Category: POLICY

Supreme Court directs SBI to make complete disclosure of electoral bonds details by March 21

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State Bank of India to make a complete disclosure of all details related to electoral bonds, including the unique bond numbers that would disclose the link between the buyer and the recipient political party, by March 21. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D […]

In India, 7-phase Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 19,results on June 4

NEW DELHI: The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with the counting of votes set to take place on June 4 as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi makes a bid for a third consecutive term in office. Announcing the election schedule on Saturday, Chief Election […]

Parliament’s Budget Session begins Wednesday; last of present Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting, as the government sought cooperation of opposition parties to ensure the proceedings run smoothly. All eyes will be on the President’s address and the interim budget Finance […]

Uttar Pradesh approves Amitabh Kant Committee proposals; likely to provide relief to homebuyers

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the implementation of recommendations from the Amitabh Kant Committee report on real estate projects, in a move that could bring relief to lakhs of homebuyers in the state. The approval came after a proposal of the Industrial Development Department for the resolution of legacy stalled housing projects, cabinet […]

CAG dismisses allegations of malfeasance in transfer of officers

NEW DELHI: The CAG on Friday denied any malfeasance in the transfer of auditors connected with reports that unearthed alleged irregularities in the Centre’s flagship Bharatmala and Ayushman Bharat schemes, saying transfers and postings are a matter of administrative convenience, and attaching ulterior motives to these is highly presumptuous. In a statement, the Comptroller and […]

India world’s fastest growing economy due to Narendra Modi government’s visionary efforts: BJP

NEW DELHI: Indian economy is not only propelling the growth of the country but has also become an engine of growth for the global economy due to “concerted and visionary efforts” of the government, the BJP said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal claimed India’s gross domestic product (GDP) […]

ED director SK Mishra’s tenure extended due to FATF review, won’t continue in office after November: Modi government to Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre) on Monday defended in the Supreme Court the third extension of service granted to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, asserting it was due to a peer review being conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year and said he will retire this November. A bench […]

Eye on 2024 polls, Andhra Pradesh Budget allocates lion’s share for welfare

AMARAVATI: Keeping its interests in mind ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for 2024, the Andhra Pradesh government has allocated the lion’s share of the state Budget — more than Rs 54,000 crore of the total Rs 2,79,279 crore — to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, targeting potential voter segments such as pensioners, farmers, students […]

Maharashtra Budget dangles carrot before people, indicates mid-term polls are near:Opposition

MUMBAI: Opposition leaders on Thursday described the Budget presented by the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as the dangling of carrot in front of people and a precursor to mid-term elections. The state Budget for 2023-24 proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also offering relief in professional tax to […]

Devendra Fadnavis presents Maharashtra government’s maiden Budget in Assembly

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state Finance Minister, on Thursday presented the Eknath Shinde-led government’s first Budget for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly. Fadnavis started reading out the budgetary allocations in the Lower House of the state legislature at 2 pm. He read out the budgetary provisions […]

Madhya Pradesh government presents Rs 3.14 lakh crore budget; Congress stages walkout from Assembly over LPG price hike

BHOPAL:The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday presented a Rs 3.14 lakh crore state budget for 2023-24, even as the Opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Assembly on the issue of hike in the LPG cylinder price. Congress members including former ministers Tarun Bhanot, Vijay Laxmi Sadho and Jitu Patwari created ruckus in the House […]

Narendra Modi reviews 9 infrastructure projects worth over Rs 41,500 crore

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting of 41st edition of PRAGATI, the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments, earlier today. In the meeting, nine key infrastructure projects were reviewed. Among the nine projects, three projects were from the Ministry of Road Transport & […]

Congress poses series of questions to Narendra Modi government on Adani issue

NEW DELHI: Congress asked the Narendra Modi government on Saturday if it is prudent from a national security perspective for a firm facing serious accusations of money laundering to be allowed to dominate a strategic sector like ports. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in his series of “Hum Adanike Hain Kaun” questions to Prime Minister […]

PM Narendra Modi nationalise all assets of Adani Group and then auction it for sale: Subramanian Swamy

CHENNAI: Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has said he wants the Centre to nationalise the assets of Adani Group, which has faced scrutiny after its stocks tumbled following a report over its financial deals and a ruckus was created in Parliament by opposition parties over it. In an interview with PTI […]

Rahul Gandhi questions surge in Gautam Adani’s fortunes, claims it happened after BJP came to power

NEW DELHI: A belligerent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a blistering opposition attack in Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg report, claiming that the meteoric rise in Gautam Adani’s fortunes happened after the BJP came to power in 2014 as he rose in the global rich list from the 609th to the second spot eventually. The […]

‘Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun’: Congress launches fresh attack on Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on the Centre over allegations against the Adani group, alleging that the Modi government’s “loud silence” over the issue “smacks of collusion”. Adani group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent […]

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