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Modi to unveil policy to ease biggest hurdle for factories before LS polls

Under the new plan, a company need not purchase land or equipment but could lease them on long-contract basis helping lower costs and cut down time on setting up operations

Modi to unveil policy to ease biggest hurdle for factories before LS polls
Updated On : 30 Nov 2018 | 8:45 AM IST

Anybody as Prime Minister will be better than Modi: Chandrababu Naidu

Naidu, whose party pulled out of BJP-led NDA, recalled that as a party supporting the Vajpayee govt, he was the first to demand the resignation of Modi as Gujarat CM in the wake of post-Godhra riots

Anybody as Prime Minister will be better than Modi: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated On : 29 Nov 2018 | 8:06 PM IST

J&K Assembly polls, Lok Sabha elections may be clubbed together: Report

Government sources pointed out that when security forces are deployed for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, it would be convenient for election authorities to hold the Assembly polls simultaneously

J&K Assembly polls, Lok Sabha elections may be clubbed together: Report
Updated On : 29 Nov 2018 | 4:28 PM IST

Ensure election law is not violated in campaigning: EC to Twitter, Facebook

Instead of writing to the two parties, the EC preferred to write to Twitter and Facebook, urging them to ensure that election law is not violated

Ensure election law is not violated in campaigning: EC to Twitter, Facebook
Updated On : 28 Nov 2018 | 11:37 PM IST

Election fog clouds Indian stocks' outlook for first time this year: Poll

With state elections slated over coming months and a general election scheduled for May, Indian shares could remain subdued until the results become clear

Election fog clouds Indian stocks' outlook for first time this year: Poll
Updated On : 28 Nov 2018 | 11:06 PM IST

Govt's poll bonanza of 55,649 new petrol pumps dragged to court by dealers

Presently, India has 56,000 retail petrol pumps of the three government oil marketing companies

Govt's poll bonanza of 55,649 new petrol pumps dragged to court by dealers
Updated On : 28 Nov 2018 | 2:07 PM IST

BJP will junk the plank of development and fight 2019 elections on faith

Both the Sabarimala and Ayodhya controversies are essentially born out of faith, and the Sangh and BJP are ready to wring electoral mileage out of such emotive issues ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019

BJP will junk the plank of development and fight 2019 elections on faith
Updated On : 28 Nov 2018 | 9:41 AM IST

Now is the time for investors to bet on 2019 election results: FundsIndia

Investing five to six months before the elections in 2009 and 2014 earned an average three to six per cent more than the Indian benchmark return in the five-year period to the next vote

Now is the time for investors to bet on 2019 election results: FundsIndia
Updated On : 26 Nov 2018 | 11:51 AM IST

Assembly elections 2018: Can 'Modi magic' be saved?

Local anti-incumbency in the state elections has got intertwined with anti-incumbency against the Modi government at the centre

Assembly elections 2018: Can 'Modi magic' be saved?
Updated On : 26 Nov 2018 | 7:59 AM IST

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, govt allows OMCs to open over 55k new fuel pumps

For the first time, the OMCs have invited bids from private players online to ensure transparency and the bidding process would be conducted by an independent agency

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, govt allows OMCs to open over 55k new fuel pumps
Updated On : 26 Nov 2018 | 12:42 AM IST

CEC finds a way to ensure that the voting system is working perfectly

Rawat said the tallying of VVPAT slips with the votes cast and stored in the EVMs will be done to demonstrate that the voting system has been working perfectly

CEC finds a way to ensure that the voting system is working perfectly
Updated On : 23 Nov 2018 | 7:18 PM IST

Shiv Sena to BJP: Why don't you declare date for construction of Ram temple

Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on November 25 as part of his party's push to build a Ram temple there

Shiv Sena to BJP: Why don't you declare date for construction of Ram temple
Updated On : 23 Nov 2018 | 1:59 PM IST

Markets upbeat just six months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Since 1996, bourses have registered strong six-month gains on five out of six occasions

Markets upbeat just six months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Updated On : 22 Nov 2018 | 11:31 PM IST

Telangana Polls: Cong approaches EC, seeks withdrawal of pink ballot papers

Congress backed their demand with fact that pink is the official colour of the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) and that ballot papers of same colour will give party "an undue advantage" over others

Telangana Polls: Cong approaches EC, seeks withdrawal of pink ballot papers
Updated On : 22 Nov 2018 | 8:53 PM IST

2019 elections mere 'interruptions', stocks will climb in 2019: Edelweiss

Political uncertainty is emerging as the key risk as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party faces elections in five states before a national vote to be held by May

2019 elections mere 'interruptions', stocks will climb in 2019: Edelweiss
Updated On : 22 Nov 2018 | 1:01 AM IST

Will not contest Lok Sabha elections in 2019, says Sushma Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj was Delhi's first woman chief minister

Will not contest Lok Sabha elections in 2019, says Sushma Swaraj
Updated On : 20 Nov 2018 | 11:02 PM IST

Democracy is crying, says Rahul on CBI DIG's charges against govt officials

Rakesh Asthana has been divested of his duties and sent on leave along with CBI director Alok Verma

Democracy is crying, says Rahul on CBI DIG's charges against govt officials
Updated On : 20 Nov 2018 | 3:49 PM IST

Mission 2019: Yogi likely to sweeten UP cane price amid sugar crisis

Last year, the state had increased the State Advised Price (SAP) by Rs 10/quintal from Rs 305/quintal to Rs 315/quintal for the common variety of sugarcane

Mission 2019: Yogi likely to sweeten UP cane price amid sugar crisis
Updated On : 20 Nov 2018 | 2:02 AM IST

Rajasthan polls: BJP, Cong field plenty of doctors in electoral fray

Voting will take place on December 7 for 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, which has about 4.75 core registered voters

Rajasthan polls: BJP, Cong field plenty of doctors in electoral fray
Updated On : 19 Nov 2018 | 7:53 PM IST

Opposition suffering from 'Modi-phobia', says Amit Shah at MP rally

'They just want to get rid of Modi from the prime minister's post, while we want to get rid of poverty, air pollution among other things,' said the BJP president

Opposition suffering from 'Modi-phobia', says Amit Shah at MP rally
Updated On : 19 Nov 2018 | 4:36 PM IST