MSP hike by Centre negligible compared to UPA era: Maharashtra Congress

MSP hike by Centre negligible compared to UPA era: Maharashtra Congress

Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday claimed that the rise in Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the BJP-led government at the Centre was negligible and it was nothing more than an illusion of generosity, akin to receiving a hollow promise. He further … Read more

How PM Modi-led NDA has curbed retail inflation better than UPA regime

How PM Modi-led NDA has curbed retail inflation better than UPA regime

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Official data on Wednesday showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government had done a much better job in controlling retail inflation — especially in food and fuel — compared to the UPA era. According to a post by BJP leader Amit Malviya on the … Read more

Tahawwur Rana’s extradition possible due to institutional initiatives started during UPA: Congress

Tahawwur Rana’s extradition possible due to institutional initiatives started during UPA: Congress

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) As Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana was extradited from the United States to India, Congress on Thursday criticised the Narendra Modi government, asserting that the extradition was the result of “mature, consistent, and strategic diplomacy” initiated under the UPA government, not a breakthrough … Read more

Rijiju presents Waqf Bill in RS, lists ‘positive’ amendments as compared to UPA

Rijiju presents Waqf Bill in RS, lists ‘positive’ amendments as compared to UPA

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, a day after the Lok Sabha cleared it following a 12-hour long marathon debate. Rijiju, who is also the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, said a wrong impression was being propagated … Read more

Amit Shah slams UPA for ‘turning Waqf into a land-grabbing machine’ before 2014 elections

Amit Shah slams UPA for ‘turning Waqf into a land-grabbing machine’ before 2014 elections

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during the debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, presented a lengthy list of properties he claimed were donated to Waqf. This list included land belonging to temples, other religions, the government, and others. The … Read more

Central budget for K’taka railway nine times higher than UPA era: Union Minister

Central budget for K’taka railway nine times higher than UPA era: Union Minister

Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday that the BJP-led NDA government has allocated nine times more funds to Karnataka’s railway projects in the latest budget compared to the UPA era. He added that the Union government has consistently provided similar allocations over nine … Read more