BJP releases manifesto for Maharashtra Elections: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Sunday unveiled the BJP’s manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, promising to create 25 lakh jobs for the state’s youth over the next five years. He also announced plans to increase the Ladki Bahin Yojna allowance from Rs 1,500 to
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday released his party’s manifesto for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, outlining key promises that include free education for male students, the scrapping of the Dharavi redevelopment project, and stabilising prices of essential goods. Speaking at his residence, Matoshree, Thackeray said that most of the party’s promises align
Kandomani Bhumij, an Independent candidate from the ST-reserved Potka constituency in East Singhbhum, is the richest candidate in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, with declared assets over Rs 80 crore. He is followed by Congress candidate Krishna Nand Tripathi (Daltonganj, Palamu) and independent Ayush Ranjan (Ranchi), both of whom have declared assets
MVA Maharashtra manifesto: In a bid to challenge Maharashtra’s ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance, the Opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has promised a slate of welfare measures ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. At a rally held at Mumbai’s BKC ground, MVA leaders pledged a Rs 3,000 monthly allowance and free state bus travel for women
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated his stance that a nationwide caste census will take place, asserting that it will expose the longstanding injustice faced by Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis. Addressing the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan in Nagpur, Gandhi said that the caste census would clarify the political and social power dynamics in the country.
A total of 174 candidates contesting in the first phase of the Jharkhand elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Jharkhand Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The analysis, which examined the self-sworn affidavits of 682 out of 683 candidates, shows that 127 of these candidates have
The INDIA bloc unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections on Tuesday, pledging to create 10 lakh jobs for youth and provide health insurance coverage of up to Rs 15 lakh for the underprivileged. The manifesto, titled ‘7 Guarantees,’ aims to enhance social justice by increasing reservations for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 26
Mahayuti Maharashtra manifesto: Just weeks before the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Mahayuti alliance unveiled its highly anticipated manifesto on Tuesday, presenting a roadmap focused on driving “unprecedented prosperity and development” in the state. The 288-member state is set to vote in a single phase on November 20, with results to be announced on November 23.
In the February 2025 budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the TCS-free limit under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. This means that you can now send up to Rs 10 lakh abroad without any additional tax. This is especially a relief for those who spend a limited
Electricity prices in the spot market declined by 15% on year to Rs 4.47 per unit in FY25 despite increasing demand as the sell liquidity increased, data from Indian Energy Exchange showed. Given the increase in demand, the power ministry took various measures throughout the year to enhance power supply including extending the directive for
Wall Street brokerage JP Morgan increased the risk of a global recession to 60% this week after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs. The firm cited “disruptive American politics” as being the “biggest risk to the global outlook” while increasing its projection from an earlier estimate of 40% in a research report that
Oil markets were rocked for a second consecutive day as prices tumbled to their lowest levels since 2021. Brent crude, the global benchmark, has plunged more than 10% in just two days, with Thursday alone seeing a 6.4% drop — its steepest fall since 2022. The sudden collapse came as traders reacted to a surprise
The rupee pared its initial gains and settled for the day higher by 5 paise at 85.25 (provisional) against the US dollar on risk aversion in global markets amid trade tariff worries. Forex traders said during the day, the domestic unit gained on weak US dollar index and a sharp decline in crude oil prices
