I consciously avoided choosing “populist course”: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has consciously avoided choosing a “populist course” and had instead opted for a “more difficult path” of correcting the defective government machinery.Looking back at his one year in office, Modi, when asked if there was something which he could have done differently, said that he had two options.
PM Modi trying to run India like an RSS shakha: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday compared the RSS to the Nazis and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to run India like an RSS 'shakha' by "silencing the voices of lakhs of Indians".
In a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, Gandhi said both the organisations were using discipline as an excuse to kill individuality.
US wants to block Blatter re-election to take away Russia's World Cup: Putin on Fifa scandal
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of meddling in Fifa's affairs and hinted that it was part of an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from his country.
Putin said in televised comments Thursday that he found it "odd" that the probe was launched at the request of US officials for crimes which do not involve its citizens and did not happen in the United States.
FDI inflows to India jump 62% to $35 billion in FY 2015: Nomura
Foreign direct investment is likely to have hit high of $34.9 billion in financial year 2015, a massive 61.6% jump from $21.6 billion in the previous fiscal, according to a report by Japanese brokerage Nomura.
According to the report, the FY 2015 inflows are 1.7% of GDP, up from 1.1% in the previous year.
Gujjar agitation: Rajasthan High Court pulls up state govt
Rajasthan High Court came down heavily on state Chief Secretary CS Rajan and the DGP for failing to take preventive measures against ongoing 'rail roko' agitation by the Gujjar community members.
The court expressed concern over the deterioration of law and order situation across the state.
The agitation caused huge loss to Indian Railways and the state exchequer.
