Modi govt makes economic revival \\\'paramount\\\' goal

India's new government pledged Monday to fix the flagging economy and provide water, power and toilets to every home as it laid out its agenda following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide election victory.
In an address to both houses of parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee said India's economy faced "extremely difficult" times and that inflation was "unacceptably" high, as he outlined the government's legislative priorities.
The speech, which was drawn up by Modi's new cabinet, included ambitious plans to overhaul India's dilapidated roads, and to build a high-speed train network and more airports.
The speech included goals that had been laid out in the election manifesto of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including creating 100 new cities to assist the millions flocking from rural areas every year searching for work, according to AFP.