
October 09, 2019 02:06 IST
Bhagwat invoked Dattopant Thengadi to advocate Swadeshi, and suggested that the country “create and expand trade relations with the world on the basis of our strength and terms”.
Wed, Oct 09, 2019
September 16, 2019 04:14 IST
September 19 is the halfway mark of Yogi Adityanath’s term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Last week, at his residence, he spoke to The Indian Express on the work done — and the task ahead.
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
September 16, 2019 04:10 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express in an interview, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government will “respect” the verdict in the Ayodhya case that is being heard in the Supreme Court.
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
September 01, 2019 04:50 IST
While underscoring that people excluded from the NRC will not be deported as this “option is not on the table”, a senior government source said that the NRC exercise would not be attempted in other states.
Sun, Sep 01, 2019
August 25, 2019 05:00 IST
The body of Jaitley, 66, will be taken to the BJP headquarters on Sunday morning for leaders to pay their last respects. The cremation will be held in Delhi in the afternoon.
Sun, Aug 25, 2019
August 16, 2019 04:49 IST
PM has flagged ‘challenges’ posed by India’s ‘population explosion’. While India is expected to soon overtake China as the world’s most populous country, the total fertility rate has been falling almost everywhere in India
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
August 16, 2019 04:36 IST
Seven states — UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand — that account for about 45 per cent of the total population in the 2011 Census, recorded a higher TFR than the national average.
Fri, Aug 30, 2019
August 15, 2019 11:17 IST
Speaking to the country on Independence Day, PM Modi appeared to use the opportunity for a larger objective to wipe off the hangover of socialist outlook of the past when he told the nation that “unless wealth is created, we can not distribute wealth” and consequently the wealth creators should not always be suspect in public eyes.
Thu, Aug 15, 2019
August 09, 2019 04:35 IST
Referring to hope, aspiration and opportunity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the people of J&K that withdrawing the state’s special status was not about claiming territory but an instrument for their development and prosperity.
Fri, Aug 09, 2019
August 08, 2019 04:40 IST
The Prime Minister, according to this source, reminded his ministerial colleagues that being the ruling party, BJP leaders should be aware of the “repercussions” of such a decision and its effect on a section of people.
Thu, Aug 08, 2019
August 07, 2019 04:49 IST
Youngest Minister in 1977 to External Affairs in 2019, BJP’s fighter-in-chief blended grit and grace.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
August 06, 2019 04:35 IST
For the BJP, Article 370 has been a lightning rod. But political compulsions forced it to keep it on the backburner when it had to run coalition governments during 1998-2004.
Tue, Aug 06, 2019
July 28, 2019 01:00 IST
Census 2011 counted 14.2 crore migrants in the decade preceding it, intra-district to inter-state. Women moved for marriage, men for work, economic reforms drove the change, and Surat emerged as No. 3 destination while Chennai fell far behind.
Sun, Jul 28, 2019
July 13, 2019 04:33 IST
Beliefs are flexible according to political expediency. As Prime Minister in the late ’90s, Vajpayee had suspended the political belief of the 1970s. But beliefs have a survival instinct that sustains them in adversity.
Sat, Jul 13, 2019
July 06, 2019 05:37 IST
In 2014, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced over two dozen schemes, many with a token allocation of around Rs 100 crore. Five years on, the confidence of a second term with an enhanced majority was apparent in Sitharaman’s speech, in which she avoided new announcements with token budgetary allocations
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
June 22, 2019 05:01 IST
The MPLADS scheme was launched during the Narasimha Rao Government in 1993 ostensibly to provide funds for developmental works recommended by individual MPs.
Sat, Jun 22, 2019
June 15, 2019 05:14 IST
The proposal holds significance given that the EC Act arms the government with powers to impose stock limits and movement restrictions on agricultural commodities.
Sat, Jun 15, 2019
June 06, 2019 04:10 IST
“Prime Minister’s vision, implementation and monitoring is very robust,” one of the sources said, suggesting that ministers have to be conscious about these parameters while drawing up five-year visions for their ministries.
Thu, Jun 06, 2019
June 05, 2019 00:13 IST
While calling off the alliance with SP, BSP chief Mayawati has blamed an erosion of SP’s Yadav votes. The fact, however, is that BSP did gain from the alliance in the Lok Sabha polls. What explains the announcement?
Wed, Jun 05, 2019
May 31, 2019 04:35 IST
Amit Shah is the third person after Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari to bring his political experience of having served as BJP president into the government.
Fri, May 31, 2019
May 26, 2019 04:50 IST
If his speech of May 20, 2014 was high on the hope and promise represented by a Chief Minister who was about to become Prime Minister, PM Modi's Saturday’s speech underlined the sense of responsibility of the man who has run the country for a full term.
Sun, May 26, 2019
May 24, 2019 04:42 IST
Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Now there are only two castes — one poor, another who wants to eradicate poverty, says PM Narendra Modi in victory speech.
Fri, May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019 03:02 IST
While the BJP increased its vote share from 42.63 per cent (2014) to 49.55 per cent, the combined BSP-SP-RLD vote share slipped from 42.98 per cent (2014) to 38.92 per cent.
Fri, May 24, 2019
May 12, 2019 05:00 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Interview to Indian Express: It’s the last day of campaign for the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019. Before he leaves 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, on May 10, for his first rally of the day in Rohtak, Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to RAVISH TIWARI and RAJ KAMAL JHA.
Mon, May 13, 2019
May 05, 2019 03:30 IST
Rahul Gandhi interview: In the last laps of what he calls a brutal campaign, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, en route from Allahabad to Agra on May 3, speaks to The Indian Express
Sun, May 05, 2019




