A fresh case has been lodged against controversial Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan for his alleged 'hate-speech' in Shamli district. A case was registered against Khan in Thana Bhawan police station on Saturday for his remarks at an election rally in Jalalabad area of the district on April 8, District Magistrate NP Singh told mediapersons.
Modi to dilute pro-business changes to land bill.
Narendra Modi has made it easier for businesses to buy farm land.
The finance minister is likely to announce the government's vision for a tax-friendly regime by raising the I-T exemption limit from the current Rs 250,000 per annum.
Credit Suisse analysts cut their rating on Sun Pharma stock to 'neutral' from 'outperform
The war of words between Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Arun Jaitley, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, refuses to die.
This will be the first time BJP's prime ministerial candidate holds a discussion with IT, telecom czars.
Experts say the market is more bullish on the BJP as it will ensure continuity in policymaking.
Omission of the name and photograph of former chief minister Nitish Kumar from the site of NTPC power plant at Barh, where a unit is being dedicated to the people on Saturday, triggered a war of words between rival parties.
Progress on the steps taken by Governor Shaktikanta Das' predecessor Urjit Patel to restore financial system integrity will be a key thing to assess any damage to the institution, Subramanian said.
The next key battle the market will watch out for will be in Congress-ruled Karnataka
Expecting victory in Haryana and Maharashtra, the party will want to accommodate people from these two states.
Joshi had reportedly said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP MP Uma Bharti and Hindu activist Sadhvi Ritambhara are from "lower castes" and know nothing of Hinduism.
The RSS wants BJP to field a 'swayamsevak', while the Opposition has mulled fielding former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
The Karnataka election is being seen as the semi-final to the 2019 general elections and appears to be heading towards a close fight
The BJP in its policy document stated that tourism plays a key role in socio-economic progress through creation of jobs.
"BJP has always been cruel and unjust towards Muslims. Then how can a true Muslim vote for the BJP? When Mulayam Singh was the chief minister, he saved the Babri Masjid from getting demolished," Azmi told news agency Press Trust of India over phone.
As the political turmoil lingered on with the ruling coalition making frenetic efforts to win back rebels who have pushed it to the brink of collapse, assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Monday announced the confidence motion sought to be moved by Kumaraswamy would be taken up at 11 am on July 18.
Announcing MSP at an elevated level will not be enough. Growers must be able to procure inputs, such as quality seeds, plant nutrients and irrigation water at reasonable prices, says Kunal Bose.
This is another blow to Modi's ambitious economic reform agenda that has been stalled by a logjam in parliament
Questioning the freedom movement led by Gandhi, Hegde said it was an "adjustment" with the British.
Rumours of acute scarcity of salt triggered panic buying in half dozen districts of Bihar
Modi will also need to reconcile market demands with those from forces within his own administration
Party president Amit Shah tweeted that BJP-ruled states will soon be filing review petition against the SC order and care will be taken to safeguard the rights of the tribals and prevent eviction.
"The Prime Minister thanked the Prime Minister of Pakistan for his telephone call and greetings," MEA said.
In its UP Vision Document, the BJP had promised it would shut down illegal and mechanised abattoirs in the state if it came to power.
The effect of the beef ban has yet to show up in prices.
In a recent interview, Narendra Modi, set to take charge as prime minister in a few days, had said his government wouldn't roll back any policy in the sector.
Weakness of the dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee, a forex dealer said.
The government's move is crucial as the state distribution utility MahaVitaran was purchasing about 95 per cent of power since the Dabhol project began generation in April 2006
He said he has always held the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family in high-esteem.
Rahul Gandhi is more inclined towards Akhilesh, who has said their combination could win more than 300 of the 403 assembly seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers. "Today, there are bypolls taking place in various places across India. I urge those voting in these seats to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy," he said in a tweet.
The insurance Bill seeks to increase the cap on shareholding of foreign investors
Says Make in India could only succeed with Make in UP, given large sized population and market the state offers
The next 12 months will be quite challenging marked by uncertain political events and evolving macroeconomic scenario
Govt can advance the dates of the convening of the monsoon session of Parliament to early July
Motilal Oswal, chairman and managing director, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Puneet Wadhwa that with Moody's upgrading India's sovereign rating and earnings growth coming back, the country will remain a hot destination for foreign investors.
The NDA govt launched the Mudra scheme to give unsecured loans of up to Rs 10 lakh to small enterprises with the objective to provide self-employment
Monsoon is critical for the country's 263 million farmers and their rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops because nearly half of its farmland lacks irrigation.
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