New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said data is information and it will dictate history in the future as he exhorted for strong and scientific audits to make systems strong and transparent. Speaking at the Audit Diwas event of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), he said in … Read more
The government is reviewing the performance of its think tank Niti Aayog to ascertain whether the agency is meeting its objectives for which it was created six year ago replacing the Planning Commission. Sources said that the review is being undertaken at the behest of the prime minister’s office (PMO) that as there is a … Read more
Amid concerns over misleading claims of huge returns on cryptocurrency investment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the way forward on the issue, with government sources asserting that such unregulated markets cannot be allowed to become avenues for “money laundering and terror financing“. It was strongly felt in the meeting that … Read more
Every Hindu living anywhere in the world has the right to come to India when he faces problems in that place, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Attacking the Congress, Sarma also said that most of the problems the country has been facing are because of only “one family”. “Every Hindu living … Read more
Armed with necessary macro and micro growth drivers, India is on its way to becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world, a finance ministry report said. Rapid vaccination and teeming festivities will push India’s ongoing recovery resulting in narrowing of demand-supply mismatches and greater employment opportunities, as per the monthly Economic Review prepared … Read more
Opposition parties on Monday hit out at the ruling BJP on the fifth anniversary of demonetisation, saying the decision led to loss of life and destroyed businesses. “Demonetisation did not bring back black money but the government gave benefits to some capitalists, thereby, harming farmers, labourers, small traders and working class people,” BSP national general … Read more
The Congress on Monday demanded answers from the government over reports of the lifting of a ban on procurement from Finmeccanica company which had been dubbed as corrupt by ruling BJP leaders over the Agusta choppers deal. The opposition party claimed that a “fake bogey of corruption” was raised by the BJP over the buying … Read more
Asserting that the party has not yet reached the pinnacle of success, BJP President JP Nadda has given a call to the rank and file to increase the political footprint of the organisation to the level of all the 10.4 Lakh polling booths across the country by December-end and appoint panna pramukhs at these booths … Read more
The Congress on Sunday blamed the Narendra Modi-led Central government for the death of 9.5 lakh people in 7 years who allegedly committed suicide, saying it came to power with the promise of ‘Acche Din’ but did nothing to achieve this. The party cited recent the National Crime Record Bureau Report on “Suicides & Accidental … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah Saturday kicked off BJP‘s election campaign in Uttarakhand by highlighting the works done by the central and state governments in the last five years, including Rs 85,000-crore infrastructure projects. Seeking another term for his party in the state, Shah reminded people that Uttarakhand was created by former BJP prime minister, … Read more