The Assam government is closely monitoring the Uttrakhand UCC report and will take its decision on banning polygamy in the state, in the upcoming budget session.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal are in the meeting.
Indian stock indices kicked off Friday's session sharply higher, a day after the central government showed its intent that it was aiming for fiscal consolidation even as the General elections are around the corner.
"The committee formed to prepare the draft for the purpose of implementing the Uniform Civil Code will submit the draft today at 11 a.m. in Dehradun. After reviewing this, we will move forward in the direction of implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state by bringing a bill in the upco
On the third day of the Budget session of the Parliament, BJP MP Kavita Patidar will move a motion of thanks on President Droupadi Murmu's address in the Rajya Sabha today.
In an official statement, the agricultural body has also called upon all its units to rise up in protest against the Budget on February 16 and mark it as 'Grameen Bharat Bandh'.
Even as Union Ministers hailed the Union Budget tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday as an 'inclusive budget', it drew sharp criticism from Opposition leaders who dubbed it as an 'election budget'.
Floor leaders of the Opposition bloc -- Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) -- will hold a meeting on Friday at the office of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, to draw up a floor strategy for the ongoing Budget session.
Nitish Kumar, the Chief of the Janata Dal (United) that broke its ties with the Opposition bloc INDIA recently also lauded the Centre for increasing the amount of loans for higher education.
"I think there are four parts to this budget. The first part of the budget recounts all the achievements that the government has made since 2014 and lays down that this is the kind of direction in which the government has intended to go. So whether it is housing, agriculture, infrastructu
In the current geopolitical scenario and with the twin objective of promoting self-reliance and exports, the defence budget has touched Rs 6,21,540.85 crore in the financial year 2024-25.
"I think it is all in all very encouraging budget and the government has managed with the spend of eleven lakh crores still to contain both the fiscal deficit and the revenue deficit. Because these are critical for India's rating globally and for the cost of funding for indian industry and f