New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday backed the Union Budget 2026 in the Rajya Sabha, delivering a characteristically poetic endorsement of the government’s performance while taking a swipe at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other Opposition leaders.Participating in the discussion on the Union Budget, the Republican Party of India (RPI) leader, known for his signature rhyming style, praised Prime Minister Narendra Mod…
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New Delhi/ Dhaka, Jan 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s National Economic Council (NEC) has significantly downsized the health and education sector in the Annual Development Programme (ADP), according to a media report.In the tradition of reviewing the performance of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) at the mid-point of each fiscal year, the NEC downsized the ADP by about 12.5 per cent, to 208,935 crore taka (3.3 per cent of GDP) from its original budget allocation of 230,000 crore taka (3.7 per cen…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Pakistan faces structural economic problems under its latest $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrangement, which analysts argue cannot be resolved by revenue raised from arms exports alone. Defence sales, particularly of aircraft, hinge on robust production capacity, proper training and a guaranteed post-delivery of spare parts, yet the Chinese-made JF-17 aircraft, at the heart of Pakistan’s push for defence exports, has proven fallible, an India …
Dibrugarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 is driving a historic village-first and village-led development revolution, placing rural India at the centre of the nation’s growth journey. Addressing reporters here, Sonowal said Viksit Bharat 2047 is not a slogan but a national mission aimed at transforming villages into engines of economic progress. “When villages pro…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress said on Tuesday that its ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ is reaching 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats, accusing the Union government of letting loose a bulldozer on the rural job schemes of the UPA-era. Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Sabha MP MP and Congress General Secretary Communications In-charge, in a message on social media platform X, said, “The Union government has run a bulldozer over the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, which has bec…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Celebrating 25 years in 2025, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) stands out as one of India’s most impactful rural infrastructure initiatives. Launched to ensure all-weather connectivity to previously unconnected rural habitations, the programme has emerged as a key enabler of agricultural growth, employment generation, improved access to education and health services, and poverty alleviation.Since its inception, PMGSY has sanctioned a total of 8,25,114 km of…