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‘You will end up isolated’: MK Stalin’s warning to PM Modi after Union Budget | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday upped his ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of saving the government rather than the nation through the Union Budget.Taking to X, Stalin said, "In protest of the exclusion of several states, except for a few, in the Union Budget report, MPs from the INDIA alliance have staged a demonstration.""Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, You said, "The election is over, now we must think about the country." However, yesterday's #Budget2024 aims to save your government rather than the nation!" He added.Stalin also advised PM Mod to refrain from being vindictive against the opposition and lead the government impartially."Govern the country impartially. Do not be fixated on taking revenge against those who defea...
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Budget 2024: How will 3 new schemes via EPFO benefit first-time employees and employers – Times of India

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced 3 new schemes to boost employment through the employees' provident fund organisation (EFPO), focusing on recognition of first-time employees, and support to employees and employers. Giving details about the schemes, Sitharaman said, "Our government will implement 3 schemes for 'Employment Linked Incentive', as part of the Prime Minister's package."She said that for the first timers the House that Scheme-A will provide one-month wage to all persons newly entering the workforce in all formal sectors and direct benefit transfer of one -month salary in 3 instalments to first-time employees will be up to Rs 15,000. The eligibility limit will be a salary of Rs 1 lakh per month. The scheme is expected to benefit 210 lakh youth.The ...
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Uttar Pradesh BJP | A house divided

On July 14, in a packed hall in Lucknow, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held its first state executive meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha election results yanked away half the ground under its feet in Uttar Pradesh. Soil subsidence on that scale was bound to set off an inquisition. Who was to blame? The answer depends entirely on who’s doing the asking, with self-exoneration built into that act itself. As suggestion and innuendo filled the air, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya made the opening verbal salvo: “Sangathan sarkar se bada tha, bada hai aur bada rahega (the party organisation was larger than the government, is larger and will continue to remain larger).” Source link
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‘Gujarat was the laboratory for today’s India,’ says Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot

When Christophe Jaffrelot, French political scientist and Indologist, submitted the manuscript of his new book, Gujarat Under Modi, in 2013, he was asked to delete so many passages he decided not to go ahead with it. He had done intense ground research, and held on to the book, replete with insights into the rise of Narendra Modi from Gujarat to New Delhi, till it could reach readers in 2024. “Gujarat was the blueprint for post-2014 India,” he says in an interview with The Hindu. Edited excerpts: Survivors look at the photographs of Godhra riots victims, in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Reuters You call ‘Gujarat Under Modi’ a “political biography of an Indian state through the personality and actions of its most resilient ruler.” Is resilience the word to describe Modi today?I used this wo...
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Preachers | Godmen, shamans & clerics

From novice imams to suave dynasts to voodoo shamans to self-styled mahants, the whole gamut is on show in the House(L-R) Mohibbullah Nadvi, Satpal Brahmachari, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi (Photos: Bandeep Singh, Abit Bhat)ISSUE DATE: Jul 22, 2024 | UPDATED: Jul 13, 2024 20:36 IST Source link
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Government to devise policy framework for carbon capture, utilisation and storage | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Government will soon come out with a policy framework to implement carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiatives in the country and make the power ministry the nodal agency to take it forward.CCUS refers to a range of applications through which carbon dioxide (CO2) is captured generally from large point sources like power generation or industrial facilities that use either fossil fuels or biomass as fuel so that the carbon dioxide does not enter the atmosphere.The captured CO2 is primarily used in the fertiliser industry. It is also used for producing synthetic fuels, chemicals and building aggregates. Globally, power and industry sectors account for about 50% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Effective use of CCUS technologies may not only help India achiev...
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Rahul Gandhi meets late Captain Anshuman Singh’s family; mother urges government to withdraw Agniveer | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family of late Captain Anshuman Singh in Raebareli. Later, the Captain's mother spoke to the reporters urging the government to withdraw the Agniveer scheme."I request the government not to divide the Army into two categories," Manju Singh told reporters after the meeting."They (Agniveers) will be mentally and physically weak after four years after which they will be unable to pursue their studies ...this is not good," she added.Captain Anshuman Singh died last year after he sustained severe burns in an effort to rescue people in a fire accident that took place in Siachen. He was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra by President Droupadi Murmu on July 5.Rahul also paid respects at the martyrs' memorial in Lalganj, laying a wreath and planting ...
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Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ should resign immediately, demands former ally CPN-UML – Times of India

KATHMANDU: Nepal's embattled PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' should resign immediately and pave the way for formation of a national consensus government, former coalition partner Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) said on Sunday. The CPN-UML demand came as Prime Minister Prachanda is preparing to face a vote of confidence in the Parliament on July 12 in view of the withdrawal of support by some allies. Prachanda, 69, has announced that he would not quit after the resignation of eight Cabinet ministers belonging to the CPN-UML and instead face a vote of confidence in Parliament. A parliamentary party meeting of the CPN-UML led by chairman KP Sharma Oli at the Federal Parliament building on Sunday asked Prime Minister Prachanda to resign promptly and facilitate ...
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Keir Starmer ends Rwanda migrant plan – Times of India

