2019 Lok Sabha Elections
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'Six months of India first': Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets as government completes 180 days in office
•As the Modi 2.0 government completes six months in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the dispensation has taken numerous decisions that have pushed the country's development, accelerated social empowerment and enhanced unity.
India declared open defecation free, but in Mumbai's Mahim, slum residents face a different reality
Anvishamanral •For the slum-dwellers of Mahim East, the Modi government's claim of the country becoming open defecation free is "a lie".
Report by Karnataka Congress' fact-finding committee blames alliance with JD(S) for loss in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
•The panel also said anti-incumbency against Siddaramaiah-led Congress government was not the reason for the party facing a setback in 2018 Assembly polls, and cited issues like religion and personal matters of certain leaders.
SAD lashes out at BJP for inducting its lone MLA in Haryana Kalanwali Balkaur Singh into its fold, party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal calls move ‘unethical’
•Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday lashed out at the BJP for inducting its lone sitting MLA in Haryana into its fold, saying what the the saffron party has done is 'unethical and unfortunate'
Bhupinder Singh Hooda's half-revolt against Congress over Article 370 in Kashmir reveals extreme restlessness of cadre
Debobrat Ghose •Hooda's comments and the growing dissent within the Congress is also symptomatic of the restlessness that has gripped the party since its defeat in the second successive Lok Sabha elections in May this year, and the consequent abdication of Rahul Gandhi from the post of party president.
BJP parliamentary party meeting scheduled for 2 July; Narendra Modi to lay down agenda for party MPs
•Apart from the significance of the ongoing session of Parliament, Narendra Modi may also speak about key decisions his dispensation has taken since it assumed power in May.
'Mann ki Baat' address: Narendra Modi urges people to conserve every drop as water crisis looms large over India
Fp Staff •During Mann ki Baat, Narendra Modi also commented on his trip to the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand right before the counting day, and said that his secluded time in the cave allowed him to compensate for the emptiness caused by not being able to address the nation.
Rahul Gandhi reiterates stand on stepping down as Congress chief despite party members urging him to rescind resignation
•Earlier this week, sources had said that as many as 4,000 to 5,000 workers will appeal to Rahul, who had, on 25 May, offered to resign from the post of party president following Congress' poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Seven of top 10 most valued Indian firms add Rs 1.42 lakh cr in m-cap, Reliance Industries shines
•Reliance Industries' market valuation zoomed by Rs 45,069.66 crore to Rs 8,47,385.77 crore for the week ended Friday
Economic agenda of new government: Jobless growth can't go on forever; it is time employment became focus
Muralidharan •While dole economics is bad, yet the government has to operate on merit-based subsidy and free schemes.