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We want to foster peace, stability for people of Afghanistan: MEA reaffirms India's commitment to Afghan developmentIndia continues its strong support for Afghanistan, reaffirms MEA. The nation is focused on peace, stability, and development. This include...
Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath launches 'Project GANGA', pitches self-reliance over 'revdi' cultureUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched Project GANGA in Lucknow. This initiative will bring high-speed fibre broadband t...
How to get broke by freebie-ing awayElections often entail substantial expenses not just in campaign costs but in populist promises, adding to fiscal burdens. States like Maha...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talks about freebies/revdi issueWith the upcoming high-stakes elections in Delhi, political parties like AAP and BJP focus heavily on offering freebies. However, there's a...
Maha Rashtriya Rajniti: The latest round of polls show BJP's future in national politicsThe recent Maharashtra assembly elections saw a significant victory for the BJP-led alliance, leaving the state without a leader of opposit...
Curious case of Sukhu ka samosa: Himachal CM clears the air on CID probeHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu clarified that the CID is investigating a case of misbehavior, not a mix-up involvin...
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...
Budget 2024: Freebies or welfare schemes, what can the Modi government opt for?Ahead of Union Budget 2024, we discuss the upcoming interim Budget in India and the debate surrounding welfare schemes and freebies. Prime ...
Lohri 2024: Why are Popcorns, groundnuts and Revdi thrown in bonfire?Lohri, a popular North Indian celebration, marks the end of winter and the harvest of the Rabi crop. It is characterized by bonfires, folk ...
Of freebies and economic revival: Why the assembly elections hold the key to India's economic roadmapStarting with Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, five Indian states hold assembly elections, setting the stage for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. A weak ...
PM addresses tens of lakhs of BJP workers virtually in poll-bound Karnataka, slams "revdi culture"Modi also hit out at the Congress on the issue, stating what is the meaning of its guarantees when that party's warranty itself has expired...
Free ration to tribals, aid to farmers not 'revdi', but state's responsibility: Bhupesh BaghelSpeaking to ET as his government completed four years in power on Saturday, Baghel said, "Free electricity to farmers, free foodgrains and ...
Parties may have to tell voters from where they will get money to fulfill promises; EC working on normsAs per the proposed guidelines, the parties would have to make standard declaration on promise-wise expenditure, targeted beneficiaries and...
The freebies debate: Genesis, definition and impact on welfare & economyThe power of Election Commission to fight freebies has remained vague and limited. There have only been a few instances where the EC exerci...
Ashok Gehlot accuses Centre of ignoring Jawaharlal Nehru during I-Day celebrationsThe CM said if you are celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, you should have a big heart, adding that all governments have contributed to th...
Ready to work with Centre to improve healthcare, education, stop calling them freebies: Arvind KejriwalLast month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after inaugurating the Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, cautioned people against what he ...
After Arvind Kejriwal, Ashok Gehlot retorts to PM Modi's 'revdi culture' remarks"There has been a talk about 'revdi' (freebie) culture but I do not consider it as such. These are public welfare schemes. In Rajasthan, on...
Free education, healthcare not freebies, can eliminate poverty: Arvind KejriwalAt the Delhi government's Independence Day event at Chhatrasal Stadium here, he also emphasised that school education and healthcare in the...
Welfare schemes empower deprived sections, 'revdi' culture is about freebies for political gains: BJPBJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla referred to Kejriwal's promise of opening 500 new schools and claimed that two two dozen schools were s...
View: Ringfence reforms to shield them from freebie cultureGiving a free pass to such freebie politics is not merely intellectual dishonesty but is also myopic for invariably in the wake of irrespon...