New Government

100-days agenda for new government: Commerce ministry proposes major export promotion scheme to boost shipments

The commerce ministry is considering a major export promotion scheme to ensure expeditious refund of central and state taxes and levies to boost shipments in the wake of global challenges at trade front, an official said

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Startups hope new govt will drive growth agenda, ease regulatory burden

With BJP set to return to power, startups and entrepreneurs on Thursday hoped that the new government will continue to drive growth agenda for new businesses, taking further steps to ease the regulatory burden and make capital more accessible to them

Lok Sabha election results 2019: India's rating hinges on policies of new govt, says Moody's

India's credit rating will depend on the policies of the new government, Moody's said on Thursday and expressed hope that the country would continue with its fiscal consolidation plan

NITI Aayog's economic agenda for new govt to focus on boosting private investment: Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

NITI Aayog is working on the economic agenda for the new government where the focus will be on achieving long term sustainable growth and boosting private investments in the country, the think tank's Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday

Iraq insurgency: Shiite leader urges for new, effective govt

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's comments at Friday prayers contained thinly veiled criticism that Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in office since 2006, was to blame for the nation's crisis over the blitz by Sunni insurgents led by an al-Qaida splinter group that seeks to create a new state spanning parts of Iraq and Syria and ruled by its strict interpretation of Islamic law.

What we can expect in the first 100 days of the Modi Sarkaar

Delhi's bureaucrats are already dusting off schemes that ran into hurdles, holding meetings to prepare presentations for the new government and getting ready to outline what each ministry's 100-day agenda could be.

Egypt holds key vote on country's new next constitution

Egyptians start voting Tuesday on a draft for their country's next constitution, a vision for the nation's future and a milestone in a military-backed roadmap put in place after Mohammed Morsi was overthrown in a coup last July