Congress wants extended Budget session in Punjab

The 12th session of the 14th Punjab Vidhan Sabha will begin from Tuesday to pass the annual budget for 2016-17. The Budget session will begin at 2 pm with the governor's address. The Congress has asked for a longer session. The party says leaving out four days of weekends (Sundays and Saturdays), two non-official days, one day for the budget, one day for obituaries, one day for the governor's address, the Assembly will have only six days for discussions on important issues for the state and people of Punjab.

Uttarakhand Assembly session to start on Wednesday

The Budget session for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly will start on Wednesday. Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh will present the budget for 2016-2017 on Friday. Governor K K Paul will start the first day with a welcome speech.The first session of the year is likely to continue till March 21 and the Assembly Work Council will draw up the schedule for the working of the Legislative Assembly.

Karti is being targeted because he is my son: Chidambaram

P Chidambaram said on Sunday that Karti Chidambaram was being targeted only because the latter was his son. The former finance minister said "the real target is me" and rejected as "malicious and totally false" allegations that Karti had undisclosed assets abroad. Chidambaram said if the government was of the view that Karti had alleged undisclosed assets, he would ask it to make a list and his son would voluntarily execute any document necessary to transfer such assets to the government for Re 1.

A media report had alleged Karti had built an empire by making investments in real estate and engaging in other businesses in 14 countries and that this had come to light through documents recovered during raids by the Enforcement Directorate and the investigation wing of the income-tax department in the Aircel-Maxis scam.

Will the US finally get its first woman president?

For those who are watching the drama of the US elections, this week will bring clarity about which candidate the Democrats and Republicans will settle for.

Just a brief recounting of the process of election of the US President, due November 8: It is parties that elect their candidate and based on the reception various party candidates get, it is usually not difficult to forecast the winner. Super Tuesday, the day when the largest number of states hold voting for the Democrat and Republican candidates, ended last week with Hillary Clinton (Democrat) and Donald Trump (Republican) having taken early leads to be their party's most favoured presidential candidate. Clinton has already won in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, while Trump won in Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia but lost in Texas and Oklahoma. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has won his home state of Vermont. In the last lap, the two candidates will face off in a final round.

Will America get its first woman president?