LONDON: Newly elected UK PM Keir Starmer on Saturday began his first full day in charge declaring himself "restless for change" and pledging that growth would be his Labour government's "number one mission".Starmer also confirmed his previously declared intention to end the outgoing Conservative government's flagship scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. "The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started...I'm not prepared to continue with gimmicks that don't act as a deterrent," he told reporters following his first cabinet meeting. The party on Friday won a landslide election victory, bringing to a close 14 years of Conservative rule.Starmer made the announcement after holding his first Cabinet meeting, the day after his Labour Party's landslide victory overturned 14 years of Con...
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How France’s Macron went from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader – Times of India

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday could paralyze the country, weaken him abroad and overshadow his legacy, just as France prepares to step into the global spotlight as host of the Paris Olympics.France’s youngest-ever president is known on the international stage for his tireless diplomatic efforts and pro-European initiatives.Now, many wonder how he will manage to keep the reins of the country with likely no majority in parliament and a confrontational government. Constitutionally barred from running for a third consecutive term in 2027, Macron, 46, is facing a struggle not to become a lame duck.Whatever the outcome of Sunday’s runoff, it’s not expected to be good news for Macron. French media have recently d...
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Will challenge illegal order in court: AAP | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Calling LG VK Saxena's decision to temporarily dissolve Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD) as "petty politics", Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said it would challenge the order in the court.Delhi urban development minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that all commissions, committees and boards of Centre and state govts across India, including those in BJP-governed states, often had political appointees, engaged without any formal tests or interviews."This is a longstanding and widely accepted practice. Various public commissions, such as the women commission, SC/ST commission and minorities' commission, exemplify this tradition," Bharadwaj said, giving examples of various BJP functionaries who were appointed as the heads of such bodies. Even Saxena's appointment as l...
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President Murmu’s address to Parliament: Top quotes | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said her government is working to create an environment to enable youth of the country dream big and achieve them. As she mentioned steps taken by the government on the education front, some opposition members were heard shouting 'NEET.'Here are her key quotes:A very good outcome has emerged from Jammu and Kashmir in this election. Voting records of decades have been broken. In the last four decades, we only saw low voter turnout in Kashmir amid strikes and shutdowns. Enemies of India used to project it as the opinion of Jammu and Kashmir on the global stage. This time, the people of Jammu and Kashmir gave a befitting reply to such forces.The world can see Indians have for the third time formed a...
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Govt Committed To Fair Probe Of Paper Leak And Strict Punishment For Guilty: President Murmu

Controversy surrounding the NEET and other paper leaks was highlighted in President Droupadi Murmu's speech in Parliament on Thursday morning. Addressing a joint session of both Houses—the first in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and one expected to be marked by opposition protests over the NEET issue—Ms. Murmu stated that the government is "committed to a fair investigation" and vowed "strict punishment for the culprits." "Whether it is competitive examinations or government recruitment, there should be no reason for any hindrance. This process requires complete transparency and probity. Regarding the recent instances of paper leaks in some examinations, my government is committed to a fair investigation and ensuring strict punishment for the ...
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‘Crass politics’: Shashi Tharoor’s post on Uttar Pradesh irks BJP | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over the irregularities in national-level examinations and paper leaks, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government with a “Uttar Pradesh kise kehte hain? (Define Uttar Pradesh.)” meme. The post, however, has drawn sharp criticism from the BJP accusing Tharoor of stereotyping the state. In a post on X, the Congress MP on Saturday shared a viral post, showing an image of an answer sheet with a question asking the students to 'define Uttar Pradesh'.And the answer: "Wah Uttar Pradesh jahan pariksha se pehle uttar ka pata chal jaaye, usse Uttar Pradesh kehte hai (The state where the answer is known before the exam is called Uttar Pradesh)."Shashi Tharoor's post on UP went viral. BJP reactsThis post, however, di...
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Opposition leaders criticise NTA over UGC-NET cancellation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Thursday mounted an attack on the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the UGC-NET exam was cancelled and accused the agency as well as the Union government of destroying the future of students who appeared for these exams.The UGC cancelled the UGC-NET examination on Wednesday, a day after it was held, after receiving certain inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the ministry of home affairs on the examination.Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Centre saying the paper mafia is "rigging exams" under BJP rule. The former UP chief minister said if the police recruitment exam is leaked, it will have a bearing on law and order while if there is a fraud in the NEET e...
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Defence | Firepower, made in India

