The NCP manifesto also promises free education to girls — from kindergarten to post-graduation — and a minimum 100 days of guaranteed jobs for the youth.
In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
Life is coming full circle. 2. A small anecdote. Father visited Goa on official work and was very looked after by the staff. The cook recounted to him how he had been appointed in those innocent days before Vyapam. A young Englishman had visited and been similarly looked after by his father. He told the gentleman a little reverentially that he had a grown up son. The Collector looked around, there was no stationery, so he fished out the small piece of paper that is placed in a cigarette pack and scrawled out an instruction to his local subordinate, Give this man’s son a job …
Life is coming full circle. 2. A small anecdote. Father visited Goa on official work and was very looked after by the staff. The cook recounted to him how he had been appointed in those innocent days before Vyapam. A young Englishman had visited and been similarly looked after by his father. He told the gentleman a little reverentially that he had a grown up son. The Collector looked around, there was no stationery, so he fished out the small piece of paper that is placed in a cigarette pack and scrawled out an instruction to his local subordinate, Give this man’s son a job …