New Delhi, March 27 The Congress party has accused the government of creating the impression of fuel price relief without reducing the actual cost for consumers, after the Centre cut excise duty on petrol and removed the levy on diesel. The government on Thursday reduced excise duty on petrol to Rs 3 per litre from […]
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Naxalbari, March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday stated that eight lakh names had been removed in the first supplementary list out of 27 lakh electors whose voting eligibility was examined under the SIR exercise. While addressing an election rally in Naxalbari, located in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district, she criticised […]
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New Delhi, March 25 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that India is moving ahead on a reform path, with changes being carried out with conviction and clarity. Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha, she said, “Reforms are not being undertaken out of compulsion, but with conviction, […]
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New Delhi, March 25 Several Opposition MPs held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Wednesday regarding the reported LPG supply crunch. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, NCP(SP)’s Supriya Sule, SP’s Dharmendra Yadav, CPI-ML’s Sudama Prasad, DMK’s T Sumathy, JMM’s Mahua Maji, among others, took part in the protest near the Makar Dwar of Parliament. […]
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New Delhi, March 25 Activists on Wednesday called the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha a “black day” for the community, alleging that the government is moving quickly to secure its approval in the Rajya Sabha as well. Speaking to PTI, NCP-SP leader Anish Gawande, the […]
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New Delhi, March 24 More than 39,000 projects have been approved under the Border Area Development Programme, which is in its ‘sunset phase’, since FY 2004-05 in the bordering states and UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home […]
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Rupnagar, March 24 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said that ‘vocal for local’ is not just a slogan, but a movement for nation-building. When citizens give priority to local products, they strengthen the country’s economy and bring stability to the lives of millions of artisans and small entrepreneurs, he said. “The principle […]
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Chandigarh, March 23 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said the one-time settlement scheme for Value Added Tax arrears has covered dues of around Rs 298.39 crore, with Rs 111.16 crore recovered so far. Calling it a decisive push to clean up legacy tax burdens while boosting revenue, he warned that the relief […]
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Chandigarh, March 20 Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday announced the establishment of a new government medical college in Kapurthala. This is the second such institute announced this month following the Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences in Hoshiarpur, he said. The new facility, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji State Institute […]
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Chandigarh, March 19 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini paid obeisance at the Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula on the first day of Chaitra Navratri on Thursday. Saini, accompanied by his wife Suman Saini, sought the blessings of the goddess and prayed for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the state. […]
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