The challenges facing the government in the defence sector require careful strategic planning, followed by decisive action. In its election manifesto, the BJP promised to expand India’s defence footprint across strategic locations and partner with friendly countries to protect its security interests in the Indian Ocean Region. On defence manufacturing, it has promised to continue support for start-ups, so that indigenisation can be accelerated. The other emphasis is to increase exports of Made in India defence equipment. In the 2023–24 financial year, defence exports reached a record high of Rs 21,083 crore (around $2.63 billion). The government has set up a target of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025. Continuing robust vigilance along the tense Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China is an impe...
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Home Affairs | Dousing home fires

With a recent spate of terror attacks in Jammu, radicals gaining ground in Punjab after electoral wins for two of them, India is far from rid of terrorism. The wounds of the violence in Manipur remain raw, and while left-wing extremism may have been pushed further inland, it has been by no means eliminated. Besides, there is the unfinished business of the last term—rollout of the Uniform Civil Code, Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens—though coalition dharma may put these on the back burner. New laws, including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, replacing the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act, also need implementation. Then there is the national census, a project that is already three years behind schedule, and may now see a de...
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Road Transport & Highways | Greening India’s highways

The Union ministry of road transport and highways has been one of the crowning achievements of the Modi government, with significant progress in the building of new highways and greenfield expressways across India. The legal framework governing the transport sector and road safety underwent a major overhaul with the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act in 2019. But all of this good work is undone by the inability to reduce road deaths and crashes, where India continues to top global lists. The coming years will require the government to address the slowdown of projects and missed deadlines. Improving the financial health of its premier highway-building agency, the National Highways Authority of India, will also be a top priority. The agency is burdened by a colossal debt of over Rs 3.4 lakh cr...
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Railways | Not quite bullet speed yet

One of the largest ministries of the government, Indian Railways has the dual responsibility of bringing in a much-needed technology and capacity upgrade while remaining an affordable mode of travel for the common Indian that it has always been. The first relates to India’s perennial challenges: overcrowded trains, timely availability of confirmed tickets, concerns of safety. The second is a facor of the overall vision of governmental responsibility towards the people. Beyond these, the Indian rail network has to increase its share of freight moved across the country, being faster, more economical and “greener” than road transport. Railways is also under duress owing to a burgeoning pension bill of over Rs 50,000 crore per year, keeping its financial health perpetually in red.Published...
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Electronics & Information Technology | Cyber continuum

Since Ashwini Vaishnaw has retained MeitY, there is bound to be continuity in policies. Expect retention of focus on areas Vaishnaw had concentrated on in his previous stint, such as electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, data privacy, internet regulations, cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI). “We need to focus on self-sufficiency in semiconductors over time,” says Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys, and chairman, Axilor Ventures. “It will need domestic manufacturing and policies that encourage use of locally-made products.”Published By: Shyam BalasubramanianPublished On: Jun 17, 2024Tune In Source link
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Information & Broadcasting | Regulation dilemma

The primary objective of the I&B ministry is to disseminate information about government policies, schemes and programmes through various mass communication mediums. However, in recent years, the ministry itself has been in the news over its attempts to “control” information. The next big worry is over the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation (BSR) Bill, 2023, which, once it becomes law, will replace the current Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. It consolidates the legal framework for the broadcasting sector and extends it to OTT content, digital news and current affairs. Experts fear this will be a powerful tool for the government to censor news. The ministry must address this concern.Published By: Shyam BalasubramanianPublished On: Jun 17, 2024Tune In Sour...
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Civil Aviation | Tackling turbulence

Aviation has been the sunrise sector post the pandemic, with the number of air passengers rising every year, making it viable for Indian carriers to go into an expansion mode. Riding this boom, the government has envisioned creating multiple international hubs in India, akin to those in Dubai, Doha and Turkey. Service deficiencies by airlines and user discontent are common in the sector, which make the ministry’s role as a watchdog crucial, especially with more and more airlines and flights entering Indian skies. Ensuring hassle-free and affordable air travel for the common man has been one of the Modi government’s promises since 2014, a commitment that the civil aviation ministry has been tasked to oversee.'Published By: Shyam BalasubramanianPublished On: Jun 17, 2024Tune In Sourc...
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Ports, Shipping & Waterways | Expanding the ocean of opportunities

The ports, shipping and waterways ministry plays a crucial role in strengthening the country’s domestic and external trade and commerce. Nearly 95 per cent of India’s overseas trade by volume is carried out via its ports. Yet, the country accounts for just over 10 per cent of the global deadweight tonnage. The government has been trying to make amends through the flagship Sagar Mala programme, harnessing India’s 7,500 km coastline, 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways and strategic location on key international maritime trade routes. The results are showing—India’s rank in international shipment category has jumped from 44 in 2014 to 22 now. The importance of the ministry can be gauged from the fact that on May 13, in the middle of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, minister Sarb...
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