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A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2023-24, opposition leaders continued thier attack against the government over several aspects of the budget. Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel raised questions over the ‘shocking’ budget allocation to the Indian Railways. Baghel flagged off his concerns and questioned why the railways was being mordernised […]

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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that in the “hullabaloo” over the old and the new tax regimes, the importance of personal savings in a developing country has been “jettisoned”. The former Union finance minister asserted that in the absence of a state-provided safety net for the vast majority of people, personal savings is […]

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Amit Mitra, former finance minister of Bengal and well known economist expressed disappointment that the Union Budget did not address the issues of tackling unemployment and rising inflation, the two main problems facing the “common man.” Mitra, who is currently Principal Chief Adviser to West Bengal Chief Minister, in an interview to PTI on Wednesday, […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Modi government, claiming that its ‘mitr kaal’ budget has no vision to create jobs as well as no plan to tackle inflation, and proves that the Centre has no roadmap to build India’s future. Gandhi’s reaction came after the presentation of the Union budget for 2023-24 by […]

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Union Budget for 2023-24 has given “nirasha” (despair) instead of “asha” (hope) to people of the country. He also claimed that the budget further increases inflation and unemployment. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 in Lok Sabha on Wednesday and […]

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The Union Budget is not people-friendly as it has been prepared keeping in mind the interests of a few businessmen, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Wednesday. Talking to reporters here, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the same as […]

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The BJP will start a 12-day nationwide campaign on Wednesday to make people aware of the “pro-people” measures that are to be announced in the Union Budget, party leaders said. The campaign will be coordinated by senior BJP leader Sushil Modi and conclude on February 12, they said. BJP president J P Nadda has formed […]

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said there will no be compromise on the Mahadayi issue and that his government was working to protect the river water from being diverted. Goa and neighbouring Karnataka have been engaged in a tussle over sharing of the river water for several years. Goa has often accused Karnataka […]

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The forthcoming Budget session of Parliament will be turbulent, if an all-party meeting called by the government on Monday is any indication. While the government believes that the meeting was held in an amicable environment and an appeal was made for smooth functioning of Parliament as it is ready for any discussion, leaders from the […]

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Hitting out at those who moved to the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday held the petitioners responsible for “wasting the precious time of the apex court.” Veteran journalist N Ram, activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, and others moved the […]

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday chose a peculiar way to react to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s recent remarks on Chinese incursions in Ladakh. Taking a dig at the Centre, Ramesh alleged that Jaishankar is playing a starring role in Modi Sarkar’s version of “DDLJ — Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify.” He accused the […]

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BSP president Mayawati on Monday alleged that the recent controversy over Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s remarks on the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was aimed at benefitting his party and the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh electorally. Maurya, a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh, kickstarted a controversy on January 22 when he alleged that certain verses […]

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Nearly six months after Nitish Kumar broke JDU’s alliance with the BJP in Bihar, the workers of the saffron party have reportedly been told that there would be no questions of rekindling with the “unpopular” Chief Minister, the party’s state unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal said. AThe comments were made by Jaiswal at the concluding event […]

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Centre seems to be unbothered by Opposition’s attack over renaming of Delhi’s iconic Mughal Gardens as sign board of ‘Amrit Udyan’ have been brought in and placed outside Rashtrapati Bhavan, as part of a move that the BJP-led central government says “shreds yet another symbol of colonialism”. While Opposition advises the government to focus on […]

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In-charge of the Rajasthan unit of Congress on Saturday alleged that the ruling BJP government at the Centre was misusing constitutional institutions to suppress the voice of the masses and opposition. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was addressing a meeting of Congress leaders of the Jaipur division regarding the party’s ‘Hath Se Hath Jodo’ campaign. He said, […]

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By K Raveendran ‘Insha Allah’ is a term used extensively by Arabs and Muslims across the world to mean ‘god willing’. But according to Arabic linguists, Insha Allah means ‘only if god willing’. There is a subtle difference between the two usages, the former denoting a lot more optimism than what may be warranted. This […]

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Attacking the government, the Congress on Friday alleged that an “undeclared emergency” prevailed in the country and an attempt was being made to “make the judiciary part of the PMO”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Bharat Jodo Yatra is aimed at highlighting such “dangers” facing the country. Addressing a press conference here, Ramesh […]

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will break all records and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will retain power with a thumping majority. He was talking to reporters after attending the live screening of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ event addressed by PM Modi. […]

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