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TopicModi government 2019

Topic: Modi government 2019

BJP comes up with animated video for Muslims to clear doubts about CAA & NRC

BJP Sunday shared the video on Twitter featuring two Muslim characters who are discussing the basics of Citizenship Act & National Register of Citizens.

Did Modi govt underestimate protests against CAA, NRC or have critics walked into its trap?

Protests against the proposed nationwide NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act escalated Thursday in Delhi, Bengaluru, parts of Uttar Pradesh and other cities despite CrPC Section 144 imposed in certain parts of the country.

Angry JD(U) MP says party has surrendered to BJP like Pakistan to India in 1971

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

‘Make in India has failed in defence sector’ — experts highlight importance of self-reliance

Experts at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh list why Modi govt's flagship Make in India programme has failed to take off in the defence sector.

PM Modi will be on a river cruise in Kanpur tomorrow to review Namami Gange project

Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand, UP and Bihar will accompany PM Modi on the Ganga cruise. He will also chair first meeting of National Ganga Council Saturday.

Fast-track special courts for rape cases remain non-starter as states cite fund crunch

After Hyderabad and Unnao incidents, Modi govt to once again push states to set up the fast-track special courts that will hear POCSO and rape cases.

Modi govt likely to slash school education budget by Rs 3,000 crore citing funds crunch

A sum of Rs 56,536 crore was sanctioned to the school education department in 2019-20, from which the finance ministry is likely to cut Rs 3,000 crore. 

Swedish king’s visit to India to propel business ties but Kashmir looms large

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will arrive in India Sunday for a six-day state visit that ends 6 December.

Modi govt’s Swachh Bharat achieved one thing. And it’s not open defecation free India: Survey

A field survey conducted by Centre for Policy Research, University of Texas and UC Berkely tracked changes in open defecation in rural north India in the last five years.

On Camera

Munir wants Pakistan military to be taken seriously. He was impressing Imran’s supporters

Operation Sindhoor came as a blessing for Asim Munir. He could claim to have “won a war” and get promoted to a field marshal’s post. But the narrative hasn’t held.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

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.