Government and Policy

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Congress needs to remember its own legacy of ‘snooping’ before lying about Home Ministry’s order

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2018

UPA government had 'snooped' into thousands of phones and emails every month during their rule, an RTI query has revealed.

Economy and Finance

Here are the specific items that Congress opposed GST tax-cut on most vehemently

Nupur J Sharma - 24 December, 2018

Congress opposing GST rate cut on items that can benefit the middle class is a classic case of Congress trying to stymie benefit to the people of the country for petty political gains.

Economy and Finance

Modi delivers: Only 28 luxury items remain in 28% GST slabs, rates slashed for several goods

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2018

Vegetables (cooked or uncooked), and frozen vegetables have been shifted to zero percent slab from previous 5%.

Economy and Finance

Facts, No Fiction: Recent farm loan waiver prove that Congress hasn’t learnt from its past mistakes that drove fiscal deficit up

Karan - 22 December, 2018

Populist policies like farm loan waiver of the Congress indicate two things; unwillingness to learn from past economic mistakes and the lack of a sound policy agenda to resolve some of the long-standing issues of Indian farmers.

Government and Policy

Pentagon report says India is Afghanistan’s most reliable regional partner and largest contributor of development assistance

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2018

The report also says that the Taliban and the Haqqani network continue to retain freedom of movement in Pakistan.

Modi govt rejects idea of a separate timezone for Northeast India. Here’s why it was the right decision

Raju Das - 21 December, 2018

Modi Government has rejected the idea of a different timezone for northeast for strategic reasons

Government and Policy

PM Modi to flag off India’s fastest engine less train on 29 December

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2018

The Train 18 crossed the 180 kmph mark on its trial run in Kota-Sawai Madhopur section recently.

Economy and Finance

Much ado about nothing: Demystifying the needless hue and cry over the RBI

shwetashalini - 20 December, 2018

Nothing justifies this misinformation campaign attempt at political point scoring even though there is no credible point which Congress can harp on to while making those claims.

Government and Policy