Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that if the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) wins the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, the state will become an “ATM” for the Congress. “They (MVA) will withdraw funds from Maharashtra using the state’s resources and send the money to Delhi,” Shah said at a rally in Chalisgaon, Jalgaon
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, is a ‘government of thieves’. He also accused the BJP and its ideological mentor, the RSS, of having no role in India’s freedom movement or in the country’s unity. Campaigning for the November
Maharashtra Elections 2024: Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed a rally and asserted that even if Indira Gandhi returned, “Article 370 won’t be restored”. Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule, ahead of November 20 polling, Shah said that no one, even Indira Gandhi from heaven, won’t be able
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has allocated 37.80 lakh houses to 18 states under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for 2024-25, with BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh and poll-bound Maharashtra accounting for more than one-third of the total, reports The Indian Express. Chhattisgarh leads the allocation with 8.61 lakh houses, making up over 22% of the
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, expressed her hope that the people of Wayanad would grant her the opportunity to represent them in Parliament. Priyanka made this statement on Wednesday while visiting polling booths across Wayanad as the constituency cast their votes for
Go to Live UpdatesJharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live Updates: Voting for the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections on 43 seats is underway and will continue till 5 pm. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar cast their votes during the day. As the polling got underway, Soren accused the
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to face a crucial electoral challenge in her first bypoll campaign in Kerala’s Wayanad constituency, where she aims to not only retain the seat for the party but also expand the victory margin that her brother, Rahul Gandhi, achieved in the past two elections. Polling began at 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress party has always believed it was “born to rule” India, criticising its approach to governance and its treatment of marginalised communities. Addressing a rally in Chimur, Maharashtra, ahead of the state assembly elections on November 20, Modi claimed that Congress, which he referred to as a
The country’s secondary steel producers, contributing around 40% of domestic steel production, have formed a national-level apex industry body, the National Sustainable Steel Association (NSSA). The move comes in the wake of the sharp divide in the steel sector, with primary steel makers seeking protection from cheap imports in the form of safeguard duty and
It’s been an action-packed year for the competition watchdog both in terms of the umber of cases handled, and the changes made in the current regulations to both strengthen the commission, and to create a conducive environment for businesses. In March, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notified two much-needed tools – commitment and settlement
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has projected state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to turn profitable in FY27 with a profit of Rs 558 crore. The projections are based on the potential increase in revenues expected in the coming years with the launch of 4G and 5G services. For FY27, DoT it has projected the company’s
Despite the demand from some partners for inclusion of investment protection treaties in the free trade agreements that are under negotiation, India would stick to its stand of signing separate treaties for investments and not making them part of FTAs, a senior official said. India is currently negotiating trade agreements with the UK, European Union
Avaada Group is looking to raise $1 billion (over Rs 8,400 crore) in debt by March next year to fund its projects. “We will raise this debt to fund wind, solar and other projects. We have already raised equity,” chairman Vineet Mittal told FE. The group has an operational capacity of over 4 gigawatt (GW)
