Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has strongly defended the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), calling its withdrawal "stepmotherly treatment" towards the hill state and warning that it could hit the state budget by nearly 15 per cent.
This scale of building represents a construction-led investment opportunity of approximately USD 100 billion. This figure only covers the cost of building academic facilities like classrooms and laboratories. It does not even include the extra money needed to buy land or build student housin
Congress MP from the Tamil Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency Karti Chidambaram, however, told ANI today that his party's partnership with the DMK is intact and that they will fight the upcoming election unitedly to defeat the opposition AIADMK-BJP alliance.
Samajwadi Party MLC Ashutosh Sinha stated that the party intends to "corner the government" regarding the continuous demolition of temples in Varanasi, vowing to fight the issue from the streets to the assembly.
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut expressed her support for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on Veer Savarkar, saying the freedom fighter is far above the Bharat Ratna and that awarding him the honour would be a matter of pride for every Indian.
However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Madan Rathore, told ANI that some people are opposing the idea because of "not reading complete history", and highlighted that Savarkar has "suffered a great deal" and had continued to fight for the country without losing hope.
"Apmaan hoga. If we keep giving Bharat Ratna to the people who kept apologising to the British, then it will be an insult to the people who sacrificed their lives for the country, including BR Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi," Tagore told ANI.
Speaking to ANI, Goyal said the interim trade understanding does not require India to purchase specific quantities or values of goods from the US, adding that the estimates are based on India's growing commercial needs.
Addressing the gathering, Sukhu said the 16th Finance Commission's decision not to recommend RDG has pushed the hill state into a serious financial emergency."Himachal Pradesh is a geographically difficult hill state.
After the USA elected to field first, India lost their six wickets for 77 runs, but skipper Suryakumar (84* in 49 balls, with 10 fours and four sixes) took them to 161/9 in 20 overs. In the chase, the USA lost three wickets for 13 runs, but Milind Kumar (34) and Sanjay Krishnamurthi (37)
Surya masterclass at his home ground of Wankhede Stadium saved India from embarrassment as after being six down in less than 100 runs, it was his half-century which took India to a respectable total, which has given them something to fight for.
Speaking to ANI, Sachdev said that India intended to increase imports, which could impact local pricing and production, and that tariff reductions on American produce would mean more competition for domestic growers but more variety for Indian consumers.