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New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has alleged attack on his party workers ahead of the Delhi assembly polls and demanded that the Election Commission appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. In a letter to the Election Commission, Kejriwal has also demanded arrest...

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A complaint was filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for her 'poor thing' remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Sudhir Ojha, a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer, filed a complaint Saturday against Gandhi seeking registration of an FIR against her...

New Delhi/Balasore: Defence Ministry Saturday said three flight trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The trials were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitude. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated...

New Delhi: The Opposition Saturday described the Union Budget as one offering "band-aid for bullet wounds" and said the BJP-led Centre was only trying to woo voters in Bihar and Delhi through the announcements. While Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said...

New Delhi: The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. According to the budget proposals made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, the...

New Delhi: The Modi 3.0 government's first full Budget provides a comprehensive blueprint to boost economic growth and create jobs in the world's fifth-largest economy with a heavy dose of "bold" reforms to drive consumption and stimulate investment, India Inc said Saturday. Industry bodies and...

New Delhi: The government will introduce a new Income Tax bill in Parliament next week, replacing the six-decade-old income tax act of 1961. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her 2025-26 Budget speech, said the new I-T Bill will carry forward the spirit of "Nyaya" (justice)...

Mysuru: Criticising the Union Budget 2025, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dubbed it as a disappointing one, detrimental to the state's welfare. "Not a single demand we raised in the pre-Budget meeting was fulfilled. Karnataka, one of the highest tax-paying states, received nothing in the Budget,"...

New Delhi: Eight outgoing AAP MLAs joined the BJP in New Delhi Saturday, with only four days to go for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls. All the eight MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Friday, citing reasons like...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress has accused the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of depriving West Bengal in her budget proposals for the Financial Year 2025-26 that were presented on the floor of the Parliament Saturday. "When West Bengal had sent 18 BJP Lok Sabha members...