Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister’s app just crossed 2.5 million downloads
August 30, 2016
Indian Prime Minister’s app, that allows citizens to directly communicate with the PM's office crosses 2.5 million downloads and becomes the most used app of any political leader in the world.
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India inks strategic cooperation agreement with South Africa
August 29, 2016
Union Cabinet approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation between India and South Africa in various grass root level innovation. The MoU was signed at Pretoria, capital of South Africa, in pursuance to the Inter-Government agreement between ...
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Indian will ban commercial surrogacy
August 25, 2016
#India has banned commercial #surrogacy. This decision was taken at a high level during a #Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by# Prime Minister #Narendra Modi. As a result it will stop single women from acting as surrogate mothers to crack down on what the government calls exploita...
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Urjit Patel appointed India’s new Reserve Bank of India Governor
August 22, 2016
The current #Deputy Governor of the #Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Urjit Patel, will become the 24th Governor of the Indian central bank on 4th September this year. He succeeds #Raghuram Rajan. His appointment will end two months’ speculation about Raghuram Rajan’s successor.
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First ever SAARC Tourism Summit in India
August 22, 2016
External affairs ministry of India is going to host the country’s first SAARC Tourism Summit in Aurangabad, in the second week of October to promote India’s tourism potential to the world.
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Indian PM Modi speaks on Terrorism on Independence Day
August 16, 2016
Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi gave a 90 plus minute long speech on Indian Independence Day that made clear the government’s stance on violence and terrorism with special relation to Pakistan, drawing reactions from within the country and outside.
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Modi and Putin inaugurate Kudankulam Nuclear power plant
August 12, 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin over a video conference at the launch of Kundalkulam nuclear power plant, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, signifying deeper ties between India and Russia.
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Goods and Services Tax bill in India gets a go-ahead
August 10, 2016
Ever since the first proposal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in India in 2005, there has been a lot of delay and amendments. But after years of revisions, after the Bill was passed by Indian Parliament, it finally gives way to make all transactions liable to a unified t...
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Low-caste Dalits in India protest against oppression
August 3, 2016
A Dalit youth who consumed poison in protest against thrashing of men from his community in Una, Gujarat, died on Sunday, intensifying the anger of thousands of others who vowed not to take away the carcasses of dead animals till the atrocities by the self-proclaimed cow protecto...
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India tourism plans heavy investment to promote tourist circuits
July 26, 2016
The Indian Ministry of Tourism is on a development spree under the regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, implementing and sanctioning as many as 25 projects worth INR 20.48 billion (304 million USD) under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme since its launch in January 2015.
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Mohammed Shahid, Indian hockey player and ace dribbler, dies at 56
July 22, 2016
Former Indian hockey team captain and Olympic gold medallist, Mohammad Shahid, passed away on July 20, 2016. Shahid was 56 years old and lost his life to a severe liver condition and kidney failure.
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La start-up française FranceCol gagne le concours Creative Next India
July 21, 2016
La start-up française FranceCol a remporté le concours « Creative Next India». Cette initiative, inaugurée par le président français François Hollande lors de sa visite en Inde en janvier dernier, est organisée par l’Ambassade de France en Inde et par Business France I...
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