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BJP's GVL Narasimha Rao criticises Congress and INDIA bloc for opposing sp
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
GVL Narasimha Rao, BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, criticized Congress and the INDIA bloc for opposing special focus on states in the Union Budget based on their needs, calling it a sign of political frustration and a negative attitude.
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Government conducts pilot study on satellite-based toll collection on two
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The government is conducting a pilot study on two national highways for toll collection through a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Chidambaram highlights 'unemployment' as key challenge during Union Budget
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
During the discussions on Union Budget 2024-25 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Congress leader and former finance minister, P Chidambaram, raised four major themes that are challenges for the economy.
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"Mataji is an expert in speaking": Mallikarjun Kharge questions Finance Mi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Union Budget and claimed that the plates of all states except Bihar and Andhra Pradesh were empty in the budget allocation.
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"Democracy will be seriously threatened": Vice President as Opposition sta
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Hon'ble Members, I strongly plead with you. Democracy will be seriously threatened if disruption and disturbance are weaponised as a political strategy as has been done now," Dhankar said while addressing members of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Unprecedented growth in J-K tourism post abrogation Article 370, 1.08-cr t
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As per Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, a total of 1,08,41,009 tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir between January to June 2024 and 2,11,24,674 in 2023-- all time high so far-- followed by the visit of 1,88,64,332 tourists in 2022, 1,13,14,884 in 2021 and 34,70,834 tourists in 2020.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh requests Rajya Sabha to allow him to speak on Spinal mu
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Sir, I would like to bring to your notice that at present hundreds of children in the country are suffering from a serious disease called SMA. This disease is so dangerous that due to it most of the infants die across the world," Singh's notice read.
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Rajya Sabha to hold general discussion on Union Budget, Jammu and Kashmir
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Union Budget outlines the government's revenue and expenditure plans for the upcoming fiscal year, while the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is a significant event considering the developmental needs.
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INDIA bloc MPs to hold protest against Union Budget 2024 in Parliament tom
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
INDIA bloc's Floor Leaders (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) held a meeting at Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence today.
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CPI leader Binoy Viswam criticizes Union Budget 2024, accuses Centre of ig
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
CPI's former Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Tuesday slammed the Union Budget 2024 and said that the budget has a political vengeance as Kerala has been ignored. Speaking with ANI, Viswam said, "This is a BJP budget, which means deceit to the people, deceit to the common men and women. The bu
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Indiscriminate use of rule 267 on daily basis should be introspected: Rajy
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As the House convened, the Chairman announced the chair informing that he received five notices under Rule 267 but these have been rejected.
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Congress President Kharge pays tribute to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Chandrashek
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of freedom fighters Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekar Azad, Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge took to X to pay homage to the brave hearts who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle of the
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