After the Lok Sabha was adjourned at 11:15 am on the second day of the Winter Session, Speaker Om Birla summoned opposition floor leaders and ministers for a meeting to resolve the disruptions and restore order in the House.
The Central government is expected to meet its fiscal deficit target for FY26 by cutting back on capital expenditure to offset potential shortfalls in income tax and GST collections, according to a report by Goldman Sachs.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Deputy CM DK Shivakumar at his residence over a second breakfast meeting between the two amid the speculated power tussle between the two for the Chief Ministerial post.
"For the second day in a row, the ruling party, the BJP, refuses to list the most important issue for opposition political parties on the agenda for parliamentary business today. Why is the BJP taking the Parliament for granted?" the Congress MP posted on X.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the global economy is facing new and complex challenges arising from the digitalisation of economic activity and the emergence of new financial products, and stressed that these issues require joint action by all jurisdictions.
"This will be President Putin's first visit to India in a long period," Manturov said during an exclusive interview with ANI, adding that both sides had "thoroughly prepared the agenda" to ensure the meetings on December 4-5 are productive.
As Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah meets Deputy CM DK Shivakumar over breakfast amid a speculated power tussle, Home Minister G Parameshwara acknowledged the stir, saying people have different aspirations and they express them at the right time.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain the repo rate at 5.50 per cent in its upcoming monetary policy announcement on Friday, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.
Israel's leading defence manufacturer, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which is the only firm left in the Rs. 8,000-crore contract for supplying six mid-air refuellers, said it is fully aligned with the Indian government's requirements for providing 30% 'Make in India' mandate for the pro
The deliberations came as the US has stepped up pressure on Venezuela through strikes on "drug boats" and a significant military build-up in the Caribbean under "Operation Southern Spear." The Pentagon has deployed more than a dozen warships and around 15,000 troops to the region.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a bilateral meeting with his Thai counterpart Sihasak Phuangketkeow, during which he emphasised the long-standing friendship between the two nations, calling Thailand "a very important" maritime neighbour of India.