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Are you listening, Mr Jaitley? Tax reforms, ease of doing business can...
Finance minister Arun Jaitley during the State Food Ministers Conference in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said he favours controlling fiscal deficit...
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Both houses of Parliament adjourned after Trinamool MPs create ruckus
Opposition MPs storm in the well of the Lok Sabha (Photo: Twitter)Trinamool Congress MPs created ruckus in Parliament on Wednesday leading to adjournment of both the Houses.MPs protested loudly,...
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Amit Shah, Modi’s confidante, is new BJP President
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh offering sweets to new BJP President Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)Amit Shah, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the new BJP president, said Rajnath Singh on...
View Article10-year-old raped on panchayat chief order
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour on the diktat of a panchayat chief in Bokaro district, the police on Wednesday said.The 25-year-old rape accused allegedly dragged the girl to a...
View Article‘Insurgency to see new height’
Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, chief commander of Al-Omar Mujahideen outfit who was among three jailed militants swapped with the passengers of hijacked Indian Airlines IC 814 at Kandahar (Afghanistan) in...
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Amit Shah, after UP sweep, is BJP chief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh greet newly-appointed BJP president Amit Shah. — G.N. JHAPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s longtime close aide Amit Shah, who is known for his...
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55 species of herpetofauna found in Manas Tiger Reserve
The yellow-speckled wolf snakeA trans-border conservation initiative of Assam and Bhutan has discovered a treasure and hotspot of at least 55 species of herpetofauna, comprising 20 amphibians and 35...
View ArticleLok Sabha Speaker warns against indiscipline
In her remarks, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumrita Mahajan on Wednesday noted: “The undignified conduct of some members since yesterday is extremely unfortunate. We all have been hurt by disruptions in the...
View ArticleCongress formally lays claim to post
The ball of the post of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha is now in the court of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan after the Congress on Wednesday formally staked a claim to the post before her by...
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Congress uproar on Rail Budget ‘leak’
The Congress on Wednesday created uproar in the Rajya Sabha over the alleged leakage of the Rail Budget leading to twin adjournments of the House during Question Hour on the third day of the Budget...
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Row over Rahul’s Parliament ‘nap’
Was Rahul Gandhi catching forty winks in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the debate on price rise? While it’s not known for sure if the Congress leader was indeed napping, video footage of him...
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Row over Rahul’s Parliament ‘nap’
Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. — PTIWas Rahul Gandhi catching forty winks in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the debate on price rise? While it’s not known for sure if the Congress...
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Budget 2014: First test of Narendra Modi's reform mettle
Finance minister Arun Jaitley sitting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the first major test of his reform credentials on Thursday, when his fresh-faced...
View ArticleCigarettes, fizzy drinks costlier
In somewhat like a “sin tax”, finance minister Arun Jaitley hiked imposts on tobacco products and aerated drinks to promote good health among citizens. Mr Jaitley will hike the specific excise duty on...
View ArticleRs 2,000 crore for Ganga cleanup, Rs 200 crore to build Patel statue
Several of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet projects found prominent place in Arun Jaitley’s maiden Budget on Thursday. The finance minister earmarked Rs 2,037 crores for the cleanup and conservation...
View ArticleUttar Pradesh goverments missive unnerves Akhilesh
UP governor Aziz Qureshi’s missive issued late on Wednesday night, directing the state government to put up photographs of President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in all government...
View ArticleFive injured in Pune blast
A crude bomb exploded on a stolen two-wheeler parked in front of Faraskhana police station in Pune near the Dagadusheth Ganapati Mandir on Thursday afternoon, injuring five people along with a...
View ArticleMiddle class sops: Jobs, housing
Keeping in mind his middle-class votebank, that rallied behind him in the last general election, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi offered a bouquet of sops to retain them. His government’s maiden Budget,...
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Chavan set to lead Congress in elections
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan is all set to lead the Congress in the upcoming crucial state Assembly polls after the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. This was made clear by...
View ArticlePM sees ‘new life’; Congress calls it copycat
Describing the 2014-15 Budget as a “sanjeevani (new life)” for the country’s “moribund economy” and “arunodaya (sunrise) for the last man in the line,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that...
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