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'Punjab achieves 11.87% growth in GST collection'

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Sunday that the state has achieved an impressive 11.87 percent growth in net Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection up to Jan... Read More


Pb to send 36 school principals to Singapore for five days training

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- The Punjab government has decided to send 36 school principals to Singapore for a five-day training programme, said state School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains. He said t... Read More


Faizabad MP breaks down, threatens to resign over Dalit woman's murder

Ayodhya, Feb. 2 -- Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad broke down in tears during a press conference on Sunday, declaring that he would resign from the Lok Sabha if justice was not served for the family of a ... Read More


What the budget does for politics

India, Feb. 2 -- The budget has three political objectives in mind. The first sends a message to the Bharatiya Janata Party's, and more importantly, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's core base of the midd... Read More


Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi criticises Union Budget for not 'addressing inflation'

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Claiming that the Modi dispensation 'does not care' about the struggles of the common people, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said there is no mention of any measures in the Union Bud... Read More


Rishi Sunak visits Mumbai, plays tennis ball cricket

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's visit to Mumbai took a sporty turn on Sunday as he participated in a game of tennis ball cricket at the historic Parsee Gymkhana. Sharing a mo... Read More


Odisha Police arrest 8 accused for Rs 3.51 crore robbery in Kalahandi

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- Odisha Police have apprehended eight individuals of an inter-state gang involved in a high-profile robbery at a distillation centre in Kalahandi district's Dharamgarh Police Sta... Read More


Government boosts tribal welfare budget by 231.83 pc, up from Rs4,497.96 cr in 2014-15

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Spread across remote and often inaccessible regions of India, tribal communities have long been the focal point of the NDA government's development agenda. The country home to ov... Read More


Govt gave 'jhunjhuna" instead of promised special package for Bihar : Congress' Pramod Tiwari on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- After Bihar took centre stage in the Union Budget, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari came down hard on the Central government and said that the state was promised a special pa... Read More


Budget 2025-26 outlines trajectory for attaining Viksit Bharat: BJP's Kesavan

Chennai, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget for 2025-26 has been hailed as a game-changer by BJP leaders, with spokesperson CR Kesavan terming it "electrifying" and "empowering." Kesavan believes the budget ... Read More