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Govt increases customs duty on 19 items to curb imports; air travel, house
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The Central Government on Wednesday announced new tariff measures by increasing the basic customs duty of 19 items to curb import of certain products. The government said that these changes are aimed at narrowing the Current Account Deficit (CAD). The total
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Nitish Kumar launches Ayushman Bharat in Bihar
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sep 23 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna (PMJAY) - Ayushman Bharat in the state's capital city of Patna and congratulated the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the same.
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Obfuscation, subterfuge won't cover tracks of corruption: Congress on Rafa
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): The Congress party on Saturday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government over the controversial Rafale deal, saying that its leaders' "obfuscation, subterfuge and smokescreens won't cover the tracks of corruption."
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Absolutely convinced PM Modi is corrupt: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): A day after former French President François Hollande stated that it was the Indian government who proposed the name of Anil Ambani for the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the central government saying t
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'UPA didn't provide 5K in 5 years for development of railways in Odisha '
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday sharply criticized past Central Government led by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for ignoring the development of Railways in Odisha.
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Special Status: Andhra assembly condemns Centre's 'negligent attitude'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu introduced a resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Wednesday condemning the central government's "negligent attitude" towards the accordance of Special Category Status to the state
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Modi govt guilty of compromising national security: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Launching yet another attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government over the controversial Rafale deal, the Congress on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government is guilty of compromising the national security. Accusing the government of su
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DRI probe: Congress demands Centre to appoint special counsel against Adan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Congress Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government should appoint a special counsel against the Adani group following the findings of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) which has
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Confident of strictly maintaining fiscal deficit at 3.3%: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central Government is confident of strictly maintaining the fiscal deficit target at 3.3 per cent.
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Jaitley hails Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as 'people's movement'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Lauding the central government's cleanliness drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday highlighted the achievements of the scheme, launched on October 2, 2014.
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Swachh Bharat a nation's movement: Sadhguru
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "talking regularly" about cleanliness and said that the Swachh Bharat Mission belongs to the nation and not just the central government.
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Centre concerned about fuel price hike, rupee devaluation: Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday said that the central government is concerned about rising prices of petrol and diesel, and decline in the value of rupee against United States dollar. He shared that the government wil
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