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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicModi Govt

Topic: Modi Govt

Oppn taunts Modi govt over leaks in new Parliament building ‘that cost billions’, demands review panel

Congress MP Manickam Tagore submits notice for adjournment motion to discuss building's ‘weather resilience’, other Opposition leaders want old building to be reopened.

SubscriberWrites: How does Indian govt’s FY24-25 budget propose to address challenges of unemployment & inequality

The 2024-25 budget aims to tackle unemployment with 7 initiatives, including wage support, employment incentives, skilling programs, women's workforce participation & education loans.

Assam’s Charaideo Moidams now on UNESCO World Heritage List, 43rd Indian site to earn tag

Charaideo Moidams are India’s only nomination to UNESCO World Heritage List, and only the first set of cultural properties from Northeast to make it to the list.

Budget 2024: Gold, silver, phone chargers to get cheaper. Cost of fertilisers, PVC flex boards to rise

Twenty-five critical minerals essential for sectors like nuclear energy, renewable energy, space, defence etc exempt from customs duties. Angel tax abolished, in boost for startups.

BJP’s Christian face George Kurian made minister of state, Kerala has 2 representatives in Modi 3.0

The other representative is newly-elected Suresh Gopi, whose win from Thrissur handed the BJP its first parliamentary seat in the state, where it has been trying to make inroads.

Key ambassador appointments await Modi govt 3.0, foreign secretary & deputy NSA in race for US

Ambassador positions in US & Philippines are lying vacant, while those serving in France & Sweden have exceeded their 3-yr-tenure. Permanent Representative of India to UN retired on 1 June.

Modi govt is using eloquent duo of Sitharaman & Jaishankar to ease business, stock market concerns

The stock market has seen significant election-related volatility. The finance and foreign ministers are going from pillar to post to ease the minds of businesses and investors.

Modi govt gives reason for slowdown in India’s FDI inflows. But he’s missing a larger problem

What is happening to repatriation or disinvestment by existing foreign direct investors in the country could point to a more serious problem.

Modi is no danger to the Constitution. Amendments of past 10 yrs have brought only stability

I don’t see any reason why PM Modi would dismantle the electoral democracy and the Constitution, which made his ascent possible.

‘Unconstitutional’: SC junks Centre’s environmental clearance exemption to soil extraction for infra

Bench said Centre showed 'undue haste' and failed to provide reasons as to why it issued 2020 notification in public interest during Covid lockdown without inviting public feedback.

On Camera

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.