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Ugly scenes could have erupted in Lok Sabha: Rijiju

India, Feb. 11 -- Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said "very ugly scenes" could have taken place had the BJP MPs been allowed to confront the Congress members on the day Prime Minister Narendra... Read More


Rs 1,389 crore loans given to 1.39 lakh via PM-SURAJ portal: Govt

India, Feb. 11 -- As many as 1.39 lakh entrepreneurs were provided Rs 1,389.61 crore in loans through the PM-SURAJ portal in the 2024-25 fiscal against a target of extending benefits to one lakh entre... Read More


Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar takes charge of duties

India, Feb. 11 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday assumed her ministerial duties at the state secretariat, 13 days after the death of her husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in... Read More


SC seeks Centre's reply on creamy layer issue

India, Feb. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its response to the pleas seeking a direction to lay down criteria for exclusion of the creamy layer of the Scheduled Castes and... Read More


Israel moves into West Bank citing sovereignty

India, Feb. 11 -- A top Israeli official said on Tuesday that measures adopted by the Government that deepen Israeli control in the occupied West Bank amounted to implementing "de facto sovereignty," ... Read More


Iran's top security official in Oman for crucial nuclear talks with US

India, Feb. 11 -- A top Iranian security official travelled on Tuesday to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program aime... Read More


How India's new CPI will measure inflation in a changing economy

India, Feb. 11 -- What affects us daily is not India's foreign policy or its defence preparedness; it is the price of everyday goods that one needs to carry home to survive and lead a happy, healthy l... Read More


SC order shifts the spotlight on Banks

India, Feb. 11 -- The Supreme Court has directed CBI to investigate the role/involvement of senior bank officials in sanctioning loans to the defaulting company in the matter of Reliance Communication... Read More


When politics drowns democracy

India, Feb. 11 -- Communication between the Modi government and the Opposition has broken down, as evidenced by the turbulent proceedings in Parliament last week. There have been no back-channel negot... Read More


Congress dilemma: Why Rahul Gandhi must decide the Party's future now

India, Feb. 11 -- Two decades in politics is not a small period. Though the learning curve never ceases to exist, the time comes in the life of a political leader to give a real account of himself or ... Read More