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President spoke of the programmes and schemes that the government has undertaken for the welfare of the poor, women, farmers, and the youth
Banerjee's comments come amid mounting criticism from the BJP and Congress, who demanded her resignation
Party to call for JPC probe; demand a sham to destabilise economy, counters BJP
Ruling party says JPC probe demand a sham; Oppn threatens nationwide stir
Opposition parties claimed govt cut short Budget session to avoid questions on the issue
LS devoted 27 hrs and 19 minutes to discuss the Union Budget against the allotted 20 hrs
Rajiv Kumar says elections won't be postponed on account of terror attacks
Oppn says move aims at targeting Muslims
With UK plan in limbo, Hasina may be eyeing Finland, West Asia for asylum
Sources in the TMC said that its MPs have raised the issue in Parliament and their party chief, WB CM Mamata Banerjee, has written to FM Nirmala Sitharaman on the matter
The ruling on sub-classification within SCs and STs has sparked sharp reactions from several political parties and activists alike
A bill to amend banking laws, another to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, and a third to provide for the representation of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Assembly
The verdict came on references to revisit the five-judge constitution bench judgement of 2004 in the case of EV Chinnaiah versus State of Andhra Pradesh
Congress' Manish Tewari said the proposed legislation entrusted the rule-making powers upon the Centre and encroaches on the domain of the state governments
The FM said the Budget has struck a healthy balance between growth, employment, welfare spending and fiscal consolidation, and promotes cooperative federalism
The details should be included in the paragraph on the "justification" for the scheme or programme and the details appended in an annexure to the note for the Cabinet
In his 40-minute speech in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi spoke of the atmosphere of fear in the country, which, he alleged, also pervaded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The committee will inquire into the reasons, fix responsibility, suggest measures and recommend policy changes, it said
At NITI Aayog meet, Andhra CM says job creation should be a national priority
Sai talks about implementation of "Modi's guarantees" in state, OPS reintroduced by the previous Congress government, and the steps taken to curb the liquor business