three new agriculture laws. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian also […]
Modi government releases Rs 42,000 crore to states to meet GST compensation shortfall
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre) has so far borrowed Rs 42,000 crore since October and released the funds to states to meet GST compensation shortfall, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. The Ministry of Finance has released the 7th weekly instalment of Rs.6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall. […]
Ready for talks with government, but will first discuss repealing farm laws: Farmer leaders
NEW DELHI: Sticking to their demands, farmer leaders Saturday said they are ready to hold talks with the government, but will first discuss repealing the three new farm laws, and announced further intensification of their ongoing protest against the legislations. Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, farmer leader Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu said that […]
Farmers’ protests: Unions reject Modi government offer to set up committee; talks remain inconclusive
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution The meeting remained inconclusive and the […]
Modi government should tell farmers MSPs, procurement won’t be affected: Nitish Kumar
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the Narnedra Modi government (Centre) should allay fears among the protesting farmers that the new agriculture laws were aimed at doing away with the system of minimum support price or that they will adversely affect the procurement of produce. Kumar, whose JD(U) is a constituent of […]
Modi government drunk on power, not listening to crores of farmers: Congress
NEW DELHI: Even as a stalemate between protesting farmers and the Narendra Modi government (Centre) on their protest venue in Delhi continued, the opposition Congress on Sunday attacked the government for “being drunk on power and not listening to the voice of farmers”. “The government is drunk on power… Union Agriculture Minister and Home Minister […]
Farmers reject Modi government’s offer to shift to Burari, says its conditional
NEW DELHI: The farmers on Sunday rejected the proposal by the Narendra Modi government’s to shift all agitation to Delhi’s Burari ground and lift the blockade at the borders. The farmers said the offer of talks is conditional and they will not move to the Burari. The farmers had been instructed to stay put wherever […]
Modi government to Supreme Court: Rs 5,270 crore credited in interest waiver plan under moratorium
NEW DELHI: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that Rs 5270 crore has been credited to 13.12 crore accounts in the interest waiver plan so far. The Narendra Modi government (Centre) has subsidized compound interest for a 6-month moratorium for all loans up to Rs 2 crore. Mehta submitted before a […]
Modi government to invite Air India bids based on enterprise value
NEW DELHI: In an aggressive push to off-load its stake in the national carrier, the Narendra Modi government (Centre) has decided to invite bids for Air India based on the company’s enterprise value. Notably, the change in criteria will allow for the bidding to take place on the current value of the assets and other […]
Modi government to seek Parliament’s nod for additional Rs 37,000 crore infrastructure push
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre) will seek the Parliament’s approval for additional spending of Rs 37,000 crore on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary demands for grant. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier in the month announced that Centre’s capital expenditure budget for current fiscal has been increased by an additional […]
Andhra Pradesh urges Modi government to expedite Bhogapuram airport’s construction
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has urged the Centre to expedite the construction of the Bhogapuram airport near Visakhapatnam. Reddy is currently on a visit to New Delhi and met with Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to hold discussions about the airport. Reddy said he discussed the operational changes […]
Common man’s Diwali in government’s hands:Supreme Court on loan moratorium
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Narendra Modi government (Centre) that the common man’s Diwali is in the government’s hands, as it sought implementation of the decision to waive interest-on-interest for loans up to Rs 2 crore for eight categories. The top court gave time till November 2 to the Centre to […]
Modi government buys 32.12 lakh tonne kharif paddy at MSP in last 14 days
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government said that about 32.12 lakh tonne of kharif paddy worth Rs 6,065.09 crore has been purchased at the minimum support price (MSP) from 2.83 lakh farmers in the last 14 days. Paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana began from September 26 due to early arrival of the crop, while in […]
Modi government rejects raw jute import plea by mills
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government ( Centre) has turned down mills’ plea to import raw jute from Bangaldesh, contending that there is enough stock for the next few months. Mill owners are witnessing extremely high demand for jute bags this year, owing to large orders from Food Corporation of India and the West Bengal […]
Modi government appoints Dinesh Kumar Khara as SBI chairman
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday appointed SBI’s senior-most Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Khara as the chairman of the the country’s largest lender. He replaces Rajnish Kumar, who completed his three-year term on Tuesday. The central government appoints Dinesh Kumar Khara as chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) for a period of […]