The BJP on Wednesday came out in strong defence of megastar Amitabh Bachchan for his association with an event to mark the second anniversary of the Modi government, despite a probe against him after his name appeared in the Panama Papers expose.   BJP leaders, including Union Ministers, said the probe against Bachchan had nothing to do with the event linked with the social issue of protecting the girl child, […]

Even as the Government is grappling with the JNU row, am sure the South Block is busy preparing its strategy for the action next week. The Parliament’s Budget session kicks off on February 23. Given the ongoing imbroglio on the JNU issue and the Rohit Vemula suicide case before that even the most optimistic ones amidst the Government machinery cannot pin their hopes on a smooth sailing. If the Monsoon […]

Eighteen months ago when Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the Make in India campaign to corporate leaders, diplomats and ministers, he called it the step of a lion. Modi expects his government’s policies to boost manufacturing enough to create a 100 million jobs and increase its contribution to the national output to 25% from the current 17%. For many years, India has harboured hopes of chasing down China to the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a slew of incentives to boost start-up businesses, offering them a tax holiday and inspector raj-free regime for three years, capital gains tax exemption and Rs 10,000 crore corpus to fund them. He also announced a self-certification scheme in respect of nine labour and environment laws and said there will be no inspection during the first three years of launch of the venture. […]

Jawaharlal Nehru ruled as Prime Minister from 1947-64 and laid such amazing economic foundations that we went bankrupt in 1991. His daughter Indira Gandhi comes second in the number of years ruled and has the worst human rights record among all Indian Prime Ministers. Add Rajiv Gandhi’s five years plus Sonia’s ten years by proxy and the Dynasty has ruled us for close to 47 years. Rarely has any family […]

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to a thunderous crowd at Britain’s Wembley Stadium on Friday, he mentioned a Rajasthan man who made 50 mobile applications and dedicated them to the students free of charge. “My India resides in people like Imran Khan,” Modi said at the Britain’s biggest stadium, packed with some 60,000 people celebrating British-Indian ties and India’s growing international clout. Read the full story by Rakesh Goswami […]

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed his country’s “special relationship” with the UK as he addressed a Wembley Stadium rally. Speaking at an event marking the Indian diaspora’s contribution to the UK, he said it was “a historic day for a great partnership between two great nations”. He had been greeted by huge cheers from the 60,000-strong crowd as he arrived on stage with UK PM David Cameron. Earlier, […]

India is committed to protecting every citizen’s freedom, and the law will deal severely with those who are intolerant, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a joint press conference with his host and UK counterpart David Cameron in London today.   He had been asked by British media why “India is becoming an increasingly intolerant place”. ‘India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi, we will not accept any deviation […]

  Two hundred writers – including Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and Hari Kunzru – have urged British Prime Minister David Cameron to raise issues of freedom of expression and intolerance with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, who began his three-day visit on Thursday. An open letter by the writers to Cameron was prominently published on the front page of The Guardian, which also carried similar letters from a large number […]

A survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found former South African President Nelson Mandela as the most admired personality of the world. He is closely followed by Pope Francis. Interestingly, the list has six business men whose innovation changed the world for better. Two Indians appear among the top 10 most admired people of the world. Mahatma Gandhi has been ranked fourth while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has […]