(PTI) With TDP threatening to quit the NDA government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today stepped in to pacify the sulking partner saying the Centre is committed to giving Andhra Pradesh financial assistance equivalent to a special category state. Mr Jaitley said he agreed with the assessment that Andhra Pradesh was financially suffering after Telangana was carved out of the state and his government will honour each and every commitment made by the Centre at the time of bifurcation. On Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s demand for fulfilling the promise of giving the state a special status, he said such…
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(LiveMint) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said stern action should be taken against people guilty of vandalising statues, which have been reported in states including Tripura, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. In a strongly worded message, the prime minister condemned the incidents of statue vandalism. The home ministry has also told state governments that they “must take all necessary measures” to prevent such incidents. “The prime minister spoke to home minister Rajnath Singh in this regard and expressed his strong disapproval of such incidents… Persons indulging in such acts must be sternly dealt with and booked under relevant provisions of law,” the…
The Bharatiya Janata Party Central Election Committee has decided the following names for the (Rajya Sabha) of different states. Biennial Election to the Council of State S.No. Name Of State Name Of Candidate 1 Uttar Pradesh Sh. Arun Jaitely 2 Madhya Pradesh Sh. Thawar Chand Gehlot 3 Madhya Pradesh Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan 4 …
(PTI) The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were today disrupted for the third consecutive day amid protests by various parties, including NDA allies TDP and Shiv Sena over various issues.As soon as the House met for the day, members from various parties, including TDP, Shiv Sena, TRS, YSR Congress, AIADMK and TMC started raising slogans over various issues, following which Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the proceedings for an hour this morning Most of the protesting members were in the Well before the Speaker took her chair to conduct the proceedings. Members from the Left and the Congress were seen raising…
(DJ) चुनाव आयोग ने बुधवार को राज्यसभा की 58 सीट के लिए मतदान की तिथि की घोषणा की। 23 मार्च को सुबह 9 बजे से शाम चार बजे तक मतदान किया जाएगा। विभिन्न राज्यों से राज्यसभा के लिए 58 सदस्यों के लिए मतदान 23 मार्च को होगा। इसके लिए नामांकन भरने की अंतिम तिथि 12 मार्च को है। उम्मीदवारी वापस लेने की अंतिम तिथि 15 मार्च को है। इसमें उत्तर प्रदेश के लिए 10 वैकेंसी, बिहार के लिए 6, महाराष्ट्र के लिए 6, मध्यप्रदेश के लिए 5, पश्चिम बंगाल के लिए 5, गुजरात के लिए 4, कर्नाटक के लिए 4,…
(DJ) भारत, दुनिया के सबसे तेजी से बढ़ते हुए उभरते बाजारों में से एक है। मौजूदा सरकार ने अर्थव्यवस्था को मजबूत बनाने, कुशलता को सुधारने, भ्रष्टाचार को कम करने और नए निवेश को आकर्षित करने के लिए बहुत से कदम उठाए हैं। यूरोप के इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक बार्कलेस की ओर जारी एक रिपोर्ट 10 pillars of change in India (भारत में बदलाव के 10 स्तंम्भ) में सरकार की ओर से क्रियांवित किए गए कुछ उपाय और पहलों के बारे में बताया गया है। हाल के वर्षों में सरकार की ओर से भ्रष्टाचार की रोकथाम के लिए कई बड़े कदम उठाए गए।…
(AU) समाजवादी पार्टी राज्यसभा सदस्य के लिए जया बच्चन को अपना उम्मीदवार चुन सकती है। सूत्रों के हवाले से ये खबर सामने आई है। हालांकि, इसकी अभी आधिकारिक पुष्टि पार्टी ने नहीं की है। बता दें सपा से ही राज्यसभा की मौजूदा सदस्य जया बच्चन का कार्यकाल दो अप्रैल को पूरा हो रहा है। वहीं, बसपा एक दिन पहले ही राज्यसभा की दसवीं सीट के लिए भीमराव अंबेडकर को अपना कैंडिडेट घोषित कर चुकी है। मालूम हो कि समाजवादी पार्टी ने 2012 में जया बच्चन को अपनी पार्टी के टिकट पर राज्यसभा भेजा था। इससे पहले समाजवादी पार्टी की सांसद…
Under the “Make in India” action plan 21 key sectors have been identified for specific actions under: (i) policy initiatives (ii) fiscal incentives (iii) infrastructure creation (iv) ease of doing business (v) innovation and R&D and (vi) skill development. This was informed in the Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, C.R. Chaudhary while replying to a question. Under this, the FDI policy and procedure have been simplifiedand liberalised progressively. Key sectors have been opened up for FDI: defence manufacturing, food processing, telecom, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, civil aviation, space, private security agencies,railways, insurance and pensions and…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan on 8th March, the International Women’s Day. Giving a fillip to the Government’s initiative to save and educate the girl child, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the pan-India expansion of BetiBachaoBetiPadhao program, BBBP up from the existing 161 districts to 640 districts all over the country. The Prime Minister will interact with beneficiary mothers and girl children of the program. He will distribute certificates to best performing districts under BetiBachaoBetiPadhao program. In another landmark initiative, National Nutrition Mission, NNM will be launched nationwide by the Prime Minister from Jhunjhunu. He…
(PTI) The deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes run by the government may be further extended beyond March 31, the Centre indicated in the Supreme Court today. The Centre said that since some more time would be needed to conclude the prolonged hearing in the Aadhaar case, the government may extend the deadline from March 31. A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan agreed with the contention of Attorney General K K Venugopal. “We have extended the…