SRINAGAR: A liquor paradox is playing out in J&K as sales are surging against the grain of political parties pushing for prohibition, driven by growing worries over alcohol abuse in the region.Govt’s economic survey report presented in the assembly last week projects a 4% increase in excise revenue, expected to reach Rs 2,000 crore in…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved additional government spending of Rs 51,463 crore for the current financial year and passed the Manipur Budget for 2025-26.The decision was taken as part of the second batch of supplementary demands for grants, which also included provisions for debt repayment and financial aid…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed heated protests from Congress members following a remark by BJP MP Sambit Patra about leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi.During a debate on supplementary demands for grants, excess grants, and the Manipur budget, Patra drew a comparison between cricket captain Rohit Sharma and Gandhi, citing a comment made…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties took various routes to protest essentially against three main issues in Parliament on Tuesday, without resorting to stalling the house proceedings for the second half of the Budget session that opened on Monday.On the “voter card fraud” that Trinamool Congress flagged first with a list of duplicate EPIC numbers, the party…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Indian diaspora in Mauritius and called it a “mini India”. He also spoke in Bhojpuri and Maithili, languages predominantly spoken in Bihar.“Mauritius is like mini India,” he said at a community event in Port Louis. “For us, Mauritius is family!” he added.Talking the relationship between…
NEW DELHI: A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi in the Aurangzeb remarks case.The court directed him to appear before the investigating officer on March 12, 13, and 15 between 11am and 1pm while also instructing him not to tamper with the evidence.He had filed an anticipatory bail…
NEW DELHI: Veteran BJP MP Bishupada Ray, representing the only parliamentary seat from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, lost his temper in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, when the Zero Hour ended without him getting a chance to raise an issue related to his constituency.Ray’s party colleagues had to rush in to cool him down, with…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday banned the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) for five years for spreading anti-India propaganda to encourage secessionism in the Union territory.The ministry of home affairs (MHA) declared them unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.According…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee and members of the treasury benches had a heated exchange in Lok Sabha on Tuesday over the stoppage of MNREGA funds for West Bengal.During Question Hour, Banerjee said that the benefits of the MNREGA scheme were not reaching the state.“The constant stand by the ministry is 25…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday invited national and state party presidents and senior leaders for interaction to further strengthen electoral processes.Amid the ongoing tussle with the opposition over the duplicity in some electors’ photo identity cards, the commission welcomed the suggestions by April 30.“The Election Commission of India has invited suggestions from all…
