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Shimla, March 24 Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Rajeev Bindal said on Tuesday that the budget presented by the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government is "anti-people" as it imposes taxes on them.Addressing a press conference here, Bindal said this is the first time in Himachal Pradesh that a...

New Delhi, March 24 The unclaimed amount transferred by public sector banks to the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund of the Reserve Bank of India stood at ₹60,518 crore as of January 2026, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Additionally, the unclaimed insurance amount...

Shimla, March 24 Facing a severe financial crisis, the Himachal Pradesh government took out loans amounting to Rs 41,173 crore, which is its highest ever, and also repaid loans worth Rs 32,004 crore in the financial year 2025-26, according to the revised budget estimates.A provision of Rs...

Bhopal, March 23 Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former MP, Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya, assumed the role of Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh State Finance Commission on Monday.Pawaiya told reporters that he planned to conduct field visits after understanding the Commission's working methods...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharply criticised the Congress party’s past policies on Monday while addressing the TV9 Network's 'What India Thinks Today' summit.Speaking at the event, themed "India and the World," he highlighted India's rising global standing amid ongoing...

Hyderabad, March 23 Telangana Prohibition and Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao launched a scathing attack on the opposition BRS on Monday, questioning its moral right to criticize the state's current excise policy.Intervening in the budget discussion initiated by BRS MLA T Harish Rao in the...

Jaipur, March 23 – Hanuman Beniwal, the National President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and a Member of Parliament from Nagaur, raised the issue of the growing debt burden on farmers and demanded clarity on farm loan waivers in the Lok Sabha on Monday.Union Finance Minister, Nirmala...

March 23, New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scheduled to chair an emergency meeting on Monday to review the economic consequences of the ongoing war in Iran.The meeting will be attended by Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey, Foreign...

Hyderabad, March 22 Telangana's total debt, including that of its entities and government guarantees, stood at Rs 8 lakh crore as of December 2025, according to the Socio-Economic Outlook 2026 released by the state government.The state government said that from December 2023, when the Congress...

Hyderabad, March 20 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the budget presented in the Legislative Assembly on Friday is a "forward-looking" budget that gives equal importance to welfare schemes and development programs.In an informal interaction with journalists here, he said the...

Hyderabad, March 20 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the budget presented in the Legislative Assembly on Friday is a "forward-looking budget" that gives equal importance to welfare schemes and development programs.In an informal interaction with the media here, he said the budget...

Raipur, March 20 – On the final day of the Chhattisgarh Assembly budget session on Friday, the Vishnu Deo Sai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government passed the Chhattisgarh Cess Amendment Bill 2026.The legislation abolishes the 12 per cent cess levied on land registrations across the...

Shimla, March 20 A cess on petrol and diesel will be levied in Himachal Pradesh, targeting orphans and widows.Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu introduced the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, under which a cess will be levied...

Chandigarh, March 19 – Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar, stated on Thursday that the AAP and the Congress are working in alliance to divert people's attention from the real issues of the state.Strongly criticizing both parties for spreading misinformation against the Centre and the BJP...

Shimla, March 16 The Himachal Pradesh government has released ₹500 crore to clear outstanding payments to contractors, allowing dues up to March 1 to be settled, according to Naresh Chauhan, the Chief Minister's Principal Advisor (Media), on Monday.In an official statement issued here, he said...

Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan described revenue service officers as the guardians of the nation's financial strength, emphasizing that development activities across the country are only possible due to the revenue generated through taxes. He made this statement to the trainee officers of the...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting to review the progress of projects under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the review focused on the progress of works, reforms, and opportunities, covering a wide...

March 12, Kohima: The first phase of the eighth session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly concluded today after five sittings.During the final sitting, the proceedings began with the Question Hour, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister KG Kenye made a statement under Rule 55, expressing...

Itanagar, March 12 Arunachal Pradesh topped the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) for 2023-24 among the North Eastern and Himalayan states, according to a report released by NITI Aayog.The FHI is a comprehensive framework for assessing and comparing the fiscal performance of states. It outlines each...

Itanagar, March 10 Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein presented a budget of Rs 36,607 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the state assembly, with a focus on six key sectors aimed at strengthening infrastructure, people-centric development, economic growth, and governance...