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BJP MLAs stage sit-in outside Kejriwal's residence over pending salary at 12 DU colleges

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Delhi BJP MLAs staged a sit-in outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on Friday to protest against the non-payment of salaries and allowances for the last five months in 12 colleges of the Delhi University that are managed by the AAP...
RS 9,600 CR Land Scam: BJP Files Complaint with Lokayukta against Siddaramaiah, Robert Vadra in K'taka

Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) A complaint had been lodged in Karnataka Lokayukta against Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in connection with illegally taking over of Rs 9,600 crore worth 1,100 acres of land in and around...
SC Declines Plea to Bar Candidates from Contesting from More than One Seat

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to scrap a rule, which allows candidates to contest from more than one constituency in a general election. A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said, "It's a policy matter...an issue of political...
Tripura Tribal Party to Contest Alone in Feb 16 Assembly Polls

Agartala, Feb 1 (IANS) Putting rest to all speculations, influential tribal-based party Tipra Motha Party (TMP) on Wednesday announced it would contest alone in the February 16 Tripura Assembly elections. The TMP has fielded candidates in 41 seats - 20 in tribal reserved...
Union Budget Instrument to Push Country into Huge Debt: Sisodia

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, on Wednesday came down heavily on the Union Budget 2023-24, claiming that the Budget has been made only to benefit the super-rich in the country and has nothing to offer to the 'Aam Aadmi'. It (the...
Centre to Move Motion of Thanks on Prez Address in LS Today

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday will move a motion for thanks on the President's address in the Lok Sabha. The motion would be moved by the BJP MP C.P. Joshi. The Lower House will discuss the motion on the address delivered by President Droupadi...
Mamata Faces BJP'S Ire for Mispronouncing Names of Matua Spiritual Leaders

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced the ire of BJP, especially the leader of opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari for mispronouncing the names of two iconic spiritual leaders of Matua community at a recent public meeting. The meeting...
'Callous' Budget Has Betrayed Hopes of Vast Majority of People: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday accused the government for ignoring the common man behind, saying the absence of key concerns in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech showed how far this government is removed from the people...
K'taka CM Thanks PM Modi for Announcing RS 5,300 CR Funds for Upper Bhadra Project

Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing Rs 5,300 crore funds for the Upper Bhadra project of the state in the Union Budget 2023. CM Bommai said that Union Finance Minister Nirmala...
Govt Fixes Fiscal Deficit Target at 5.9% of GDP

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday set the fiscal deficit target for 2023-24 at 5.9 per cent of the GDP, while emphasising that the government is committed to bring it below the 5 per cent-mark by 2025-26. In her Budget speech,...
India to Set up Data Embassies for Digital Continuity with World: FM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced that the government will set up Data Embassies in the country to facilitate seamless digital transfers and continuity for other nations. Data embassies create a new approach to securing data...
50 More Tourism Destinations to Be Developed: FM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Talking about tourism in India, this year's Union Budget (2023-24) for the tourism sector promises to hold huge opportunities for jobs and entrepreneurship. While presenting the Budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Niramal Sithraman said that the...
Union Cabinet Approves Budget 2023-24

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Budget 2023-24 ahead of it being tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament. Before the cabinet meeting, Sitharaman along with Minister of...
Economic Survey Comprehensive Analysis of India's Growth Trajectory: Modi

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the economic survey as a comprehensive analysis of India's growth trajectory. "The economic survey presents a comprehensive analysis of India's growth trajectory including the global optimism towards...
Economic Survey Prescribes Slew of Further Reforms to Accelerate Growth

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Further reforms are needed to ensure that economic growth can both accelerate and be sustained at higher levels, to deliver a better quality of life, Economic Survey 2022-23 said. The deregulation and simplification of compliances should continue to...
Eco Survey Red Flags: Higher CAD, Rupee Depreciation, Entrenched Inflation

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) On the external front, risks to current account balance stem from multiple sources, noted the Economic Survey 2022-23 that was placed in the Parliament on Tuesday. While commodity prices have retreated from record highs, they are still above...
Economic Survey Expects Private Sector to Take the Lead in Job Creation

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Private capex soon needs to take up the leadership role to put job creation on a fast track, the Economic Survey 2022-23 noted. India's economic growth in FY23 has been principally led by private consumption and capital formation. It has helped...
Finance Minister to present Union Budget for 2023-24 today

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2023-24 on Wednesday in Lok Sabha. She will lay a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the government for 2023-24. The Finance Minister will also lay...
FM Sitharaman Meets Prez Murmu Ahead of Presenting Budget 2023-24 (LD)

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of presenting the Budget 2023-24 in Parliament on Wednesday. Finance Minister Sitharaman will present the last budget of the Modi 2.0 government at 11...
FM Sitharaman reaches Parliament to attend Union Cabinet meeting

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Ahead of tabling the Union Budget 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Minister of States Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad reached Parliament to attend the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As per...
Congress to Hold MPS' Meet Ahead of Union Budget 2023-24

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress has convened a meeting of its Lok Sabha MPs ahead of the budget presentation in Parliament to devise strategy. The meeting has been called by Leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Interacting with the media, Rajya Sabha MP Randeep...
Prompt Measures by Govt, RBI Contained Inflation: Economic Survey

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prompt and adequate measures by the government and RBI curbed inflation and brought it within the central bank's tolerance limit of within 6 per cent, even as good monsoons also helped in ensuring adequate food supply, the economic survey has...
Resignations Submitted by 81 Raj MLAs Were Not Voluntary, Assembly Secy to HC

Jaipur, Jan 30 (IANS) The resignations of 81 MLAs of Rajasthan's ruling Congress, submitted on September 25 last year, were not voluntary, and hence, they were not approved, the Assembly Secretary told the High Court on Monday. The response of the Assembly Secretary, in an...
Yediyurappa Announces Retirement from Electoral Politics

Belagavi (Karnataka), Jan 30 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday announced his retirement from electoral politics. Yediyurappa, who is also a member of the BJP's Central Parliamentary Committee, however, clarified that he will continue to be in...
Sitharaman to Present Economic Survey for 2022-23 in Parliament Today

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday will present the Economic Survey (2022-23) in Parliament. She will lay the document in the Lok Sabha after the conclusion of President Droupadi Murmu's address to both Houses of Parliament. Tuesday is...