Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday presented a Rs 9.13 lakh crore Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly, with a focus on education and the agriculture sector to drive economic growth. Tabling the Budget before the House, Khanna said the total outlay for 2026-26 is Rs 9,12,696.35 crore,…
New Delhi: “Flaws” have been found in the notice submitted by opposition MPs to remove the Lok Sabha speaker from office, with Om Birla directing the secretariat to amend the “defective” notice to prevent it from being rejected, Lok Sabha sources said on Wednesday. As many as 118 opposition MPs had signed the notice submitted…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has defended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for inviting actor Salman Khan to an event addressed by its chief Mohan Bhagwat, and sought to know what was wrong in having the Bollywood actor at the function. Khan was among some of the Bollywood celebrities who took part in…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the government of selling ‘Bharat Mata’ and dubbed the India-US interim trade agreement as one-sided, which has hurt the interests of the farmers. Participating in the debate on the Union Budget, he said, “You have sold India. Are you not ashamed of selling India? You have…
Mumbai: BJP corporator Ritu Tawde was elected mayor of Mumbai on Wednesday, while Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Ghadi became the deputy mayor. Both Tawde and Ghadi were elected unopposed in a special meeting of the general body of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). After the election process was completed at the BMC headquarters, Tawde took charge…
Jaipur: Six men were killed when a car in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Dausa district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred late Tuesday night when the victims were returning from a programme in Abhaneri village. According to the police, the driver lost control of the car, jumped the divider,…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last year, which he said could have turned nuclear, through tariffs. “I settled eight wars. Of the eight wars, at least six were settled because of tariffs. In other words, I said, ‘if you don’t settle this…
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Tuesday put in motion the process to oust Om Birla as Lok Sabha speaker, alleging that he had acted in a “blatantly partisan” manner in the House and prompting him to step aside from chairing the proceedings till the matter is settled. Congress’ deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav…
New Delhi: India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday called on Major General Michael Anselme Marc Rosette, Chief of Defence Forces, Seychelles, here and held talks to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries. He also met the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Republic of Seychelles, Barry Faure. “They reviewed the growing defence…
New Delhi: Former army chief M M Naravane on Tuesday shared on X a statement issued by the publisher of his memoir “Four Stars of Destiny” that says no copies of the book “in print or digital form have been published, distributed, sold” or otherwise made available to the public. “This is the status of…
