Tag: PM Modi
Rs 1,31,000 Cr For Railways Capex, Development Spend In 2017-18
Total capital and development expenditure on the Indian Railways during the next fiscal has been pegged at Rs 1,31,000 crore, with a little less than half to be provided by the government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his budget presentation on Wednesday.....
Sports Budget Hiked By RS. 351 Crore
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday allocated Rs. 1943.21 crore to the ministry of youth affairs and sports for 2017-18 fiscal, an increase of Rs 351 crore from the last financial year. ....
Lok Sabha Passes Payment Of Wages (Amendment) Bill
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which enables employers to pay wages through cheque or by crediting it to bank accounts. ....
Modi Condoles INA Veteran Nizamuddin's Death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of Subhas Chandra Bose's close associate and INA veteran 'Colonel' Nizamuddin, who died at the age of 116.....
Rs 16,200 Cr Undisclosed Foreign Income Detected : Jaitley
A total of Rs 16,200 crore in undisclosed foreign income of Indians has been detected under the HSBC and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) lists, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. ....
Zuckerberg Hails Modi For Connecting With Masses Via Facebook
As India conducts assembly elections in five states, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of working using the social networking platform to establish a meaningful dialogue between the people and the government.....
No One To Be Deprived Of Benefits For Lack Of Aadhaar: Government
Days after making Aadhar Card mandatory for availing mid-day meal, the government on Tuesday clarified that no one will be deprived of the benefits for lack of the identification card.....
Manipur CM Ibobi Singh Refuses To Quit, Says He Has Majority Support
In a fresh political twist in Manipur, Congress Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has refused to heed Governor Najma Heptulla's directive to resign in order for a new ministry to be formed, saying he enjoys majority support in the assembly.....
No Evidence To Show EVMs Can Be Tampered With: EC
The Election Commission on Thursday reiterated that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tamper proof and termed the allegations by some political parties as "baseless, speculative and wild".....
Modi Is Now More Presidential Than Before
Narendra Modi's emergence as the most dominant politician in today's India, as the Congress's P. Chidambaram has said, means that he is now the master of all he surveys. ....
