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PM takes dig at Amartya Sen, says 'hard work important than Harvard t
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March. 1 (ANI): Stating that hard work is more important than Harvard thinking, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a dig at Nobel-winning Harvard economist Amartya Sen, without mentioning his name, while referring to criticism faced by the rul
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FICCI comments on GDP data, says economy is 'back on track'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 28 (ANI): Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) here today said that the Indian economy has witnessed a gradual rise in consumption activity, thus evading the repercussions of the November 8 demonetisation drive.
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BSP is now 'Behenji Sampatti Party', mocks PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Orai (Allahabad) [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): Hitting back at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's opposition to the Centre's demonetisation drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the nature of the party has changed to 'Behenji Sampatti Party' and accused her
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Mukul Sangma criticises PM Modi, says `wheel of development` has come to s
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Tura (Meghalaya) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Sunday said the 'wheel of development' has come to a standstill due to the ban on high currency note.
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Like Swachh Bharat, demonetisation is a movement to clean India from corru
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lambasted the opposition for criticising the demonetisation drive and said that the latter are more interested in giving bytes on television than debating over the issue.
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People will again stand in queue to oust BJP: Akhilesh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)[India], Feb. 3(ANI):Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive where people were standing in long queues outside bank ATMs, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the voters in the upcoming state election will stand in t
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Jaitley presents Union Budget despite Oppn protest
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb. 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has begun presenting the Union Budget in Parliament today amid expectations of an increase in income tax exemption limits, to incentives for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector post the November 8 demonetisation
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Oppn extends support to TMC protest over demonetisation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Dubbing the government's demonetisation drive as 'calamity' for the Indian economy, the Congress on Tuesday backed the decision of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to boycott the first two days of the Budget Session of Parliament and said that suc
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BJP asks TMC to engage in fruitful discussions instead of agitating over &
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): With the Trinamool Congress (TMC) deciding not to attend the first two days of the Budget Session of Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked the Mamata Banerjee-led party to rise above party lines and engage in fruitful discu
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Demonetisation will fight 'corruption, black money': President M
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday backed the demonetisation drive, saying the move, which might have led to temporary slowdown of economic activity, will improve the transparency of the economy.
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Akhilesh slams Modi Govt.'s demonetisation drive, says 'nothing
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Launching a vehement attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the demonetisation of high-end currency notes, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday opined the money is not black or white, but the transactions are and sa
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RBI Gov assures PAC of normalisation in currency soon
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Friday told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the cash crunch in the country post the November 8 demonetisation drive will normalise with the passage of time.
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