New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India's fiscal deficit for the first six months of the current financial year (April-September) stood at Rs 5.73 lakh crore, which constitutes 36.5 per cent of the annual estimate in the budget, government data released on Friday showed.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) As the NDA unveiled its joint manifesto, 'Sankalp Patra', for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, hailed it as a roadmap for realising the dream of a 'Viksit Bharat' through unity and inclusive growth.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has dismissed the demand to announce a Muslim Deputy Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh as a symbolic, constitutionally meaningless exercise.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) National Unity Day is being celebrated on Friday to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and to honour his role in fostering national and political integration and unity in India.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister, with great enthusiasm and national pride. Across the country, leaders and citizens alike paid heartfelt tributes to the Iron Man of India, whose vision and determination laid the foundation of a united nation.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has dismissed speculation of a rift with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, asserting that the two share an unbroken political and personal bond spanning nearly 45 years.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Central GST officials have busted a Rs 31.95 crore scam in the national capital involving a company that was fraudulently availing Input Tax Credit (ITC) based on fake invoices. The director of the company has been arrested, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Support for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar among the state’s women voters is seen as a major factor for his government’s earlier electoral successes. Though Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav -- projected as the Opposition Mahagathbandhan’s Chief Ministerial candidate -- has been trying to include schemes aimed at women’s empowerment, he carries a legacy contrary to the cause.
Ahmedabad, Oct 31 (IANS) In a display of patriotism and unity, 21 Shaurya Chakra award-winning officers and personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) -- honoured for their extraordinary courage and service during 'Operation Sindoor' -- participated in the 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' celebrations held at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Friday that we are advancing towards a cleaner, greener and energy-secure northeast, realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision of prosperity through sustainability.
