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- Modi understood power of technology before others, says Shivraj ChouhanSenior leaders M Venkaiah Naidu and HD Deve Gowda praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India's most popular leader. Shivraj Singh Chouha...27 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
- From Bengal to Assam, Hindutva rewrites the east: BJP's landslide ends era of regional strongmenThe Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, marking a shift in eastern India's political landscape. Regio...05 May, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
- Cinco de Mayo 2026: Here are the best restaurant deals, freebies & discounts on Tacos, Margaritas & moreCinco de Mayo 2026 brings exciting food deals across the US. Restaurants are offering free chips, discounted tacos, burrito specials, and d...05 May, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
- Can West Bengal reclaim its economic glory? A look at the challenges and hopesWest Bengal once led India's economy but lost its way due to industrial issues and policy uncertainty. A recent election signals a public d...05 May, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
- Vijay pulls off a Kejriwal in Tamil Nadu over a decade after AAP's rise in DelhiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor Vijay is set to win its first Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. This mirrors the Aam Aadmi Part...04 May, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
- ET Awards: Chandrababu Naidu sees no threat to South, asks why oppose women’s reservationAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu advocates for a 'population management policy,' encouraging couples to have at least two ...27 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
- Music to ears: Give quality, will payIndian consumers are starting to pay for quality. Gen Z listeners are switching to paid music streaming subscriptions. This trend is pushin...13 Apr, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
- SC criticises freebie culture, says might hamper economic growthThe Supreme Court of India has delivered a rebuke against the prevalent culture of freebies. The judges said that such initiatives hinder e...19 Feb, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
- Freebies should be sustainable, governments must not put a burden on future generations: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed that a government should be able to generate “adequate” revenue from providing primary require...25 Jul, 2024, 01.43 PM IST
- 316 FIRs, Rs 43 crore seizure in 5 days: Karnataka sees expensive campaign as freebie culture becomes new normalThis election season has seen an unusually high amount of seizures in Karnataka, due to a combination of election bribes becoming a normal ...03 Apr, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
- Freebies to continue until political parties and voters mature: Mythili Bhusnurmath“We will never be able to define what a freebie is and what a freebie is not. That has to be decided between the electorate and the politic...18 Aug, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
- Freebie culture elevated to level of art for fighting polls: Centre to SCThe top court was hearing a PIL filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, which opposes the practice of political parties promising freebies during...11 Aug, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
- Doling out freebies by states is competitive federalism of the worst kind: Mythili BhusnurmathThe growing contribution of non-merit subsidiaries, not beneficial for a large section of society, in the GDP is increasing. This means the...27 Jul, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
- Message against freebies: Independent promises trip to moon, helicopters and snow mountainR Saravanan is making all eye ball grabbing promises that one would, at the most laugh off, with the intention of creating awareness agains...27 Mar, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
- Freebie culture rocks Tamil Nadu’s financial boatEven as TN increases its social sector spend to a whopping Rs 78,100 crore, its outstanding liabilities has touched Rs 2.56 lakh crore as p...27 Jun, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
- Rajnath Singh flays AIADMK, DMK for offering freebiesSingh was critical of "doles and freebies" promised and provided by both successive DMK and AIADMK regimes and said a government should hav...12 May, 2016, 10.37 PM IST
- Freebie culture made Tamil Nadu people beggars, alcoholics and lazy: Anbumani RamadossTamil Nadu's youngest CM candidate, former union health minister Ramadoss, is urging people to get out of "movie culture, alcohol culture a...09 May, 2016, 01.13 AM IST
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