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Chandigarh, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann stated on Wednesday that the state would claim Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for decades of unpaid water usage, making it clear that Rajasthan must either pay Punjab its rightful dues or stop drawing water, while also calling...

Shimla, March 18 The BJP finds joy in working when in power, while Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu finds it in obstruction, Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur said on Wednesday.Speaking during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor's Address, Thakur said that when the...

New Delhi, March 17 State-owned Power Finance Corporation announced on Tuesday that its board has approved the fourth interim dividend of Rs 3.25 per equity share with a face value of Rs 10 each for the fiscal year 2025-26.March 23, 2026, will be the record date for determining the eligibility...

Chandigarh, March 16 Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state on Monday, saying that its main achievements in the past four years have been the mounting debt burden and the expansion of gangsterism and drug use.Jakhar made these remarks...

Chennai, March 14 AMMK general secretary TTV Dinakaran on Saturday criticized the DMK government over the law and order situation, stating that it has become a "laughing stock" in Tamil Nadu over the past five years.He said that there is no day without murders and robberies in the state, in a...

Mumbai, March 13 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) issued a sharp criticism of the Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday, alleging that the Chief Minister is creating false illusions by asserting that Maharashtra's economy is robust, and that within the next three years, the...

Kanpur, March 12 Three members of a family – a woman, her son, and her brother-in-law – were found dead inside a locked room of their house in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.Preliminary investigation pointed to a possible suicide pact due to financial distress, they...

Meerut (UP), March 11 A man here is alleged to have staged the kidnapping of his minor son and demanded a ransom of Rs 6 lakh in an attempt to clear debts incurred through online gaming, police said on Wednesday.The accused has been arrested and the boy has been safely recovered, they said...

Amaravati, March 11 YSRCP supremo Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the Andhra Pradesh government led by N Chandrababu Naidu of accumulating debts equivalent to 97% of the borrowing during his 5-year tenure in just two years.Reddy claimed that the TDP-led government had already borrowed Rs 3.2...

Bengaluru, March 10 – Karnataka’s Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, launched a scathing attack on the State Budget for 2026-27 on Tuesday, alleging that it had plunged the people of Karnataka into a “debt vortex” and had been unjust to backward classes, Scheduled Castes, and other sections of...

Chandigarh, March 9 The Congress on Monday called the Punjab Budget a "figuring out," and criticized the AAP government over the "increasing" debt.Participating in the discussion on the state budget, Congress MLA Pargat Singh said the government did not present any roadmap in the budget to...

Kaushambi (UP), March 7 A young man is accused of killing his grandfather with a sharp object here over a monetary dispute on Saturday evening, about two weeks after he had attempted to poison the elderly man, police said.The accused, Nitin Saroj (22), a resident of Rampur Dhamawan village, is...

Mumbai, March 7 Maharashtra's total outstanding debt is projected to reach Rs 11,02,654 crore in the 2026-27 financial year, up from Rs 9,73,989 crore in the revised estimates for 2025-26, according to the state government's 'Budget in Brief', released on Saturday.According to the document...

London, March 7. Pakistan's growing poverty has disrupted socio-economic stability, fueling child labor and widening inequalities, while financial hardship restricts access to education, especially for women.Critics and experts argue that despite financial and developmental assistance from...

Amaravati, March 7 The Andhra Pradesh government availed ₹1.72 lakh crore through special drawing facilities, ways and means advances, and overdraft during 2024-25, resulting in paying ₹303 crore towards interest, according to a CAG report.The Comptroller and Auditor General report, which was...

Mumbai, March 7 – The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) raised serious concerns on Saturday regarding the state's "deteriorating" financial health."Maharashtra is currently grappling with a massive debt estimated between Rs 9.5 to Rs 10 lakh crore," the party said.While Chief Minister...

Mumbai, March 6 – Former chief minister and Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described the Maharashtra budget as a "mirage of development," claiming it involves "setting off firecrackers on borrowed money" while the state's financial condition remains dire.Uddhav Thackeray...

On March 6 in Bengaluru, R. Ashoka, the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and a senior BJP leader, criticized the State Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He alleged that the budget imposes a massive debt burden on the state's people while offering...

Chandigarh, March 6 – Hundreds of Congress workers from Punjab staged a demonstration here on Friday against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab for its failure to fulfill its commitments to the people.The party specifically mentioned the promise of Rs...

Sangrur (Punjab), March 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Thursday that 370 people from the state are stranded in the Gulf region amid the escalating conflict in the region, and his government is actively coordinating with the Centre to ensure their safe return.According to...