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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal also said that the Centre has also enhanced the Defence spending to Rs 3 lakh crore. "The Defence Budget has crossed ₹3 lakh crores for the first time. Additional funds will be provided, if necessary," said Piyush Goyal.

Accepting the award Goyal stated that it was “Both a personal honour and a tribute to the efforts of all involved in this great work throughout India to be recognised with the Carnot Prize by the University of Pennsylvania.”

Thee proposed plan by the Modi govt to install 5,000 MW of solar energy at Ladakh will make it the largest single-location solar photovoltaic plant in the world

PM Modi dropped the 'Michel' bomb by saying that the middleman was not only involved in chopper deal (AgustaWestland scam) but also was lobbying for fighter aircraft deal, in an apparent reference to the reports of Christian Michel's lobbying for Eurofighter against the French Rafale. 

WHO Direct-General praised PM Modi and Health Minister J P Nadda for their visionary leadership which helped seven lakh people avail benefits from Ayushman Bharat in the first 100 days of its launch

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has added that stress test results further indicate an improvement in NPA ratio but its current level remains still high for comfort.

The prolonged silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on election results was very telling. The results were clearly unexpected and possibly led to prolonged internal discussions on the future course of action.

NSA Ajit Doval had also pulled out of the Indian delegation to the G20 summit at Buenos Aires last week at the last moment to stay focussed and make sure there was no last-minute snag in the Michel extradition case.

The new system will account the grading of each government officials received by the public and based on these ratings the promotion of public servants will be considered.

More than 9,000 cases have come for redressal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) after it became fully operational in December 2016.