‘Jai Sri Ram’ is not associated with Bengali culture: Amartya Sen
Kolkata | Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen on Friday said the slogans of ‘Jai Sri Ram’ are not associated with the Bengali culture like ‘Maa...
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Akhilesh Yadav dubs budget ‘directionless’
Lucknow | Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday termed the Union Budget as “directionless”, saying it has nothing for the youth, women and farmers. The...
Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking cancellation of LS polls
New Delhi | The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea which questioned the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in polls and sought cancellation of the...
Union Budget will only help capitalists: Mayawati
Lucknow | Reacting to the General Budget, BSP supremo Mayawati on Friday said though the Union government tried to make it alluring, it would only help...
Congress slams the Union Budget, calls it “old wine in a new bottle”
New Delhi | Describing the Union Budget as “insipid” and “old wine in a new bottle”, the Congress on Friday alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Government spent nearly Rs 4,000 crore for EVMs ahead of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi | The central government had spent about Rs 4000 crore in 2018-19 on procurement of EVMs for the recently-held Lok Sabha elections. In this...
Madras High Court grants 30 day parole to Rajiv Gandhi assasination convict
Chennai | Madras High Court has granted parole for 30 days to Nalini, a convict in the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi‘s assassination case, for a...
‘I was insulted again and again,’ Alpesh Thakor resigns as Congress MLA
Ahmedabad | Rebel Congress leader Alpesh Thakor today resigned as Congress MLA stating that he was insulted by the Congress leadership. Speaking to media after...
Budget 2019: Yogendra Yadav calls ‘Zero Budget Speech for Farmers’
New Delhi | Despite Modi government’s claims of 2019 Union Budget being the budget of New India, the opposition parties have said there is nothing...
Union Budget reflects PM Modi’s vision for India’s development: BJP
New Delhi | The Bhartiya Janata Party today termed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as futuristic and reflects Prime Minister Narendra...