Moody’s upgrade: Jaitley vows to continue reforms
November 17, 2017 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday termed the upgrade of India’s credit rating by Moody’s after a gap of 13 years as a “belated recognition” of reforms in the last few years, and vowed to continue them while maintaining fiscal discipline. Commenting on Moody’s upgrading India to Baa2, from Baa3, he said it is […]
Gujarat polls: BJP releases 1st list of candidates, Rupani to contest from Rajkot West
November 17, 2017 The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday released its first list of candidates for the Gujarat elections, to be held in two phases on December 9 and 14. The list comprises 70 candidates for elections to the 182-member Gujarat assembly. The party has named Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as its candidate from Rajkot […]
Solution for Ayodhya possible only through dialogue: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
New Delhi: November 16, 2017 Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Thursday said dialogue was the only way to find a “long lasting” solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. As part of his efforts, to mediate in the contentious issue, the spiritual guru reached Ayodhya on Thursday and held talks with […]
Indians living in climate of hate, intolerance: Kerala CM
Nov 16 : Indians are living in a climate of hate and intolerance, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says, adding that the Congress was incapable of fighting “communal forces” ideologically. Vijayan also said that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will decide whether he has to exit Kerala and play a larger national role. “The […]
Rahul attacks PM on Rafale, alleges deal changed to benefit a ‘businessman’
November 16, 2017 Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale fighter aircraft agreement and asked the media why it did not question him for allegedly changing the “entire deal” to benefit a businessman. He also asked why no questions were posed to the prime minister on Amit Shah’s […]
Nothing in India can be accomplished without Ram: Adityanath
November 14, 2017 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday underscored the importance of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, citing that nothing in India can be undertaken and accomplished without Lord Rama. “In India, nothing can be undertaken or accomplished without the mention of Lord Rama. He represents our faith, and is the focal […]
Death toll in Andhra boat tragedy rises to 20
November 13, 2017 The deceased included nine women and a teenaged boy, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said in a statement in the Legislative Assembly while observing that the tragedy took place due to the “greed” of the private operator. While 16 bodies were fished out of the river on Sunday night, four more were […]
Modi, Trump hold talks on sidelines of ASEAN summit
Manila, Nov 13 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held wide-ranging talks with US President Donald Trump and told him that both nations can rise beyond bilateral ties and work jointly for the future of Asia, reflecting their growing convergence on strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific region. In the meeting which took place on the sidelines […]
Working day and night to transform India, PM tells ASEAN
November 13, 2017 Showcasing economic reform initiatives of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited the ASEAN countries to ramp up their investment in India and said the task of transforming the country is proceeding at an “unprecedented scale”. Addressing the ASEAN Business Forum, the prime minister said India’s ‘Act East policy’ puts the […]
Our fight for one GST rate with 18 per cent cap will continue: Rahul
New Delhi, Nov 11: Claiming that it was the pressure exerted by the Congress that led to the GST Council reducing the tax rates on several items from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party’s fight foe a single GST rate with a cap at […]
