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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicAmitabh Kant

Topic: Amitabh Kant

‘Pay safe, stay safe’: Modi govt encourages digital payment amid coronavirus scare

The move comes at a time when India has reported 169 coronavirus cases and the government is trying to encourage social distancing to curb its spread.

‘Unending love for Amazon’ — RSS affiliate slams Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant for his tweet

Criticism of Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant comes after Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos was given the cold shoulder by Modi government.

Liberalise culture sector to unlock India’s economic potential: NITI Aayog’s Amitabh Kant

Our heritage is valuable. And there’s a reason why one of the world’s most successful conservation stories is the Humayun’s Tomb project in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area.

‘Anti-establishment’ JNU has for decades given India its politicians, IAS & IFS officers

From ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S. Jaishankar to NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and several state officials, JNU alumni have been shaping India’s governance for decades.

Being disability friendly a lesson in business & economics: Amitabh Kant

At Nipman Foundation’s Equal Opportunity Awards that honour firms employing people with disabilities, Kant says persons with disabilities add more efficiency to work.

NITI Aayog wants 50 world-class stations on priority, group of secretaries to push project

In letter to Railway Board, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has sought a “paradigm shift” by bringing in private players to operate passenger trains.

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant surprised that Delhi-NCR has more start-ups than Bengaluru

A report by entrepreneur network TiE has revealed Delhi-NCR has 7,039 start-ups while Bengaluru has 5,234. Amitabh Kant urged the city’s rich to invest in them.

Amitabh Kant says states must cut red tape for India to be a $5 trillion economy

India is “larger than 24 countries of Europe”, and much of the responsibility lies with states, Amitabh Kant said

Karti Chidambaram’s ‘5 %’, Giriraj Singh foreign input for ‘desi’ cows & why Amitabh Kant is happy

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant gets two-year extension

This is Amitabh Kant's second extension as NITI Aayog CEO after he first took charge in February 2016.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

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.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.