NITI Aayog vice-chariman Rajiv Kumar says PM Modi takes his suggestions seriously; favours simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls due to cost factor.
Jalandhar-born former Premier of British Columbia, Canada, says ‘freedom of expression’ excuse won’t work if politicians share the stage with separatists.
The WCD minister says criminalising marital rape would serve no purpose; claims finance ministry was compelled to cut GST on sanitary pads from 18 to 12 per cent.
Jailed Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan claims his organisation has never indulged in violence and that he is a firm believer in Indian Constitution.
Karnataka CM believes Congress will get a majority on its own in upcoming polls, says people won’t trust Yeddyurappa, Amit Shah or Narendra Modi again.
Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari says CJI must not give anyone reason to complain, not only judges and lawyers, even litigants must not be able to raise doubts.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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