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'Sheer desperation': Cong slams Sitharaman over her criticism of opposition

She is now pleading helplessness thinking that investment decisions in board rooms are dictated by the words of the main Opposition party, and not by the actions of the govt in power, Ramesh said

PSBs' Rs 8,500 crore penalties a burden on common man: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Centre after data showed that 12 PSBs collected Rs 8,500 crore (approx) in penalties from customers for not maintaining average monthly balances in 5 years

PM Modi encouraged serious breach of parliamentary privilege: Congress

Thakur brought parliamentary discourse to a new low by asking a fellow MP and the leader of opposition about his caste identity, Ramesh said

Bharadwaj asks Delhi CS to explain 'pending decisions' claim on drainage

The officers and ministers of the Delhi government were involved in a blame game in the aftermath of the death of three civil services aspirants

Conspiracy to damage India's image of safe investment destination: FM

To make India developed, Sitharaman said it was necessary to be a big economic and strategic power

Cabinet Secretariat asks ministries to use global benchmarks in proposals

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

UPA govt refused to provide 50% profit on cost to farmers: Agri minister

The agriculture minister alleged that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had refused to implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan commission

BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi after he raises questions at LS Speaker

The two ministers slammed Gandhi for questioning Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's authority during a debate on the Union Budget in the House

India has overcome after-effects of pandemic with capex push: FM Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that not mentioning a state in the Budget speech does not mean that it will not be given any financial support, referring to the Opposition's charge on Bihar and Andhra

'Kejriwal's life in danger,' Sunita hits out at BJP in INDIA bloc rally

The AAP has been accusing the BJP of "conspiring to kill" Kejriwal in jail and cited his medical report to show that his sugar levels have fallen 34 times between June 3 and July 7

Indians are Arjun, will break Modi's chakravyuh: Rahul Gandhi's fresh salvo

Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre waived off Rs 16 trillion debt of the industrialists but collected Rs 8,500 crore from the poor Indians, who are unable to maintain "even the minimum balance"

Mallikarjun Kharge cites security challenges related to China and Pakistan

Kharge said new developments at India's two-front security paradigm have yet again exposed the Narendra Modi government's rank apathy

People will break Modi's 'chakravyuh': Rahul on PSBs collecting crores

His attack on the government came after it emerged in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha that public sector banks collected around Rs 8,500 cr under this head in five years

JMM slams Centre over Jharkhand train accident, asks railways min to focus

The ruling party in Jharkhand also said the entire responsibility for the train accident lies with the railway minister and the central government

Supreme Court grants bail to NCP's Nawab Malik in money laundering case

The interim bail was made absolute or permanent till disposal of the regular bail plea filed by him before the Bombay High Court

Decoded: Why was the media confined to glass enclosures in Parliament?

Media personnel were stopped from proceeding to the main entrance of the Parliament, the 'Makar Dwar,' on Monday. In response, they boycotted interviews with any of the MPs

Mamata slams govt over series of train accidents post Jharkhand derailment

Two persons were killed and 20 others injured as at least 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said

Parliament session all set to be stormy over Budget, coaching centre deaths

Congress Lok Sabha Whip Manickam Tagore has submitted an Adjournment Motion notice to discuss the delay in conducting Census 2021, which has delayed the implementation of women's 33 per cent quota

WATCH: Desh ka halwa bat raha hai, says Rahul Gandhi; Sitharaman face-palms

Addressing the Parliament on Budget 2024, Rahul Gandhi said the Centre failed social groups such as the farmers and youth, and double stabbed the middle class of India through 'tax terrorism'

No evidence in excise policy case: AAP post CBI files final charge sheet

The BJP and its agencies have been investigating this case for two years, filing over 50,000-page charge sheets and interrogating more than 500 witnesses, while conducting raids at multiple locations