Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

BJP names 59 candidates for Uttarakhand polls, drops 10 MLAs

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its first list of 59 candidates for the polls to the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest from his......

PM assures farmers, says govt committed to their welfare

As farmers vowed to expand their protests over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured them that his government was committed to their welfare and that the legislations were......

Samajwadi Party protests in Upper House; forces 3 adjournments before noon

Samajwadi Party on Thursday forced three adjournments of Rajya Sabha in pre-noon session alleging discrimination by the Centre in releasing funds for Uttar Pradesh. Slogan-shouting SP members......

Govt aims to build 1.95 cr affordable houses in 2 years: FM

These houses will have amenities such as LPG, electricity and toilets, she said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government will build 1.95 crore houses under the Pradhan......

Modi @ 2: The flop story of Pradhan Mantri schemes

Eight out of about 40 schemes are with the nomenclature starting Pradhan Mantri, but except Gramin Sadak and Rozgar Yojana, most others go barely acknowledged.     Only a few, including......

Budget: Will infra outlay of Rs 2.21 lakh crore boost growth?

  Allocating a major share to infrastructure that includes Rs 2.21-lakh crore (Rs 2.21-trillion) outlay, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said enhanced allocations coupled with reforms......

UPA's land law a "conspiracy" against farmers: Jaitley

The law passed in 2013 had no provisions for military purpose, nuclear energy and for water resources schemes among other Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday alleged that the Land Acquisition......