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Modi govt wants to give jobs first and then develop skills through MGNREGA

The Modi govt was staunchly against MGNREGA when it first came to power in 2014, but has now increased its budgetary allocation to Rs 60,000 crore.

External affairs minister Jaishankar to get Manoj Sinha’s Tughlak Road residence

Manoj Sinha, who was telecom minister in the previous Narendra Modi government, lost the Lok Sabha election from UP's Ghazipur constituency.

With outreach to farmers & women, Maharashtra budget sets tone for BJP assembly campaign

At a time when most of Maharashtra is battling an acute drought, the agriculture & infrastructure sectors have got a large chunk of the state's total budget outlay.

PM Modi meets key bureaucrats to tackle lack of jobs & sluggish economy in run up to Budget

The meeting at the prime minister's residence had in attendance all five secretaries in the finance ministry as well as Niti Aayog officials.

Modi govt forcibly retires 15 more IRS officers on charges of corruption

The IRS officers retired include those of the ranks of principal commissioner, additional commissioner and deputy commissioner of CBIC.

These 10 groups of IAS officers and scientists will set the agenda for Modi’s governance

Each group will be headed by a secretary and comprise between 8 and 10 other secretaries as members. They will look into sectors such as economy, security & foreign affairs.

PM Modi urges opposition leaders to forget number of seats & be impartial in Parliament

Prime Minister Modi reached out to the opposition on the first day of the monsoon session saying their every word in Parliament was valuable for the govt.

MP Virendra Kumar sworn in as protem speaker of Lok Sabha

BJP's Virendra Kumar will administer the oath for newly-elected members of parliament and will oversee the election of the Lok Sabha speaker.

Death toll of children in Muzaffarpur acute encephalitis case touches 83

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered payment of Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin in each family of the deceased.

400 new flats to be built for MPs in Lutyens’ Delhi using construction waste

Old flats built nearly 60 years ago will be demolished and replaced by new ones in North Avenue and South Avenue.

On Camera

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?