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Normalcy is returning in J&K...and many don't like it: LG Manoj Sinha

'The current attacks are a conspiracy of those elements who don't like the fact that 11.6 million tourists have come to Kashmir'

Modi govt surpassed previous govts in increasing agri budget: J P Nadda

BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has done a lot for farmers with a fourfold increase in the agricultural budget in eight years. Addressing a public meeting at the municipal council ground in Paonta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district, Nadda claimed that no other government worked so much for the farmers as the current dispensation. The Opposition kept talking about the farmers' agitation, but the Modi government focused on helping farmers prosper, he claimed. "The agricultural budget has seen a fourfold increase during Narendra Modi's tenure as prime minister. It is now Rs 1,33,000 crore from just Rs. 33,000 crore in 2014," he said. The country has to grow unitedly to become a developed nation by 2047, he added. We have to also keep in mind our traditions and Indian culture, the oldest in the world, he added. Earlier, he paid obeisance at Paonta Sahib Gurudwara. Nadda is scheduled to address a pu

Tejashwi Yadav cocks a snook at Modi govt; vows to deliver on job growth

"ED and CBI are welcome to set up their offices inside my residence. If even this does not bring Shanti (peace), I cannot help it", Yadav quipped when asked whether fear of these agencies haunted him

Har Ghar Tiranga: Cost and places from where you can buy Indian Flag

The Har Ghar Tiranga initiative by the Government of India is all set to become a national mass movement. How much does a Tiranga cost, and where and how can you buy it for your home?

91% disposal rate for CAT in 5 years, more than UPA's rule: Jitendra Singh

He said the Modi government is committed to transparency and justice for all, and the people-friendly reforms taken in the last eight years have benefitted the entire country.

Rahul, Priyanka detained as Congress protests price rise; Houses adjourned

Party stages marches and demonstrations; Parliament adjourned amid ruckus

Even critics 'appreciating' Narendra Modi govt's handling of economy: BJP

The comments came a day after former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said India is not facing the kind of problems which have hit Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

NDA govt brought in fundamental change under PM Modi: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the ruling NDA has brought in a fundamental change at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi through its developmental schemes

54% of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao expenditure on media advocacy: WCD ministry

The key elements of the scheme included nationwide media and advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral interventions in selected 405 districts

Hitting the mark on defence exports

Even a cursory look at the drivers of Indian defence exports reveals the salience of simplified industrial licensing, easing of export restrictions, and issuance of no-objection certificates

J-K Congress stages protest against 'harassment' of top party leaders by ED

Congress leaders said that by resorting to the harassment in the garb of money laundering cases, central govt is stirring a hornet's nest for which BJP and its leaders will have to pay a heavy price

Centre appoints NLMC interim head; to initiate surplus land monetisation

The interim CEO's job is learnt to have gone to Sanjay Kumar Jain, and the government has appointed its nominees to the board of the corporation

Monsoon Session: Agnipath protests cost govt nearly Rs 259.44 crore

Amid the protests in several parts of the country against the recently launched Agnipath, railway properties were vandalised, torched or attacked from Bihar to Telangana

Modi govt trying to suppress Oppn's voice using central agencies: NCP

The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday alleged that whenever there are protests against the Narendra Modi government's various failures, central agencies are used to harass Opposition leaders

LIVE: Droupadi Murmu surges ahead of Yashwant Sinha in Presidential polls

Of total 748 votes of MPs, NDA's Droupadi Murmu gets 540, Opposition's Yashwant Sinha gets 208, says Returning Officer

Only 212 of 24K convicted in UAPA cases in 2016-2020: Govt tells Parliament

A total of 5,027 cases were registered under the UAPA from 2016 to 2020 in various parts of the country, in which 24,134 people underwent trial

Modi govt on privatisation spree, Cong will oppose bank sale bill: Jairam

The Congress on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of being on a "privatisation spree" and said it will oppose the "bank sale bill"

Food stocks dwindling, country staring at severe food crisis: Congress

The Opposition party said the dwindling food stocks in the country were at a 15-year low and at a 50-year low in per capita terms.

Chidambaram slams Centre over handling of economy for falling rupee

Former finance minister P Chidambaram has launched a scathing attack on the central govt, blaming its handling of a host of issues including falling rupee, employment generation and LPG price rise

'Misled, betrayed, cheated': Rahul Gandhi's dig at Modi over unemployment

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of joblessness, asking if India's unemployed youth can use "unparliamentary" words