West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP-led central government of denying funds to the state, and said her government had still ensured in the budget that welfare and development programmes continued.Speaking at a press conference a day after the state budget was…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his much-anticipated speech in Rajya Sabha amid sloganeering and walkout by the opposition. From targeting the “decades” of Congress regime to accusing the opposition of “protecting the infiltrators”, the prime minister said that a significant part of the NDA regime, which has been in power for over a…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has criticised The Washington Post’s decision to lay off his son, foreign affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor, describing it as a “perverse act of self-immolation”.Reacting on X, Tharoor wrote: “The bizarre thing about this so-called ‘business decision’ by The Washington Post is that @ishaantharoor’s column flourished on the Internet,” adding that Ishaan…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched ‘Bharat Taxi’, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, following a successful two-month pilot run.The service has been rolled out initially in Delhi-NCR and Gujarat and will be expanded to all states and Union Territories within the next two to three years.“In three years, Bharat Taxi will…
NEW DELHI: The Budget session of Parliament witnessed an unprecedented move as the Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary reply by the prime minister.This is the first time since 2004, when the motion was passed without the PM’s reply. In 2004, then PM Manmohan Singh was “prevented…
NEW DELHI: Congress slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “hiding behind Speaker” after Om Birla said that he had requested the PM to not to come to the House when he was scheduled to reply to the President’s address, citing security reasons by the women MPs. The Lok Sabha eventually passed the Motion of Thanks…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said India’s energy security remained the government’s top priority, responding to claims by US President Donald Trump that India may stop buying Russian oil and instead source crude from countries such as the United States and Venezuela.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India’s decisions on oil imports…
NEW DELHI: A major showdown erupted in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi was being prevented from speaking in the Lower House.The opposition has been protesting against the Centre for allegedly blocking Rahul Gandhi from addressing the Lok Sabha, citing former Army Chief…
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday raised concern over the safety and security of vulnerables after 807 people, mostly women and children, went missing in the first 15 days of the year 2026.He slammed the BJP’s much-touted four-engine government and said that the law and order in the national capital has slipped into…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday in a major relief to West Bengal government employees, directed the state government to pay dearness allowance (DA) to its employees in accordance with the West Bengal Services (Revision of Pay and Allowances) Rules, 2008, ruling that financial constraints cannot be cited to deny the benefit.However, the apex…