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Congress Manifesto promises more power to farmers, promises to bring down India’s fiscal deficit to 3 percent of GDP by 2020/21 if voted back to power

News Desk April 2, 2019 0

The Indian National Congress on Tuesday released its poll manifesto ahead of the 2019 general elections. Here are some of the promises the party has made in the document. Employment “All of the 4 lakh vacancies as on 1 April 2019 in the Central Government, Central Public Sector

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India’s growth trajectory hindered due to high level of unemployment in formal sectors

News Desk March 30, 2019 0

India’s growth trajectory hindered due to high level of unemployment in formal sectors.Statistical Commission PC Mohanan said on Wednesday that he and colleague J Meenakshi were unhappy at the non-publication of jobs data that had been due for release in December and alleged interference by other state agencies over backdated GDP data. Business Standard said […]

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Rahul Gandhi to disband NITI Aayog, to make it simplified with only 100 members

News Desk March 29, 2019 0

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he would scrap the NITI Aayog if his party was voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. “If voted to power, we will scrap the NITI Aayog. It has served no purpose other than making marketing presentations for the PM & fudging data,” Mr. Gandhi tweeted. […]

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Congress President counters BJP’s 6000 Rs Annual income to 72,000 Rs a year for the poor

News Desk March 25, 2019 0

The Congress party on Monday announced that it would give the poorest 20 per cent households in India assured income of 72,000 a year, if it formed the government at the Centre following the general elections. Party president Rahul Gandhi said the objective is to ensure that no household in the country fell below minimum […]

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Why there are very grey areas in Universal Basic Income?

News Desk March 25, 2019 0

Even as the demonetisation exercise peters out, another concept has been seeded – that of giving a basic income to all Indians. This was mentioned both by the finance minister in his Budget speech and the chief economic adviser in the Economic Survey. The idea is irrefutable – a minimum salary, paid by the government, […]

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Rupee slips 24 paise to 69.78 against USD in early trade

News Desk March 14, 2019 0

The rupee fell 24 paise to 69.78 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks and rising crude oil prices. Forex dealers said, strengthening of the American currency in overseas market weighed on the domestic currency. However, sustained foreign fund inflows and higher opening in […]

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Decoding China’s interest & compulsions in protecting JeM chief Masood Azhar

News Desk March 14, 2019 0

On the occasion of 70th years of the establishment of the people’s republic of China, it is crucial to analyze the future direction of Chinese communist party under the new era of Chinese president Xi Jinping in the thirteenth national people’s congress this week. The salient feature of the new era signifies how the defence […]

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Union Minister Smriti Irani slams congress, says it has legacy of corruption

News Desk March 14, 2019 0

BJP hits out at Congress legacy of corruption As political temperatures rise with election fever escalating, political slugfests are the order of the day; Wednesday saw the BJP hitting out the Congress with charges of what it termed family package corruption, the gift of 70 years of organisational graft and how news reports of the […]

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China decides to back Pakistan, blocks to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist by UN Security Council

News Desk March 14, 2019 0

The US says Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar meets the criteria to be designated as a global terrorist by the UN. State Department Deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino said China’s Opposition to the move counters a mutual interest in achieving regional stability and peace. Palladino’s remarks came on the eve of a crucial decision by the […]

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India’s Growth hampered due to unemployment & joblessness. – Dr. Manmohan Singh

News Desk February 18, 2019 0

he “jobless growth” has slipped into “job-loss growth”, which, together with rural indebtedness and urban chaos, has made the growing number of aspirational youths restless, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday, as he hit out at the government for failing to uplift the economy to its potential. Mr Singh asserted that the domestic […]