The 75th Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path on Friday showcased India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, and 'Nari Shakti'.
The UTOO 'soft' launch was in June and the full commercial launch is slated for September.
Shah said opposition parties led by the Cong misled people on CAA and disturbed the atmosphere of Delhi. Delhi will go to polls next year and HM exuded confidence that 'lotus will bloom'.
Blame the voter, who invariably chooses the promise of hand-outs today in preference to a vague promise of, say, better schools tomorrow. Getting the Supreme Court to issue an edict, or Parliament to pass a law, is no solution, observes T N Ninan.
The ruling Congress is seeking to retain power in Chhattisgarh by banking on the welfare schemes of the Bhupesh Baghel government, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to corner it on the issues of alleged corruption, religious conversions and unfulfilled poll promises.
International Finance Corporation will put in $200 million and HDFC will contribute $600 million to create $800-mn corpus for affordable homes
Modi said bribery was not possible as the money was transferred directly into accounts of the beneficiaries.
Sitharaman said the government also proposes Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to address critical infrastructure gap in fisheries sector.
The manifesto promises better drinking water facilities, better street lights, free community toilets, provision of pink toilets for women, grant of Rs 20,000 for construction of personal toilets, provision of adarsh nagar panchayat, e-tendering and provision of kanji house for stray animals.
Provisions of RERA, subsidy under PMAY and relaxation in PF withdrawal to buy a house will aid affordable housing, points out Harsh Roongta.
It's such a well-kept secret that even well-heeled financial planners aren't aware of it, says Harsh Roongta.
The home minister said the northeast and the Left-wing extremism-affected areas in the country are tribal-dominated regions and security is a precursor to development there.
So far, 50 people have also been injured in these incidents, the government said in a statement.
Sukanta Majumdar, the state BJP president, said, "Amit Shah has set a target of 35 seats. We will achieve that".
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
He also assuaged the honest people that the government will act as a friend to them so that their difficulties are eased.
'Economic issues do not matter during elections; it is the emotional connect that helps swing votes.'
Rural outlay may go up 23% to reduce pains of demonetisation
>Rohini Acharya, Lalu Yadav's daughter who donated her kidney to her father in December 2022, is on her introductory campaign trail in the constituency that has been represented by her father four times.
The prime minister will be part of the launch of several development initiatives on his birthday.
The total wealth of top 100 real estate barons accounted for Rs 2.37 trillion ($32.7 billion) in 2018, up 27 per cent against 2017's cumulative wealth of Rs 1.87 trillion ($28.6 billion).
'Those who thought they are above law and above courts of the country are now approaching courts praying bail; some people have already gone inside (jail) which is their rightful place.'
If the real estate sector is properly managed, it could drive not just finance but demand for a range of products and services, observes T N Ninan.
These houses will have amenities such as LPG, electricity and toilets, she said.
A little bewildered by the turn of events and the sudden attention on him and one who candidly says he does not know what one lakh means, Majhi, who hails from remote Melaghar village in Kalahandi district, has seen his kitty swell to Rs 15 lakh. But he sorely misses his wife.
Demonetisation is the biggest reason for the rise in preference for small savings.
At a time when major economies have increased spending, India will have to do the same.
'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.'
Per capita income has more than doubled to Rs 1.97 lakh in around nine years. Indian economy has increased in size from being 10th to 5th largest in the world in the past nine years. Seven priorities of the Budget, 'Saptarishi', are inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth power and financial sector.
The levy has also been removed on low cost houses up to a carpet area of 60 square metres in a housing project under any housing scheme of the state government.
The scam-ridden Congress government in Chhattisgarh has become a model of misrule and people have decided to root it out in the upcoming assembly elections, he said.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.
'Genuine mistakes can and must be forgiven,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
'Elections are fought to win.' 'In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.'
Right now the challenge before the government is to double the speed of construction in order to complete the remaining 6.6 million houses before March 2019.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Asserting that Uttar Pradesh has undergone a complete transformation under his government, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that there have been no riots since 2017, strict action has been taken against the mafia and the state is in the frontline of implementing welfare schemes, ensuring the ease of doing business and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.
Modi praised Tamil Nadu as a special place and lauded the Tamil language as eternal and its culture as global.
He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh government and industrialists for their commitment for development.
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