The top two in the government and in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah, respectively, spent the day trying to hard sell not just the contentious land Bill but also how the Modi government stood for the welfare of farmers.
States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it does not follow an India agenda.
BJP gives only 7 per cent instead of promised 33 per cent representation to women in its national executive
Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year.
The 'Smart Cities' project is one that has faced many hurdles.
The government's top leadership was happy with Prabhu's Budget.
The Budget shouldn't be stuck on fiscal numbers, the PMO apparently said.
The rules seem to show he could have kept it, despite its much-reported value
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to expand his cabinet when Parliament breaks for recess during the Budget Session. Archis Mohan reports
Allies, Opposition increase volume of criticism; hope in Kashmir, Assam
Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.
Sangh parivar is relying heavily on first-time voters and hopes women will also vote for Bedi. Archis Mohan reports
support for the AAP notwithstanding, the BJP is convinced it will win Delhi.
Several former colleagues say Kejriwal is undemocratic. But his loyalists stand stoutly behind him
Ashley J Tellis, a leading authority on Indo-US relations, tells Archis Mohan in an emailed interview that it is time Washington and New Delhi agreed on the contours of their 'strategic partnership', and that India's elite could learn from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in how he has put India's interests first and his own sentiments about the Americans second.
US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when the two met on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Myanmar in November 2014, how he barely had two years left to his presidential term and so much to do. The wish list included getting his daughters to see a tiger in the wild and the Taj Mahal.
E-commerce companies typically stick to the gross merchandise value run rate to calculate sales.
Party insiders say middle class votes can be captured if Kiran Bedi is declared BJP chief ministerial candidate. Archis Mohan reports
The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.
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