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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicModi Govt

Topic: Modi Govt

Modi govt to decide on elevating judge ‘disliked by PM and Shah’ by 2 August

Justice Akil Kureshi’s elevation as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court has been stalled by Modi govt despite clearance from SC Collegium.

2 months after polls, National Film Awards still not on Modi govt to-do list, no date yet

The jury for 66th National Film Awards has still not decided on the final list of winners.

Modi govt plans to charge rural India nominal fee for piped water under Nal Se Jal

This is one of the many models being considered under the government’s ambitious Nal Se Jal scheme, through which it hopes to ensure piped water in all rural homes by 2024.

Sanskrit a casualty of 3-language formula, make it compulsory till Class 8: RSS-affiliate

Need to impart engineering, medical education in Indian languages, RSS-backed Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal writes in note to govt

Expected easy stay under Modi govt, shocked I may soon be homeless, says Taslima Nasreen

In exile since 1994, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen recently given a 3-month residence permit by India despite her request for 5-year permission.

Bill to protect & empower transgenders introduced in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reportedly wanted to oppose the introduction of the bill but couldn't as his party was protesting the Karnataka crisis.

Modi govt plans 30% cap on traders’ profit on medical devices, NITI Aayog wants it higher

Move aims to make essential instruments affordable; NITI Aayog has advised a 50% cap.

Amit Shah to head reconstituted ministerial panel on Air India sale, Nitin Gadkari dropped

The panel which will work out modalities for sale of Air India will now have four ministers.

Modi govt gave big push to direct benefit transfer in final year of its first term

There was a three to over eight-fold jump in direct transfer of funds to states in final year of Modi govt’s first term compared to 2017-18.

Coal India could be broken up as Modi govt looks to boost output, cut imports

Coal India feeds 83% of India's domestic production, but has consistently fallen short of targets. The government holds almost 71% of the company.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.