NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said setting up an oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh was originally a commitment made by the Manmohan Singh government in the thirteenth schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. Taking note of an ET report about the Centre acceding to Andhra Pradesh chief minister and key … Read more
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday slammed the Congress for politicising the appointment of Lok Sabha pro-tem Speaker and asserted that conventions were followed in selecting BJP leader Bhartruhari Mahtab who has the longest uninterrupted tenure as a member of the Lower House. President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Mahtab, a seven-term Lok Sabha MP … Read more
Making fun of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that the NDA’s tally is going “400-paar” (400-plus) this Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday said thankfully he is not talking about “600-paar” because there are only 543 parliamentary seats. Addressing a rally at Sarai Umar in the Harchandpur assembly segment here, Kharge also said … Read more
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday alleged that the Congress-led UPA government “seized” the RBI to paint an illusion of economic growth during its tenure in office. Referring to the revelations made by former RBI Governor D Subbarao in his memoirs, Thakur said, “From 2004 to 2014, under the guise of governance, the Congress-led UPA … Read more
The special court will decide whether to accept the report or direct the agency to probe further on the points the court may raise. (Image: PTI) The case pertained to the allegations regarding irregularities in leasing a large number of aircraft by Air India which resulted in huge losses to the national carrier while private … Read more
Last Updated: February 01, 2024, 15:21 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the govt from 2014-24, while Sonia Gandhi-led UPA was in power from 2005 to 2014. (PTI File) As the PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) completes 10 years, a look at how the budgets in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led regime were different … Read more
