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Modi govt to form committee for suggestions on 'one nation, one election'

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said most parties supported the idea of holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies

Modi to outline govt's roadmap in council of ministers' meet on Wednesday

Deliberations are also likely to be held on an action plan for the government's next five years and Modi is expected to brief the ministers on it

Here're the credit expansion trajectory in five years of Modi govt

Bank support to NBFCs on onward lending was in double-digit for four years. It was strong in FY18 and FY19

India has only fallen further behind China during the first 5 years of Modi

Beijing has continued to outspend India on defense, implemented sweeping reforms in its military and diplomatic structures

Crackdown has NGOs' foreign funding plunging 40% in four years: Report

The Modi governments crackdown on foreign funding of non-profit organisaitons has resulted in a massive 40 percent decline in fund flows from external sources for social uplift in the four years to 2017-18, finds and industry report. Over 13,000 non-government organisations have been acted against by the Union home ministry by cancelling their licences, according to a report by a foreign consultancy Bain & Co. The report has also found that as many as 4,800 NGOs lost their licenses in 2017 alone. "Foreign contributions declined by about 40 percent. This comes amid a government crackdown on NGOs for violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of 2010," says the report. Several of these NGOs which lost licences are engaged in rights-based advocacy, and the crackdown has led to an outcry from civil society organisations who termed it as an abuse of legal procedures. The Modi government had cut short the term of Nachiket Mor from the RBI's central board

Modi Sarkar's final frontier

Be sure of one thing: Modi Sarkar will not stand on ceremonies even if that means stepping on the Constitution

Modi govt's dwindling intellectual capital explains its fading momentum

This is why a second term, which looked a certainty a year ago, now seems IFFY, in all capital letters

PSUs start aggressive campaigns to publicise Modi govt's flagship schemes

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has issued a Rs 2.93 billion tender for outdoor publicity for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Four years of Modi government: Riding on GST, insolvency law

While glitches attended its roll-out and the tax is not as simple as originally planned, many hope the GST Council will stabilise the tax and improve the tax-GDP ratio

It'll be Modi's corruption hatao vs Opposition's Modi hatao in 2019: Shah

Shah also said that the BJP's win in 104 seats in Karnataka is a good sign of its expansion in south India

Four years of Modi government: More hits than misses under flagship schemes

A series of reports, starting Friday, will show how the Modi government's report card looks good, if not excellent yet

Centre and states need to work in collaboration, says Piyush Goyal

We are working on getting ease of doing business, cleanliness, getting the different states to work, both in collaboration and competition, says Piyush Goyal

Are you a beneficiary of govt's social schemes? Thank PM Modi via video

Social scheme benefits for which Women and Child ministry is demanding gratitude are legal entitlements under the UPA-era National Food Security Act

It's been a long four years

Is that light we see, at the end of the tunnel?

Modi govt wants a new Media Command Room to help boost nationalism

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, India's ministries and cabinet ministers have been active on social media, tweeting new policies and interacting with citizens

Modi in Odisha: We achieved more in 4 years than UPA did in 47, says PM

Modi promises 'new India' in 4 years, says his govt believes in commitment

Four years of NDA govt: It's Modi vs anarchist combination, says Jaitley

Asserts fifth year will be for consolidation of policies and programmes

Modi in Odisha: Anti-graft laws uniting scam-ridden forces, say PM

He said in the past 4 years, 3,000 raids were conducted by investigating agencies, unveiling undeclared income of Rs 530 billion

Modi in Odisha: 4 years of NDA sent shivers down spine of corrupt, says PM

'Today the nation is going from 'Kala Dhan to 'Jan Dhan', from bad governance to good governance,' said Narendra Modi in Cuttack

Four years of Modi: United Opposition, stronger Rahul blunt BJP's momentum

Unlike the 2014 elections, when he was the challenger, Modi will be the incumbent in 2019 and the Opposition has a plethora of issues to queer the pitch with