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Chennai, April 10 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin traveled on a metro train on Friday, interacted with commuters, and gathered their feedback on the DMK government's welfare initiatives.Stalin, who is the president of DMK, surprised everyone by visiting the metro station here.Several...

New Delhi, April 6 – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Monday that fiscal prudence has given the government the flexibility to maintain capital expenditure (capex) and support sectors affected by the crisis in West Asia.Furthermore, she said that the Reserve Bank can consider...

Mumbai, April 1 – Around 68 lakh accounts out of a total of 2.43 crore under Maharashtra's flagship Ladki Bahin Yojana have been permanently closed after failing to complete the mandatory e-KYC process.While the original deadline for completing e-KYC was March 31, it has now been extended to...

New Delhi, April 1 A total of ₹4,331.68 crore has been spent under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) since its launch in 2011, aimed at strengthening disaster resilience in coastal states, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply, Minister of...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 – The Odisha Legislative Assembly passed the Appropriation Bill for the 2026–27 financial year on Tuesday, even as opposition MLAs staged a walkout.With its passage, the government obtained the legal authority to withdraw and spend the budgetary allocation of ₹3.10 lakh...

Bangalore, March 31 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised BJP state president B Y Vijayendra’s demand for a “white paper” on the state’s finances, calling it a reflection of his poor understanding of economics and political maturity.He stated that the allegation that the state is...

Shimla, March 30 The debt liability of the Himachal Pradesh government increased by ₹10,966 crore in 2024-25, reaching ₹1,03,331.91 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed in its latest Financial Report.This figure is up from the ₹92,365 crore that the state owed as of April...

New Delhi, March 29 The Delhi government's subsidy bill for the free bus travel scheme for women and electricity has increased significantly, even as funds for its ambitious IT projects have been cut, according to revised budget estimates for the current year.The revised estimates (RE) figures...

Ranchi, March 29 Jharkhand BJP chief Aditya Sahu on Sunday alleged that the state government is constructing a new residence for Chief Minister Hemant Soren at a "cost of Rs 100 crore" and announced that the party would protest the move.Addressing reporters at the party headquarters, Sahu...

March 27, Kohima: Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said the state budget for 2026-27 reaffirmed the government's commitment to balanced and equitable development across all districts, ensuring that no one is left behind.In his concluding remarks on the general discussion on the state budget today in...

New Delhi, March 27 There is no possibility of imposing a lockdown in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, and indicated raising additional resources to compensate for the shortfall arising from the excise duty cut on diesel and petrol.She also...

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed three key Appropriation Bills today during the ongoing Budget Session. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that earlier, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the bills for consideration and passage. The bills include: A Bill to authorize payment...

New Delhi, March 26 AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday criticized the BJP government in Delhi, stating that the people of the capital are feeling cheated for voting for the saffron party.The remarks followed a resident of Rajinder Nagar raising a water-related issue, claiming that there...

New Delhi, March 26 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a scathing attack on former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday after a video related to the controversial "Sheesh Mahal" (former official CM residence) surfaced publicly.She stated that the truth, which had been hidden for...

New Delhi, March 26 An officer who intentionally asks "any offensive or improper question" during the 2027 Census will face punishment, including imprisonment of up to three years, upon conviction, according to the latest circular issued by the Registrar General of India.In a note circulated...

Kohima, March 25 The second phase of the Nagaland assembly's budget session will begin on Thursday, with key financial matters, including the presentation of the state budget, scheduled over two days.This is the first time the assembly is holding a session in two phases, with the first phase...

Bengaluru, March 25 – Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, alleging that the state has been trapped in a cycle of borrowing to repay existing debt and describing the 2026–27 Budget as a "borrowing budget".Speaking in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over...

Mumbai, March 24 Only 52% of the works undertaken under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Maharashtra were completed between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.The CAG report, presented to the state...

Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said that out of the 25.72 lakh works approved during 2019-20 to 2023-24 in the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), only 52.81 per cent were completed.The CAG report, which...