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Govt to give special family pension to soldiers who get re-employed

The government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including special or liberalised family pension for armed forces personnel on lines of government

We will not miss the bus again, next wave of reforms soon: FM Sitharaman

It can be noted that many analysts have been calling for urgent reforms in the factor markets, especially regarding land and labour, to get the economy out of the trough

Relief for realty: Govt sets up Rs 25k-cr fund to revive stalled projects

In other decisions, Cabinet has approved pacts signed with German agency DGUV; pact with Guinea on renewable energy; and signing revised DTAC with Brazil

A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints

In Budget 2020 speech, the FM should state how she intends to return to the 7% track, and the hard decisions she will take to adjust to the realities of a slowing economy, writes T N Ninan

PM Narendra Modi reviews performance of various ministries of 6 months

Secretaries to the civil aviation, agriculture, and transport ministries made presentations at the meeting

The importance of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a key littoral on our eastern seaboard. Given Delhi's Indo-Pacific aspirations, friendly relations with Dhaka are critical to India's interests

Naga peace deal: Trouble ahead if NSCN (IM) feels govt won't keep promises

The ruling BJP's strong unitary view of the Indian Union has little place for Constitutional asymmetry, which had allowed different states of the Union to define Centre-State relationships differently

Shekhar Gupta: Pakistan gets a Modi Yorker

Until now, it was Pakistan that always set the pace on Kashmir. Modi has turned the tables by scrapping Article 370 and Pakistan is struggling for a response

Pulling out of RCEP not just an economic decision

Modi's RCEP move shows sound political judgement. Don't scoff, it's rare these days

PM Modi calls for road map to meet $500-bn intra-BRICS trade target by 2020

PM addressed the plenary session of the meet, where he highlighted issues including trade, investment, terrorism, water management and multilateralism

BRICS Summit: India world's most investment-friendly economy, says PM Modi

Noting that India has "limitless" possibilities and "countless" opportunities, he urged the BRICS business leaders to take advantage of them

Govt may create a regulator to settle e-commerce disputes: Report

Modi govt is under pressure from small traders, a traditional support base for the ruling BJP, to act against the big online retailers

Priyanka's dig at PM Modi: Those who say 'sab changa si' are now 'chup si'

Going abroad and saying 'everything is fine' will not make things fine: Priyanka's dig at PM

AP hails PM Modi's move not to join RCEP, says farmers would have suffered

State's Agriculture Mission chief says the oil seeds sector is already reeling due to edible oil imports

Karti Chidambaram pens letter to father on birthday; takes dig at BJP govt

Karti criticised the government and its ministers, citing various recent events

PMC Bank depositors in dire straits; govt does not care: Sitaram Yechury

Accusing the government of lying about the economic situation, Yechury alleged that public money was being used for PR

Kashmir on edge: Security beefed up, many leaders 'detained or arrested'

Kashmir remained on edge as the authorities stepped up security at vital installations and in sensitive areas, suspended mobile internet services and either "arrested" or "detained" several leaders in fast-paced developments on Sunday night. Officials said restrictions on movement of people would come into force in Kashmir Valley at the crack of dawn. The officials said former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti would not be allowed to move out of their respective house in view of the restrictions, while Congress leader Usman Majid and CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami claimed to have been arrested around midnight. However, no official confirmation of the arrests was immediately available. "I believe I'm being placed under house arrest from midnight tonight & the process has already started for other mainstream leaders. No way of knowing if this is true but if it is then I'll see all of you on the other side of whatever is in store," National Conference leader Abdullah ...

Work to win over even those who did not vote for you: Modi to BJP MPs

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters that Modi asked MPs to not entertain negative thoughts

Who will be BJP's Mahalanobis?

P C Mahalanobis was the econometrician-economist who guided Jawaharlal Nehru's economic thinking

87th Air Force Day: PM thanks 'air warriors' for their service to India

IAF continues to serve India with utmost dedication, excellence: PM on 87th Air Force Day