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Modi charm vs Kejriwal’s freebies — AAP-Congress brace for Delhi fight, BJP confident of jhuggi votes

BJP is hoping to get support of slum clusters, a strong AAP support base, to counter AAP-Congress alliance. However, all parties fear low voter turnout can impact poll outcome.

LPG subsidies, free bus rides give women what they want. That precious thing called leisure

Welfare programmes like Ujjwala or Shakti offer women precious moments of social time away from monotonous unpaid work, catering to the needs of the average woman voter.

Govt cuts LPG cylinder prices by Rs 200, 75 lakh free connections soon under Ujjwala

At present, a domestic LPG cylinder costs Rs 1,053 in Delhi, Rs 1,052.50 in Mumbai, Rs 1,068.50 in Chennai and Rs 1,079 in Kolkata.

45% urban slum households still use traditional fuels like wood, charcoal over LPG: Study

New Delhi: Five years after the Narendra Modi government launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to reduce dependency of households on polluting low-cost...

Beyond Hindutva and nationalism, one element drives Modi’s success — last-mile delivery

PM Modi conceives of welfare programmes like Ujjwala, Awaas Yojana and Nal se Jal — and then ensures beneficiaries get it.

Nirmala Sitharaman extends Ujjwala scheme to 1 crore more beneficiaries

The Finance Minister also said city gas distribution network, providing CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households, will be expanded to 100 more districts.

PM Modi’s 1st-year report card — C in economy, D in governance, but A in political optics

In his second stint, PM Modi has gained an advantage over his opposition — any economic downturn can now be blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.

Why Modi govt’s Ujjwala scheme will boost BJP’s fortunes in Madhya Pradesh

Modi govt's Ujjwala scheme or 'gas ki tanki' has changed lives, say people across MP, although there are voices of criticism, with some saying refiling cylinders is too expensive.

Media positive on BJP’s poll budget bonanza

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The little guy is the Indian person of the year in 2018

The deeper problem is that no matter how many govt schemes there are for the poor, the system works more for the privileged, less for the little guy

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If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.