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It was an unusually long 2 hours, 41 minutes Budget speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, where she tried to come across as 'pro-farmer' while devising a new tax regime aimed at the middle class. however, beyond the couplets and promises, the specifics showed either no increase in allocation or marginal. With very little fiscal room to manoeuvre, Sitharaman walked a tightrope. ....
Kicking off a potential storm, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday accused the Modi government at the Centre of 'siding' with neighbouring Karnataka on the ongoing boundary dispute between the two states.....
Facing flak from different quarters on the delay in hanging of the four Nirbhaya convicts, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh has given notice in the Rajya Sabha to raise the matter during zero hour. ....
Chief Justice S.A. Bobde on Tuesday asked BJP leader Nand Kishor Garg, the petitioner seeking court direction to remove road blockade at Shaheen Bagh, to approach the mentioning officer.....
Expressing concern about colleague's well being, Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan by asking why he was wearing only a kurta in Delhi's cold weather, at BJP Parliamentary Party meeting at GMC Balayogi Auditorium of Parliament Library Building (PLB) in the national capital. ....
The Home Ministry has said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government has not taken any decision on preparing a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC).....
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that investigation in the Jamia violence that took place on December 15 is at a "crucial stage."....
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said no one in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is worthy enough to become Delhi's chief minister, adding that "people are scared of the prospect of BJP picking its spokesperson Sambit Patra for the post after election".....
Yet again taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'danda' jibe targeting him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that sticks cannot harm him as he is protected by the 'armour of blessings' provided by the mothers and sisters of this country. ....
A court here on Friday directed the police to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) on a complaint by a Supreme Court advocate seeking registration of FIR against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for posting "misleading" tweets. ....