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Rahul affirms INDIA bloc unity amid political shifts ahead of LS polls

"Mamata (Banerjee) is very much part of the INDIA alliance and most of the other members who are part of the INDIA alliance are still members of the INDIA alliance," Rahul Gandhi said

Highlights of the day: Budget session to be extended by a day till Feb 10

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Uttarakhand's UCC Bill: Live-in couples must register or face jail term

Any child born of such a relationship shall be considered legitimate

State govt has over Rs 1.15 trillion outstanding liabilities: Assam FM

The total outstanding liabilities of the Assam government currently is over Rs 1.15 lakh crore, Finance Minister Ajanta Neog informed the state Assembly on Tuesday, while affirming that the debt to GSDP ratio of the state is within prescribed limits. She also maintained that the government has been repaying debts as per schedule while it has become self-reliant in paying for its salary, pension and loan interest from its own resources. Replying to a question by Independent legislator Akhil Gogoi, Neog said the total outstanding liabilities of the state as on March 31, 2023, is Rs 1,15,751.32 crore. The amount was Rs 82,741.09 crore as on the same day in 2021, she added. She maintained that the debt to GSDP ratio was at 23.47 per cent till 2022-23, which was within the permitted limit of 32 per cent as per the Assam Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. Claiming robust financial health of the state, Neog said, While the previous governments used loan amounts to pay salar

MCD introduces cut motion in House, financial powers of Mayor to increase

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Tuesday presented a cut motion in the House meeting proposing amendments in the revised budget estimates 2023-24 which is said to enhance the financial power of Mayor Shelly Oberoi. Leader of House Mukesh Goel presented the cut motion to modify revenue expenditure under various zonal committees and transfer the control of the funds to the mayor. The councillors of the opposition parties objected to the proposed amendments in the budget stating it will dilute the power of the committees and lead to sole control of the mayor on matters related to disbursement of these funds. The BJP and Congress councillors protested against the amendments in the special House meeting at the Civic Centre here called to discuss the budget estimates for 2024-25. According to the amendments document, the civic body has proposed to cut down funds on the property tax department by 102 crore, education department by 52 crore and committees in Central and Zonal offices

Delhi's governance model has been put on the ventilator: BJP attacks AAP

Addressing a press conference, Lekhi said that Delhi's governance model has been put on the ventilator

Dictatorship can't be an option, 'saffron storm' will uproot it: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that Maharashtra will decide the direction of the country and a "saffron storm will hit Delhi and uproot the dictatorship." Addressing the party workers at his residence 'Matoshri' in Mumbai, the former state chief minister said "dictatorship cannot be an option" and it should be uprooted. Maharashtra will decide the direction of the country which will be to overthrow dictatorship, he said. "A saffron storm will hit Delhi and uproot the dictatorship. Some people have questions about the opposition INDIA alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), but where is the option," Thackeray said addressing the people from Marathwada who joined his party. "Dictatorship cannot be an option and it should be uprooted," he added. Thackeray claimed that many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and people from the Muslim community were joining his party. Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said there is no rel

BJP workers bring cattle to Bengaluru protest, demand milk subsidies

Protestors alleged that the Congress government was withholding Rs 716 crore in dues and due to it the milk production in the state had come down

Siddaramaiah raking up North-South divide a characteristic of Cong: Malviya

BJP's IT cell in charge Amit Malviya on Tuesday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for raking up the North-South divide and said it was a typical characteristic of Congress leaders, who are trusted allies of the Tukde Tukde' gang. His statements come ahead of the state Congress unit's protest in New Delhi under the leadership of Siddaramaiah against the Centre's alleged injustice to Karnataka by the union government when it comes to tax devolution and grants-in-aid. Taking to the micro-blogging site 'X', Malviya said Siddaramaiah should examine the funds Bengaluru gets versus the regions like Kalyana Karnataka' and Kalaburagi. "Does he care about the unfair treatment of Bengaluru? This approach (raking up North-South divide) to politics is deplorable and is a typical characteristic of Congress leaders, who are trusted allies of the Tukde Tukde' gang," the BJP IT Cell Chief said. 'Tukde Tukde' gang is a phrase used by the BJP to refer to alleged sympathisers of ...

