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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicModi govt 2019

Topic: Modi govt 2019

Modi govt can’t ban lynching documentary, so it plans to ask YouTube to pull down trailer

'Lynch Nation' is a crowdfunded 42-minute documentary about lynching incidents reported since Modi govt came to office in 2014.

Karnataka deserves good governance. It’s time BJP started delivering that

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Govt kickstarts inter-state portability of ration card in 4 states

In a bid to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' across India by 1 June, 2020, this new system will allow beneficiaries to buy ration from either of the states.

Modi govt plans NCERT syllabus change again, this time a major one

The NCERT books, last revised in 2017, will have their syllabus changed again within the next two years once the new education policy is in place.

Online pharmacies to become legal soon, buyers will just need image of prescription

The move, expected by month-end, will allow consumers to buy medicines by uploading images of prescriptions issued by registered medical practitioners.

‘Rebellion’ in Congress over Article 370, young leaders say seniors can’t sense public mood

At a Congress Working Committee meeting, young Congress leaders launched a virtual revolt against the party brass for its Article 370 stand.

Modi govt to tweak law, resume over-the-counter sale of contraceptives under central scheme

Contraceptive pills under the Modi govt’s family planning scheme currently require a doctor’s prescription, a practice brought in last year. 

Union Cabinet meets at PM Modi’s residence amid rising tensions in Kashmir

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were the first to reach Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence for the meeting.

Of 89 secretaries in Modi govt, there are just 3 STs, 1 Dalit and no OBCs

Minister Jitendra Singh told Lok Sabha that higher entry age of SC/ST/OBCs meant they retired before their batches came up for central govt secretary posts.

‘Fudge Corp of India’ – How Modi govt uses FCI to keep fiscal deficit artificially low

Modi government has been transferring a part of its liabilities to FCI by giving it loans from NSSF and lowering the actual food subsidy in the budget.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

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.