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Sunday, May 26, 2024
TopicModi government

Topic: Modi government

5 lessons BJP must learn from Maharashtra & Haryana election results

BJP is set to form govt in Maharashtra and is frontrunner in Haryana, but the nature of its wins, despite opposition being in disarray, should serve as a warning sign.

Kashmiris have no sympathy for Abdullahs, Muftis, say activists after fact-finding mission

An organisation called Group of Intellectuals and Academicians has presented its findings on the current Kashmir situation to the govt.

US Congress raises Assam NRC issue, members question minorities’ situation in India

Top official Alice Wells says US govt is encouraging India to protect vulnerable individuals, including the 1.9 million people left out of the final NRC list.

BSNL and MTNL to merge, govt to spend Rs 68,751 crore on revival package

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced the merger and the revival package, which will include the 4G spectrum allocation and a voluntary retirement scheme.

What Modi govt’s ‘DNA bank’ will look like and the concerns over its misuse

ThePrint details how the DNA profiling method originated in the UK, and the legislative concerns that have been raised over the genetic database.

Selling PSUs to check fiscal deficit a short-term solution: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

At ThePrint's Off the Cuff, Nobel-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee speaks about Indian economy, Modi government’s misses and personal politics.

Modi govt vowed 100 smart cities in 5 yrs. Nine months to deadline, only 30% funds released

A large number of Smart City projects are still under implementation, while full complement of approvals and mobilisation of resources are yet to happen.

TB cases down but India still has 27% of all global patients, tops WHO list

WHO report says 10 million TB cases were reported globally in 2018. At 27%, India also had the highest number of multi-drug resistant TB cases.

An unintended effect of Modi govt’s Kashmir lockdown – militants caught in their own trap

Militants in Kashmir have run into what Mao Zedong would call ‘contradictions of purpose’.

When CM B.S. Yediyurappa smelt a rat in Karnataka Vidhana Soudha

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

On Camera

Punjab to Andhra to Telangana—state govts’ spending on freebies harming India’s growth story

It’s unfortunate that the increase in the overall debt due to irresponsible freebies is causing the downgrade in ratings by international agencies.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

17 students graduate from Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru

17 Students graduate from 46th Flight Test Course of Air Force Test Pilots School.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?