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Budget session: PM Modi, Speaker Om Birla arrive in Parliament
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have arrived in Parliament as the Budget session begins today.
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"Agenda of govt, forcefully introducing to destroy Waqf": Congress MP Imra
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, he said, "Whatever is there in the JPC is all an agenda of the government which they forcefully introducing to destroy the Waqf... It will be presented in this session and we'll how it goes. It is a test of those who do politics in the name of Muslims. If they stand with
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Budget session 2025-26 to commence today; Finance Minister to present Econ
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The budget session of the Parliament will commence today with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the joint sitting of the two Houses at around 11 am.
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"This is double standards": Eknath Shinde slams opposition MPs over Waqf B
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"This is double standards. We are working to take forward the legacy and role of Balasaheb Thackeray. We are working to move forward to keep it intact. Those who follow some other role, people have shown a place to them in the elections," Shinde told ANI.
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Waqf Bill among 19 legislations on government's agenda for Parliament's bu
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The budget session of Parliament will commence on Friday with the government outlining its legislative agenda including the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the opposition parties pressing on issues of their concern including price rise and unemployment.
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Modi government taking India into middle-income trap, income inequality ha
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Noting that India's GDP growth for 2024-25 is expected to be 6.4 per cent as per government data, the Congress on Thursday said that the Modi government is taking India into the "middle-income trap, which will make us uncompetitive, underproductive, and unequal".
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Economic Survey set to be presented Friday afternoon, setting tone for Bud
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As is the convention, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the pre-budget detailed state of the economy document in the Parliament, a day ahead of the Budget presentation for the next financial year - 2025-26. Economic Survey will be tabled in Lok Sabha at 12 noon and at 2 PM in
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Delhi HC seeks NIA's response on Rashid Engineer interim bail plea to atte
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Engineer has sought interim bail from January 31 to April 5, aligning with the Parliament's session schedule. The first part of the Parliament's Budget session will begin on January 31, with the Union Budget scheduled for February 1, and will conclude on February 13. The second part of the s
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BJP backtracking from its promise for special category status for Odisha,
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sasmit Patra on Thursday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of not fulfilling the demand for special category status for Odisha, saying the ruling party at the Centre had made this promise it in its 2014 election manifesto.
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Microenterprises seek faster loans, simpler rules, and higher GST exemptio
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Lakshmi Venkatesan Venkataraman, Founding and Managing Trustee, Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, said, "One of the key concerns for microentrepreneurs is access to timely and adequate credit. While fintech firms and NBFCs process loans in a few days, banks still take 2-3 months, causing delays."
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20 per cent capex growth crucial for boosting India's GDP: EY report
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The government is expected to continue on its fiscal deficit reduction path, bringing it down to 4.4 per cent of GDP in FY26. A strategic focus on investment and spending reforms will help balance fiscal prudence with economic expansion.
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Natural disasters, climate change have long-term impact on state finances:
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The state government bears much of the disaster response cost after natural disasters such as floods and cyclones which substantially impacts its budget.
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