National Democratic Alliance (NDA): News

09 Dec 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Mamata wishes Sonia on birthday, may meet her in Delhi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her 72nd birthday and prayed for the senior Congress leader's long life and happiness.

09 Nov 2018

DNA

LJP, RLSP demand same number of seats as in 2014-polls

Two NDA constituents, LJP and RLSP, have made it clear that the number of seats they wanted to contest for the next Lok Sabha election was the same as that of 2014.

06 Nov 2018

Andhra Pradesh

Real Diwali when misrule of NDA government ends: Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said it would be a real Diwali for the country when the 'misrule' of the NDA government ends at the Center.

02 Nov 2018

Narendra Modi

#ModiWithMSME: Modi launches 59-minute loan program for MSMEs

In a bid to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, launched a 59-minute loan program with a limit of up to Rs. 1cr, along with other initiatives in New Delhi.

02 Oct 2018

Devendra Fadnavis

Hazare cancels proposed hunger strike, says government took certain steps

Social activist Anna Hazare today put off his proposed hunger strike over various demands including the appointment of Lokpal, saying the government had taken certain steps that had shown a "ray of hope".

Triple talaq ordinance is against women, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Alleging that the NDA government's ordinance on triple talaq was "against women" and "fundamental rights" of the Constitution, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded its withdrawal.

23 Sep 2018

India

BJP will identify illegal-immigrants if it wins 2019 polls: Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah today said his party will seek to identify illegal immigrants living in India if it comes to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

22 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

Ayushman Bharat scheme to be launched by Modi on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to roll out the NDA government's flagship program, the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHP), from Jharkhand on Sunday.

Will take 15 years to fill judges' vacancies in HCs

Given the current rate at which new judges are being appointed in all the 24 High Courts, and accounting that 75-85 judges retire every year, it's estimated to take at least 15 years for filling up the currently existing 427 vacancies.

04 Sep 2018

India

Chidambaram blames NDA govt for rise in fuel prices

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today blamed the NDA government for the rise in petrol and diesel prices, saying it was happening due to excessive taxes.

27 Aug 2018

India

Series of reforms by Modi govt transformed economy: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has cited IMF reports to highlight how the Narendra Modi-led government through a series of reforms has transformed the "weak economy" it inherited from UPA government.

09 Aug 2018

Sonia Gandhi

NDA candidate Harivansh wins Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman elections

NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh has won the elections of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman and defeated opponent BK Hariprasad.

05 Aug 2018

Bihar

NDA allies in Bihar will cease to be politically-relevant: Congress

Parties like Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP will cease to be politically relevant in Bihar if they stay in alliance with BJP, Congress leader in-charge of the state Shaktisinh Gohil said.

11 Jul 2018

Mukesh Ambani

Govt is in Ambani's pocket: Kejriwal on Jio Institute row

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today slammed the government over the selection of Jio Institute for the "Institution of Eminence" status, saying the government "is in Ambani's pocket".

08 Jul 2018

India

Modi-govt needs to shed 'obsession' with economic-growth: Economist Jean Dreze

The Narendra Modi government needs to shed its "obsession" with economic growth and take a broader view of what development is about, argues noted economist Jean Dreze.

29 Jun 2018

P Chidambaram

Still looking for 'achche din': Chidambaram over record-fall of rupee

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today took a dig at the government over the record fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, saying he was still looking forward to the BJP's 'achhe din'.

29 Jun 2018

India

Modi says Center trying to build infrastructure for modern healthcare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Center along with the state governments is trying to build infrastructure for modern healthcare to benefit the poor and the middle-class of India.

31 May 2018

Education

NCERT's Unni-Munni change political beliefs: From criticism to idolization

It is only natural for governments to exercise some control on the narrative in academic textbooks, partly to ensure positive national sentiment.

30 May 2018

India

Modi government plans to track social media to promote 'nationalism'

In a bid to boost 'nationalism,' the Narendra Modi-led Center is hiring a team to analyze social media and neutralize "media blitzkriegs by India's adversaries."

27 May 2018

India

Jaitley: 2019 is about 'Modi vs an anarchist combination'

From the hospital bed where he's recovering from his kidney transplant operation, Arun Jaitley has launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the "maverick and temperamental" leaders of regional parties like TMC, DMK, and BSP.

26 May 2018

India

India, from 'fragile five' to 'bright spot' in global economy

Union Minister Arun Jaitley today, in his Facebook post, said that the Modi government has provided a "scam-free" governance during the last four years, and the country has transformed from being a part of the fragile five' to the "bright spot" on the global stage.

26 May 2018

Narendra Modi

#4YearsOfModi: RaGa gives PM 'A' for slogan-creation, 'F' for agriculture

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi gave his rating on four years of Narendra Modi government and slammed the Centre for many of its policies.

15 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Shocking! Modi government spent Rs. 4,346 crore in publicity hitherto

An RTI response has revealed that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the Central government has spent a whooping Rs. 4,346 crore on publicity alone.

14 Mar 2018

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia's dinner: 20 Opposition parties discuss politics "informally"

Members of 20 Opposition parties came together on Tuesday at a dinner hosted by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

08 Mar 2018

Andhra Pradesh

AP special-category: Amid spar, TDP pulls out ministers from Center

In what might signal the beginning of an intense battle, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has decided to pull out both of its ministers from the Central NDA government.

14 Jan 2018

India

Padmaavat: Here's what happens when 'I' is dropped

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Padmavati is now called Padmaavat.

10 Jan 2018

India

Center approves 100% FDI in single-brand retail under automatic route

The government has approved 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in single-brand retail and construction development without government approval and relaxed norms for other sectors, including aviation.

03 Jan 2018

Narendra Modi

BJP soon to be largest party in Rajya Sabha too?

PM Modi has consistently thundered about wanting a "Congress-mukt Bharat." Though he is slowly inching towards this dream, in Parliament, he might soon be very close to this objective.

01 Nov 2017

India

Supreme Court asked to ban convicted politicians from contesting elections

In an attempt to decriminalize Indian politics, the Election Commission has asked the Supreme Court to ban convicted parliamentarians and MLAs from contesting elections.

20 Sep 2017

Indian Government

Central government launches mobile app, pension adalats for the retirees

Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Ministry will now launch a mobile app to help central government employees, who are scheduled to retire.

18 Sep 2017

India

Govt may get Rs. 15,000cr from NIA, GIC Re IPOs

The NDA government intends to rake around Rs. 11,000 crore by selling shares of four state-owned non-life insurers and the national reinsurer, according to its disinvestment plans for the current fiscal.

24 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

How is Modi's MGNREGA different from UPA's?

Even after calling it a "living monument of UPA's failure," PM Narendra Modi continues with UPA's flagship scheme, MGNREGA.

17 May 2017

India

Massive social media influence helped BJP in 2014: Stanford Study

A Stanford Study on BJP's social-media strategy revealed that the party's massive social-media influence helped it comeback to power in 2014, thwarting a decade-long Congress rule.

12 May 2017

India

No saffronization in NCERT textbooks: NewsBytes RTI

There have been longstanding fears within certain segments of society of the possible saffronization of education by those in the RSS and other Hindu right wing groups since the Modi government came into power.

10 Apr 2017

Shiv Sena

Mumbai hospitals get medicine-dispensing robots

Students from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE), Bandra, invented a robotic vending machine which hands out medicines in hospitals.

02 Dec 2016

Gurugram

Solar power cost drops to new low

Solar power tariffs have been consistently dropping and have now touched a new low of Rs.3 per unit.

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