Budget Session, Jan. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday jibed at the opposition's INDIA bloc by saying that no 'foreign-backed' issue is being raised ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament. Modi was referring to the revelations made by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research on alleged stock manipulation and tax evasion by the Gautam Adani group in previous Parliament sessions.

"You must have noticed, since 2014, this is the first Parliament Session, which saw no 'videshi chingari' (foreign interference) in our affairs, in which no foreign forces tried to ignite a fire. I had noticed this before every budget session. And many in our country leave no stone unturned to fan these sparks," Modi said, speaking to the media ahea...