Reformist Government

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday say only his Conservatives can counter a Labour-led government and that a vote for Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK would hamper any chance of his party forming a strong opposition.

Maharashtra government has dropped the mention of the death anniversaries of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, democrat reformist Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj, social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and BR Ambedkar from the 2019 calendar.

Twitter was abuzz with CEOs showering praises on PM Modi's 'reformist' government for India bagging a rank in the top 100 in the Ease Of Doing Business report .

Former Reserve Bank Governor C Rangarajan, a key functionary in previous UPA governments, has said late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was a true reformist and his reforms had helped the country achieve good growth rate in subsequent years.

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that Dr B R Ambedkar readily resigned as the law minister from Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet when the government refused to back the reformist Hindu Code Bill.

Myanmar today ordered the release of thousands of prisoners including 210 foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of amnesties under the reformist government that have seen sentences quashed for hundreds of dissidents.

It has also credited a "renewed economic optimism and performance, further propelled by the election of a new, reformist government" for the sharp growth in India's ultra-rich population.

Iran's hardline judiciary has given the government one month to block WhatsApp and other popular instant messaging services, as pressure mounts on reformist President Hassan Rouhani to scale back his social and political liberalisation.

Foreign institutional investors have so far pumped in a staggering Rs 7,764 crore ($1.3 billion) in the Indian stock market this month, primarily on hopes of a strong reformist government after the general elections.

The Supreme Court today clarified that it does not believe that all national resources must be auctioned -the opinion, delivered by five judges, provides relief for the government, partly because it accepts that the government has the right to decide policy, and also because it emphasised that "maximisation of revenue...can't be the sole criteria...

The Sensex today suffered fortnight's biggest fall of 147 points as investors adopted a cautious stance amid political uncertainty casting a shadow on the government's new reformist measures like FDI in retail.

Myanmar's government berated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for disrespecting the constitution by calling the country Burma, the latest sign of a straining of her ties with the reformist civilian rulers.

Foreign investment must help - not hurt - Myanmar's goal of moving toward full democracy, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday as she welcomed efforts to reach out to her country while it emerges from decades of isolation under military rule. The Nobel Peace laureate is on her first trip to Europe in 24 years and her comments abroad ...

Myanmar's reformist rulers are looking forward to an eagerly awaited easing of European Union (EU) sanctions on Monday but celebrations will be muted over a political stalemate delaying Aung San Suu Kyi's historic parliamentary debut. A protest by Suu Kyi's party over a swearing-in vow for its would-be parliamentarians will dent an image of transf...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday say only his Conservatives can counter a Labour-led government and that a vote for Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK would hamper any chance of his party forming a strong opposition.

Maharashtra government has dropped the mention of the death anniversaries of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, democrat reformist Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj, social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and BR Ambedkar from the 2019 calendar.

Twitter was abuzz with CEOs showering praises on PM Modi's 'reformist' government for India bagging a rank in the top 100 in the Ease Of Doing Business report .

Former Reserve Bank Governor C Rangarajan, a key functionary in previous UPA governments, has said late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was a true reformist and his reforms had helped the country achieve good growth rate in subsequent years.

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that Dr B R Ambedkar readily resigned as the law minister from Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet when the government refused to back the reformist Hindu Code Bill.

Myanmar today ordered the release of thousands of prisoners including 210 foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of amnesties under the reformist government that have seen sentences quashed for hundreds of dissidents.

It has also credited a "renewed economic optimism and performance, further propelled by the election of a new, reformist government" for the sharp growth in India's ultra-rich population.

Iran's hardline judiciary has given the government one month to block WhatsApp and other popular instant messaging services, as pressure mounts on reformist President Hassan Rouhani to scale back his social and political liberalisation.

Foreign institutional investors have so far pumped in a staggering Rs 7,764 crore ($1.3 billion) in the Indian stock market this month, primarily on hopes of a strong reformist government after the general elections.

The Supreme Court today clarified that it does not believe that all national resources must be auctioned -the opinion, delivered by five judges, provides relief for the government, partly because it accepts that the government has the right to decide policy, and also because it emphasised that "maximisation of revenue...can't be the sole criteria...

The Sensex today suffered fortnight's biggest fall of 147 points as investors adopted a cautious stance amid political uncertainty casting a shadow on the government's new reformist measures like FDI in retail.

Myanmar's government berated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for disrespecting the constitution by calling the country Burma, the latest sign of a straining of her ties with the reformist civilian rulers.

Foreign investment must help - not hurt - Myanmar's goal of moving toward full democracy, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday as she welcomed efforts to reach out to her country while it emerges from decades of isolation under military rule. The Nobel Peace laureate is on her first trip to Europe in 24 years and her comments abroad ...

Myanmar's reformist rulers are looking forward to an eagerly awaited easing of European Union (EU) sanctions on Monday but celebrations will be muted over a political stalemate delaying Aung San Suu Kyi's historic parliamentary debut. A protest by Suu Kyi's party over a swearing-in vow for its would-be parliamentarians will dent an image of transf...