See what SC does next: Sanjay Raut on court's remark on mayoral polls

In the Mayor polls, the BJP's Manoj Sonkar defeated the AAP's Kuldeep Kumar by four votes, after the AAP's eight votes were declared "invalid" without cause

'Not against Uniform Civil Code': Congress on UCC in Uttarakhand Assembly

The Pushkar Singh Dhami government tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly today

Startup founders write to PM, FM & RBI to review regulatory action on PPBL

Founders have called on the regulator to re-evaluate its directive and engage in dialogue with the fintech industry

'PM Modi's 400-seat prediction raises doubts of rigging', says RJD MP Jha

Manoj Jha questioned unfulfilled promises made by the ruling party in 2014 and accused the government of being better at managing headlines than the country

BJP-led Centre trying to scare AAP leaders by conducting ED raids: Atishi

Delhi minister and senior AAP leader Atishi on Tuesday said the BJP-led Centre is trying to "scare and silence" the party by conducting ED raids on its leaders. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar and AAP Rajya Sabha MP and party's treasurer ND Gupta as part of a money laundering case, official sources said. Atishi said raids were being conducted by the ED at the premises of Kumar and Gupta since 7 am. More raids on the premises of other AAP leaders are to be conducted throughout the day, she claimed. The minister also alleged that the statements of witnesses and accused related to the excise policy case were extracted by the probe agency by force and threat. She alleged the BJP-led Centre using ED to "scare and silence" AAP by conducting raids on its leaders. Despite two years of probe, nothing has been found by the agencies in the alleged excise policy scam, she said. About 10 premises

UP Budget shows growing economic might, proposals to help in research: BJP

The BJP on Tuesday said the Uttar Pradesh budget underlines the growing economic might of the state and its proposals will help in research and skill development, women empowerment and farmers' progress. Party national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal said in a statement that for the first time the state's budget has crossed Rs 7 lakh crore and its fiscal deficit is at 3.4 per cent, which is within the mandated 3.5 per cent. The GDP of Uttar Pradesh has grown to become Rs 25.55 lakh crore and it will help the state play an important role in the country's development, he said. Agarwal said the budget will help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resolve for a developed India and will strengthen infrastructure on the lines of the Union Budget. Citing various proposal for the development of infrastructure and sites associated with cultural and religious places, he said the budget is dedicated to "Ram Rajya" and will also create numerous employment opportunities. The Uttar Prades

UCC bill in U'khand assembly today, CM Dhami calls it 'moment of pride'

On Sunday, the Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the final draft of the UCC, which proposes uniform civil laws for all communities in the state

India's Interim Budget represents responsible fiscal management: USISPF

Commending Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her consistency and focus on growth in her interim Budget, a US-based India-centric business advocacy group has said that it represents a welcome statement of responsible fiscal management in an election year. The US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) also commend the government's continued focus on the trinity of infrastructure, inclusive growth, and fiscal prudence in line with growing US-India commercial ties. The interim Budget was presented on February 1 by Sitharaman. As an interim, pre-election budget with no major policy pronouncements, it represents a welcome statement of responsible fiscal management in an election year, the USISPF said in a statement. General elections are expected to be held in India between April and May. According to budget projections, the fiscal deficit for the upcoming financial year (2025) will narrow to 5.1 per cent and GDP growth will remain between 6-7 per cent GDP. On the expendi

PM Narendra Modi gives 370 to BJP and 400 to NDA in Lok Sabha polls

Modi said he will continue to wage a battle against corruption, would not allow the looting of the country's resources and asserted that probe agencies were independent

Chandigarh mayoral elections: SC appalled by 'defacing' of ballots

Appalled by the alleged defacing of ballot papers in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, the Supreme Court on Monday said this is a mockery of democracy and ordered that the ballots and the video of the electoral proceedings be preserved. Taking note of a plea of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor alleging wrongdoing in the polls, the court issued notices to the Chandigarh authorities, including the civic body. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra expressed annoyance after watching the video of the electoral proceedings and said that, prima facie, the returning officer was defacing the ballot papers. "This is a mockery of democracy. We are appalled by what has happened. We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this," the CJI said. The bench ordered that the ballot papers and the video recordings of the proceedings be preserved. One of the AAP councillors had moved the top court challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that

Claims Centre not releasing funds 'politically-vitiated narrative': FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday came down heavily on allegations that the Centre is withholding funds meant for non-BJP governed states, saying it is a "politically-vitiated narrative" that "vested interests" are happy to go about saying. Replying to a question by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Lok Sabha on the Karnataka government's claim that the Centre is not releasing funds due to it, Sitharaman said such a situation cannot happen as the "system is well placed" and the central government works according to recommendations of the Finance Commission. "This apprehension that some states are being discriminated against is a politically-vitiated narrative which, I am sorry to say, vested interests are happy to go about saying," she said during Question Hour. Sitharaman added that no Union finance minister can play with the Finance Commission's recommendations. "This is just not a possibility that any finance minister can intervene to say that 'I do