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Eggs off plate, politics on menu: Bengal's school meal shift rekindles debate over food, identityWest Bengal's school kitchens are now the center of a political storm as the BJP government replaces eggs in mid-day meals with vegetarian ...
State borrowings must focus on asset creation, not just revenue expenditure: FM Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged state governments to invest borrowed funds in long-term assets like schools and hospitals, ...
What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
Cosmic Shift in Mid-May 2026 Triggers Karmic Tests for 5 Zodiac SignsThe astrology prediction for May 2026 suggests that mid-May may feel intense for several zodiac signs. But this cosmic pressure is less abo...
Dating in the time of AI: Are you swiping right on a guy, girl, ChatGPT, or Gemini?AI is reshaping online dating, with many users now relying on tools to craft bios, messages and even real-time conversations, often creatin...
Himachal CM Sukhu presents Rs 54,928-cr budget for 2026-27Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented a Rs 54,928-crore budget for 2026-27, highlighting the impact of the disco...
P Chidambaram slams Budget as 'cautious, parsimonious, forgettable'; BJP calls it aspirationalOpposition leaders slammed the budget as "cautious, parsimonious, forgettable," citing ignored economic survey suggestions and cuts to key ...
Is Budget about Modi's 'Kursi Bachao' plan? Sitharaman clarifies the motive behind funds to Naidu & NitishBudget coaltion parties: India's Budget for this fiscal year focused on fiscal prudence with record capex allocation and major tax changes....
Criticism of Budget by Oppn reveals their political frustration, negative attitude towards backward states: BJPThe BJP criticized the Congress and other opposition parties for their negative reactions to the Union Budget, labeling the criticism as po...
MSMEs 'betrayed' in 'crony-centric' budget: Rahul GandhiIn his first reaction to the budget on Monday, Gandhi had alleged that the Narendra Modi government plans to handover the country's assets ...
Panel led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to look into what happened in House between March 2 and 5The announcement was made by BJP MP Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, who was presiding the proceedings of Lok Sabha. The House had witnessed uproa...
Opposition members protest amid Budget presentationPresenting his first Budget, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal faced protests even before he began his speech as some Congress members shouted ...
25 years on, Manmohan Singh on rupee, reforms and resolutionThe former prime minister flagged India’s tendency to react to situations once they appear as a crisis as the hurdle in carrying out reform...
Re-promulgation shows government's 'disregard' for parliamentary democracy: CongressEarlier too, Cong had hit back at the PM accusing him of using "tyranny of majority" in LS to "muzzle democratic dissent" over the controve...
Budget 2013: Nitish Kumar praises P Chidambaram's Budget, fuels speculation of a political tie-upBihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, praised Mr Chidambaram for agreeing to reconsider criteria for conferring so-called ‘special category’ ...
Budget 2012: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee unfazed as markets, investors pan his seventh budgetThe initial reaction of the market was negative with the Sensex declining 209 points while media and investor reactions ranged from lukewar...
- Budget 2012: Allies will be consulted on 'tough' decisions, says PM Manmohan Singh
In his reaction to the General Budget presented in Parliament, he acknowledged that coalition "compulsions" would pose difficulties.
Budget 2012: Don't expect it to be a big-bang budget, says Bibek Debroy, ET NowThe kind of resistance seen post the railway budget means that it is very unlikely that fuel prices are going to be hiked.
- Railway Budget 2011 intended only for West Bengal, says BJP
MPs from Bihar, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh charged the railway minister with ignoring their states and focusing on West Bengal.
- Govt may agree for JPC probe in 2G scam: Congress leader
The government could agree for a JPC into the 2G spectrum allocation issue in order to "save" the Budget session of Parliament.