Modi government to take up 31 Bills during Monsoon session beginning Monday
NEW DELHI: As many as 31 Bills, including two related to finance, six on Ordinances are likely to be taken up by the Narendra Modi government (Centre) during the Monsoon Session of Parliament that will commence from Monday while the Opposition has demanded discussions on a host of issues including the Covid-19 situation and threat […]
S&P cuts India’s FY22 growth forecast to 9.5 per cent
NEW DELHI:S&P Global Ratings on Thursday cut India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal to 9.5 per cent, from 11 per cent earlier, and warned of risk to the outlook from further waves of COVID pandemic. The agency lowered the growth outlook saying that a severe second COVID-19 outbreak in April and May led to […]
S&P forecasts 11% growth for India this fiscal, flags impact of Covid-19 lockdowns
NEW DELHI: S&P Global Ratings on Thursday said the Indian economy is projected to grow at 11 per cent in the current fiscal, but flagged the “substantial” impact of broader lockdowns on the economy. In its report on Asia-Pacific Financial Institutions, S&P said the control of COVID-19 remains a key risk for the economy. New […]
10 Rajya Sabha candidates elected unopposed from Uttar Pradesh
LUCKNOW: All 10 candidates to the Rajya Sabha have been elected unopposed on Monday which was the last date for withdrawal of names. Of the 10 seats, BJP won eight and the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party got one each. The BJP candidates who have been elected include Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Arun […]
In Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav emerges as main challenger to BJP now
By Amita Verma LUCKNOW: The spat between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) over the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh may have reopened the chapter of acrimony between the two parties but the situation now seems to be working to the advantage of SP. The SP is now emerging as the […]
Why BSP is a party prone to splits?
NEW DELHI: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has a tendency to split at regular intervals and the revolt of five MLAs on Wednesday is the fourth in the series. The first split in the BSP took place in June 1995, hours after the infamous state guesthouse incident where BSP MLAs were allegedly locked inside by […]
BSP to contest all future polls on its own: Mayawati
NEW DELHI: BSP president Mayawati on Monday asserted that her party will contest all elections in the future on its own, indicating an end of its much talked-about alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP). The announcement comes a day after the BSP supremo held a meeting with party workers to review her outfit’s showing in […]
Businessman accuses jailed ex-MP Atiq Ahmed of assaulting him in Deoria prison
NEW DELHI: Lucknow-based businessman has alleged that he was abducted from the city last week and taken to Deoria jail, where imprisoned gangster Atiq Ahmed and his accomplices assaulted him and forced him to sign away property worth Rs 40 crore. In his police complaint, real estate businessman Mohit Jaiswal also alleged that Ahmed, a […]
No need for division of Uttar Pradesh: Rajanth Singh
NEW DELHI: India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday ruled out the division of Uttar Pradesh into four parts and said it was not needed as the state had no dearth of resources. His remarks come after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced in September that it will launch a campaign to fulfil people’s long-standing […]