Topic: Narendra Modi
Step up testing, work on messaging to beat rumours, Modi tells CMs of 7 worst-hit states & UT
The seven participating chief ministers represented Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi.
What we don’t know about the BJP election machine
We don’t know what exactly the BJP says to the voter through multiple channels of below-the-radar messaging. That’s why voter behaviour takes us by surprise.
NEP aims to open campuses of foreign universities in India, PM Modi says
Addressing students at IIT-Guwahati convocation, Modi said NEP will connect education with technology and make technology an ‘integral part of our students’ thinking’.
BJP’s West Bengal plan must not be ‘vote for Modi’ and get a Yogi or Biplab in return
West Bengal voters should be told who will replace Mamata Banerjee if the BJP pulls off the big win, and that Narendra Modi won't be the campaign's driving force.
Why Modi’s ministers are sounding like Mahabharata’s Yudhisthir
Is China in Indian territory? Did India miss Covid cases? What about doubling farmers’ incomes? Modi's ministers won’t lie on these, but neither will you hear the truth.
Nitish is promising new projects, but no clarity on 2015 Bihar package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore
Ministers in Nitish Kumar government fail to provide figures on the amount spent so far under the economic package announced ahead of 2015 Bihar polls.
Karnataka CM Yediyurappa meets PM Modi in Delhi, seeks early release of NDRF funds
Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa also discussed various developmental issues pertaining to the state and invited PM to inaugurate the Bengaluru Tech Summit virtually.
‘Lava’ birthday cake for Modi, free speech vs hate speech in ‘UPSC Jihad’ & Delhi riots cases
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Modi didn’t favour issuing of Rs 2,000 notes, went along with consensus, reveals ex-aide Misra
Modi govt had issued new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 banknotes after cancelling the legal tender of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes (old series). Printing of Rs 2,000 notes has now stopped.
How political masters are orchestrating Delhi Police in riots case: Julio Ribeiro
Retired IPS officer Ribeiro writes how the police misuse UAPA to keep those arrested without a trial for months, and questions Delhi Police’s evidence in riots case.
Why we’ll need masks even with a coronavirus vaccine
One study has shown that if everyone wears masks that are only 75% effective, the number of people infected by each coronavirus carrier will shrink fourfold.
Investors continue to flock Mukesh Ambani, now KKR to invest $754 million in Reliance Retail
US private equity group KKR will hold a 1.28% stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail, valuing India’s biggest retailer at Rs 4.2 lakh crore or $57 billion.
Defence
CAG report flags vendors’ ‘dilly-dallying’ on offsets deals, cites Rafale as example
The CAG made the observations in its latest report, which was tabled in Parliament Wednesday.
Suspect all, fix all? Is that the motto of our new ‘National Suspicion State’?
It’s not just Modi government or BJP, but even state governments, judiciary are getting caught in a ‘we suspect all’ mindset. Is India becoming a National Suspicion State?