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PM Modi said those who looted the country could only think of dacoits LATEST NEWS  : Continuing his high decibel campaign in poll-bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax' and said those who looted the country could only think of dacoits. In a stinging rebuttal to Gandhi's repeated criticism of the Goods and Services Tax, a key economic reform of the NDA government, Modi said a recently emerged "economist" was propagating a "grand stupid thought" by suggesting that GST rate be capped at 18 per cent. Making a fresh bid for power in his home state, where the BJP has ruled for over two decades, Modi also listed various development works by the government on water conservation, agriculture and development of the Saurashtra region. ALSO READ: Gabbar Singh Tax? Congressmen in 'Sholay' attire rally against GST in Surat Addressing a huge ral...

Ruling party seems to be on a sticky wicket in terms of the political narrative in the state LATEST NEWS :  With his international travel commitments taken care of and his government ensuring there would be no winter session of the Parliament for another three weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unencumbered enough to launch a blitzkrieg of a campaign in Gujarat. The PM is expected to address a rally in each of the 33 districts of Gujarat from now to December 12, the last day of campaigning for the second phase of polling. Gujarat votes on December 9 and 14. Both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are busy finalizing their list of candidates for the 89 of the 182-seats that poll in the first phase. These seats are in the Saurashtra-Kutch and South Gujarat regions. The lists are likely to be announced by Thursday evening. However, the BJP is on a sticky wicket in terms of the political narrative in the state. For once, the BJP election strategy in Guj...

The assembly elections will take place in two phases for 182 seats LATEST NEWS :  Gujarat assembly elections will be held in two phases for 182 seats on December 9 and 14 and counting of votes will take place on December 18. "There are 4.33 crore voters in Gujarat. 50,128 polling booths will be set up. Gujarat assembly poll will be fully VVPAT-based. There will be 102 all-woman manned stations," said Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti while annoucing poll dates. The Model Code of conduct comes into effect immediately. "Voter assistance booth will be set up for every polling station and differently-abled voters will be given preference. Height of voting compartment increased to maintain secrecy," he added. Videography, CCTV, webcasting coverage will be done for all critical events without violating secrecy. Candidates will be required to open separate bank accounts for election expenditures and ceiling of election expenditure is ...

Mittal noted that building infrastructure in telecom sector, like in other sectors, will take time LATEST NEWS :  Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Bharti Mittal on Wednesday stated that amid infrastructural development in the telecom quarter, the organisation can be investing around Rs. 18, 000 to twenty,000 crore this 12 months toward the identical. Speaking at the Indian mobile Congress 2017 (IMC) here, Mittal referred to that even as the authorities is aware of the challenges that the telecom area is going through, constructing infrastructure, like in other sectors, will take time. "India's time has come to show off increase in digital economic system. authorities is acutely privy to the shortages of the telecom quarter. Rs 50,000-60,000 crore is going into constructing hard infrastructure every 12 months. however, building Infrastructure, like in different sectors, will take time," he stated. In addition, he known as for aid from the authorities whi...

The Rs 16,320-cr scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households' LATEST NEWS :  With energy focus reaping benefits for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh elections earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a new flagship programme of 'Saubhagya - Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana' to energise last mile power delivery. The Rs 16,320-crore scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households'. The announcement, made at the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, will reinforce the ruling party's electricity-for-all target, which was recently advanced from 2019 to 2018. The Union government would provide 60% funds for the programme amounting to Rs 12,320 crore. For special category states, the Centre’s contribution would be 85%. State governments and their utilities would provide 10% funds. In the case of special categor...

Modi's policies have given a strategic blow to India, creating space for terrorists LATEST NEWS :    Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has refuted former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah's assertion that a third party, such as the US or China, can be approached for the settlement of the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. "I have been asserting for long that it's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies at the Centre that have destroyed Jammu and Kashmir. And the point that is being mentioned that a third party's intervention should be invited for the settlement of the issue, it's wrong. India is Kashmir and Kashmir is India," Rahul said on Friday. "It's our internal matter and no other country should have any say in it," he added. Earlier in the day, Abdullah said that India should approach third parties, such as the United States and China, to mediate in the Kashmir issue. Abdullah sa...

The BSP supremo was speaking about the Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence in the Upper House LATEST NEWS : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday said she will resign from the Rajya Sabha after being asked to wrap up her impromptu speech on the Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence in the Upper House of the Parliament. "I will resign right away. I will come back and give my resignation," she said and walked out of the House. The Congress walked out of the Rajya Sabha after Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had got a mandate to rule, as BSP supremo Mayawati vociferously spoke against atrocities on Dalits and minorities in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a discussion on the issue. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad took objection to Naqvi's remarks, saying the BJP had got a mandate to protect the poor, farmers, minorities, and Dalits. "When Mayawati tried to talk, she was told that we have got the manda...

The leader, however, denies all the allegations, calling it an attempt to frame him Latest news : A senior Congress member, Vinay Pradhan of Meerut district, was dismissed on Tuesday for reportedly calling party vice-president Rahul Gandhi  "pappu" in a WhatsApp group. According to Times of India, Pradhan in a message - which was circulated seven times - praised Rahul's attempts for "putting the interest of the nation before his own." But it said, "Pappu could have joined hands with Adani, Ambani and Mallya but he did not do that. Pappu could have been a minister or even the Prime Minister, but he did not go down that road. Instead, he put his life on the line by going to Mandsaur." Farmers in Mandsaur district, have been protesting since June 1, demanding loan waivers and higher remunerative prices for their crops. The situation became worse when five people were killed by the police on June 6. Since then, many political leaders includi...