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The 2020 vision

Without economic growth, Mr Modi will struggle to fulfil his agenda

What may lie ahead in 2020

Nobody can anticipate, let alone predict, what Mr Modi will do in 2020.

Govt to fine firms with over Rs 50 cr revenue for not accepting UPI, RuPay

Companies with turnover of over Rs 50 crore to pay Rs 5,000 per day as penalty

Hope the year 2020 will empower the lives of 130 crore Indians: PM Modi

He made these remarks responding to a tweet which posted a song wrapping up the achievements of the Modi government in the past year

Decade in review: How state-owned banks rose to the occasion amid crisis

At the start of the decade, the government was busy infusing stimulus packages to revive various sectors affected by the global credit crisis

Future is green: 2020 may see re-birth of electric vehicles, say experts

Recently, Union minister Prakash Javadekar told Parliament about 285,000 buyers of electric/hybrid vehicles had been supported by a subsidy of Rs 360 crore under FAME.

Year 2020 will test BJP's intellectual wherewithal to win the streets

The protests against CAA,NPR and NRC has queered the BJP's pitch that youth cutting across religious lines have joined the movement, calling the law 'discriminatory'

The decade of glory and scandals that ended with a new Hindu India story

If Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director, were asked to make a film about Indian politics in the last ten years, he would have the time of his life

Shekhar Gupta: Back to the inglorious past

History is repeating itself and there is a back-to-1974 feeling. But India is living in totally different circumstances for Modi to emulate Indira Gandhi all the way

The year ahead will be dominated by the rising edifice of a Hindu Rashtra

The recent history of the world suggests economic pain doesn't create electoral openings

State battles no indicator of national politics

It would be wrong to assume Modi government can be defeated after BJP's performance in Jharkhand

Govt reviews industry's demands to implement changes in drug price policy

A senior government official said the industry has been requesting for an amendment to allow them to implement the price change from the next batch.

India marching towards $5 trillion economy on solid foundation: PM Modi

Says Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi and Citizenship Amendment Act were challenges bequeathed as a legacy of the past, with no effort on the part of previous regimes to resolve them

Govt breaks 150-year tradition, gives nod to restructuring of Railway board

Moving in corporate lines, the chairman will now be called as chief executive officer

GoMs, then and now: How their working has changed in 6 years of Modi govt

They were synonymous with delays in decision-making in the UPA era. Under the NDA, they rarely make executive decisions

Governance by diktat, in an echo chamber

Is the current mood of the nation turning in the direction similar to the days of Congress-led government in 2011-13?

A different phase

Ministerial statements at last week's meetings with business leaders indicate the government's new approach to industry

Not just Citizenship Act, blame the state of economy too for protests

'The economy is lost. Please help us find it,' stated a placard at the Jantar Mantar demonstration last week, held aloft by a young man

In relief for Air India, govt gives Rs 500 cr guarantee to secure funds

The sovereign guarantee will help the airline secure some funds, a part of which has already been drawn, he said adding," Air India is already in discussions with the banks."

Air India employee unions write to PM Modi, seek waiver of airline loans

Against the backdrop of the government working out the modalities for Air India disinvestment, seven employee groupings have also said the carrier can be turned around