Amaravati, March 11 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said that the CAG report has exposed the financial discipline of the coalition government in the state.He claimed that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report ratified what YSRCP has been consistently stating about the financial indiscipline of the coalition government, pointing out that it has taken loans of a whopping Rs 3.2 lakh crore in just two years, w…
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New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Delhi Law and Justice Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday reminded AAP National Convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that the reprieve offered to the latter by the trial court in the liquor policy case was not final as the matter is now before the Delhi High Court.“You are not absolved of corruption. The pain of the families affected by your liquor policy still remains,” said Mishra at a news conference.He hit out at Kejriwal for claiming innocence and ge…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said that former CM Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP is guilty before the people of the city and the reprieve offered to him by the trial court in the liquor policy scam is not the final truth but merely a part of the legal process.“The truth will ultimately prevail and, therefore, Kejriwal should not shed crocodile tears,” the CM said, taking a swipe at the AAP National Convenor, who broke down before newspersons after the trial …
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A Delhi court, on Friday, acquitted all the 23 accused, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying that the prosecution failed to establish even a prima facie case or raise a “grave suspicion” warranting the framing of charges. In a detailed order running into more than 1,100 paragraphs, Special Judge (…
Navi Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s 2024 T20 World Cup winner Yuzvendra Chahal began the 20th edition of the DY Patil T20 Cup in fine style as he starred in Income Tax’s seven wicket win over Reliance on the opening day at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai on Monday.Chahal’s 4-11 helped Income Tax restrict Reliance to just 131 for nine in their 20 overs. The chase was fashioned by an unbeaten 31 by Venkatesh Iyer, who also picked up a wicket with his medium-pace.In the other mornin…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that in her Lok Sabha speech, she presented a comprehensive picture of how this year’s Union Budget will contribute to India’s economic transformation.Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi shared the speech and wrote, “In her speech in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Ji gave a comprehensive picture of how this year’s Budget will contribut…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the total resources to be transferred to the states, including the devolution of state share in taxes and releases that are made under the centrally sponsored schemes in the Budget for 2026-27 is estimated to be Rs 25.44 lakh crore, which is a Rs 2.7 lakh crore increase compared to 2025-26. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, she refuted the Opposition charge that the Centre has reduced the transfer of resources to the st…
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) After the Nitish government presented a Rs 3.47 lakh crore budget for Bihar on Tuesday, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya launched a scathing attack on the government, alleging that a large portion of the state budget remains unspent every year and accusing the government of indulging in statistical manipulation. In a long post on social media platform X, Rohini Acharya said the Nitish government should stop congratulating itself and instead focus on…
Bhopal/Maihar, Jan 27 (IANS) The opposition Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh after a video went viral on social media showing that school children were served mid-day on papers instead of a plate at a government-run primary school in Maihar district on the Republic Day. Responding to the matter, state Congress president Jitu Patwari said on Tuesday that Maihar’s incident has exposed the tall claim of the BJP government …
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Acting against individuals involved in illegal sand and blackstone mining, the ED conducted searches at more than 25 premises across Odisha’s Ganjam district and seized Rs 2.63 crore in cash and incriminating documents, an official said on Sunday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, carried out the co-ordinated search operation on January 16 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.Those who faced the action …