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Eyes will also be on Gorakhpur, the Lok Sabha constituency of firebrand BJP leader Yogi Adityanath, and Mau, where jailed gangster-turned-MLA Mukhtar Ansari is in the fray.
The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, rose to 50.7 in February from 50.4 in January. That beat a Reuters poll median of 50.3 and was the highest level since November.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said after the virulent attack on army martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur, who launched a tirade against ABVP, the country's culture and tradition is not to accept violent means to settle scores.
A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of representatives of All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers and those from Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his fractured mandate remark, saying those talking about getting 300 of the 403 seats are now giving indications of a coalition government.
The first four phases of UP polls this time saw voter turnouts of 64 per cent, 65 per cent, 61.16 per cent and 61 per cent respectively. The results will be declared on March 11.
The 'donkey' jibe issue refuses to die down as Prime Minister Narendra Modi again targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh over it today and was joined by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Struggling with customers unable to pay on time and plummeting sales, Indian small-business owner Ravi Jain fears the government's crackdown on cash will have a much larger impact than predicted by top policymakers.
Polling is on by and large peacefully in 51 Assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts of the state.
"The BJP is staring at an imminent defeat in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and in desperation, Modi unleashed his divisive agenda by talking about 'shamshan and kabristan' (graveyard and cremation ground) and power during Ramzan and Diwali," Congress leader Manpreet Singh Badal told reporters here.
The SP chief's retort at an election rally here came against the backdrop of BJP president Amit Shah calling the pre-poll alliance as one "between two corrupt families - one from Delhi and the other from Lucknow."
Prominent contestants in this phase include controversial minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati (SP), who will be facing Amita Singh (Congress) and Garima Singh (BJP) in Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Rahul Gandhi.
The results of civic polls in Maharashtra should not be considered a referendum on the demonetisation, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said today.
Diversity is not a cause of conflict but a speciality of Indian culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here today.
Polling is on for 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts, including the backward Bundelkhand region.
Releasing a book authored by Justice Dalveer Bhandari, he said India has to increase the pace of change.
The India btable at NITI Aayog on tapping into cloud computing for good governance in the country. The India btable at NITI Aayog on tapping into cloud computing for good governance in the country.
"Sri Ramakrishna's teachings are relevant to us today, when we are confronted with people who use religion, caste to divide and create animosity," Modi said.
"There has been over 17 million downloads of the BHIM app so far," Kant said at a press meet. "There has been over 17 million downloads of the BHIM app so far," Kant said at a press meet.
While addressing a rally in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh on Sunday, PM MOdi slammed Congress for question the bravery of the soldiers with regard to the surgical strikes last year.
Investors are worried over President‘s Donald Trump‘s ‘Make in America‘ rhetoric, UK Prime Minster Theresa May‘s Brexit stance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s demonetisation drive. However, the rise of global protectionism is not a grave threat to the growth of markets in 2017, according to market experts.
A Reuters poll last week, conducted before the government presented its annual Budget, showed 28 of 46 participants expected the RBI on Wednesday to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.0 percent, its lowest since November 2010. Another two expected a 50 bps cut.
"The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Spain on cooperation in port matters," an official statement said.