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Shimla, March 4 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday appealed to the Central government to grant 50 per cent royalty on water used by hydroelectric power plants in the state, so that it can become self-sufficient in the absence of the Revenue Deficit Grant.The...

New Delhi, March 2 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Monday and requested a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year.This development comes nearly...

New Delhi, March 2 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Zou Jiayi, the newly appointed President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on Monday, and emphasized the need to increase investments in member countries.Both leaders discussed strengthening the India-AIIB...

Shimla, March 2 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh on Monday sought a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the financial year 2026-27.Sukhu, who met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi, informed her that discontinuing the...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with the new President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Zou Jiayi, in New Delhi today. During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening the partnership between India and AIIB. In a social media post, the Ministry of Finance...

New Delhi, March 2 – Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday and requested a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year.The Chief Minister informed the Union...

New Delhi, March 2 Fino Payments Bank, whose Managing Director and CEO Rishi Gupta was arrested by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) on Monday, said the bank had not evaded any GST dues and was compliant with all regulations."The DGGI's investigation was related to the program...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security at his residence yesterday. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the CCS – the nation's top...

Imphal, February 28 – Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss key state issues, officials said.A senior official confirmed the meeting but did not disclose specific topics. The meeting is significant as it follows the formation...

New Delhi, February 28 Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting funding for the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and the restoration of full income tax exemption on disability pensions.In his letter...

New Delhi, February 28 – Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, raising concerns about what he described as serious funding gaps in the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and urging the withdrawal of...

New Delhi, February 27 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the post-Budget webinar on "Technology, Reforms, and Finance for Viksit Bharat" on Friday morning via video conferencing.The webinar will focus on discussions on public capital expenditure, infrastructure, banking sector...

Imphal, February 25 – Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has assured Manipur Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, of all possible support from the Centre for the development of national and state highways in the state, officials said on Wednesday.An official of...

Imphal, February 24 – Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by ethnic violence in Manipur, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the second phase of the asset monetization pipeline for central ministries and public sector entities in New Delhi. The second phase of the pipeline, developed by NITI Aayog in consultation with infrastructure-related ministries, is based on the...

The frontier district of Rajouri has achieved a remarkable distinction by securing the top position nationwide in the MY Bharat Budget Quest 2026 quiz, registering the highest number of submissions in the country. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that a total of 14,402 youth from the...

New Delhi/Imphal, February 23 – Union Minister for the Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya Scindia, assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday that his Ministry would coordinate with other Union Ministries at the Centre to address issues related to...

New Delhi/Imphal, February 23 – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday that the Centre would provide all possible assistance to revive the state's financial health and economy.An official from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO)...

New Delhi, February 23 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman separately here on Monday and discussed various issues concerning the state with them.The chief minister also met with BJP president Nitin Nabin...

New Delhi, February 23 Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Monday that the new CPI inflation series based on 2024 prices will better reflect Indian households' consumption patterns and reduce volatility.In both ways, it will help in better CPI estimation, he said at a media...