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Present BJP-led NDA not the alliance Vajpayee had envisioned: Harsimrat

Senior SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had turned a blind eye to Punjab

It was just political compulsion: Amarinder Singh on SAD quitting NDA

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh termed the Akali Dal's decision to quit the NDA as a case of "political compulsion" for the Badals

BJP's oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal quits NDA over Modi govt's farm Bills

Development comes days after SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned as Union Food Processing Minister

BJD to support to NDA candidate for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman post

Naveen Patnaik announced that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs in the Rajya Sabha will support to the NDA candidate Harivansh in the election for the post of Deputy Chairman of the House

NDA will win 220 seats in Bihar polls, Nitish will be CM again: Nityanand

The NDA under incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will retain power in Bihar by winning 220 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, said Union Minister of State (MoS) Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai

NDA will fight Bihar Assembly polls under Nitish's leadership: JP Nadda

JP Nadda said that his party will fight upcoming Assembly election in Bihar, along with Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Fond hopes of a lean govt

How long can Modi keep the size of his council of ministers as lean as it has been so far?

BJP-led NDA with nearly 100 seats widens gap with Opposition in Rajya Sabha

The Election Commission had announced biennial polls to 61 seats, including 55 in March, but the process was delayed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic

Labour Ministry to object to states' Ordinance plan on labour laws

UP, Gujarat govts are seeking to suspend major labour laws via this route; ministry firming up its response

Some steps forward

Package focused on reforms, not to boost demand immediately

Fiscal stimulus 2.0: No global firms in govt tenders below Rs 200 crore

For this purpose, the general financial rules (GFR) will be amended to disallow global tender enquiries.

Fiscal prudence still matters

Govt will need to spend more, but should credibly commit through institutional reform to future transparency and prudence

How BJP leveraged its pre-eminence again in NDA in times of pandemic

Allies, which were targeting the Centre over the CAA and Delhi riots, are silent since the Covid-19 outbreak

Work relaxation amid lockdown fails to convince migrants to stay put

Most labourers are more concerned about getting on trains and buses to get back home, rather than returning to work

Govt unearths job incentive fraud; EPFO blocks accounts of 1 mn employees

900,000 'old' workers took benefits of govt scheme for 'new jobs'

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

Delhi Assembly polls: Bihar parties keen to contest, eye Purvanchali votes

The main opposition party in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal has also said that it will contest the elections in Delhi

Year in Review: 11 crucial Bills passed by Indian Parliament in 2019

From Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to J&K Reorganisation Bill and Triple Talaq Bill, here are the most crucial Bills passed by Parliament in 2019

Year in Review: Events that made biggest political news in India in 2019

From revocation of J&K's special status to the Citizenship Amendment Act, Business Standard lists six defining events of 2019 that became the biggest political issues in India

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