‘Unblemished track record’: FM Sitharaman on why Moody’s has not changed India’s ranking | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday cited India’s “unblemished track record” of fiscal consolidation, even as credit rating agency Moody’s decided not to upgrade the country’s sovereign rating.Sitharaman said that India has never deviated from its fiscal consolidation and debt reduction targets.She also defended the government’s strategy of balancing fiscal prudence with growth,…

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Nirmala Sitharaman on India’s economic roadmap: Fiscal consolidation, growth strategies and global challenges | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday outlined India’s economic trajectory, fiscal policies, and key government initiatives after she presented the 8th consecutive union budget a day earlier.Sitharaman reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to fiscal consolidation while ensuring economic growth, infrastructure expansion, and sectoral support. Addressing global economic challenges, she detailed strategies to navigate…

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Delhi polls: ‘Jhaadu ke tinke bikhar rahe hain,’ says PM Modi on AAP leaders quitting party | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) saying that the party is falling apart ahead of the upcoming elections in Delhi.“We are seeing that even before the voting, ‘jhaadu ke tinke bikhar rahe hain’ (the straws of the broom are scattering). Leaders of ‘AAP-da’…

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‘Dil valo ki Delhi ko ab BJP sarkar chahiye’: Party launches new campaign song 3 days ahead of polls | India News – The Times of India

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday launched its latest campaign song, “Dil valo ki Delhi ko ab BJP Sarkar chahiye“, ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled for February 5. The song has been sung by former BJP MP and Bhojpuri singer-actor Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua. Delhi BJP president Virendra…

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Five Nepalese returning from Maha Kumbh killed as SUV flips trying to save biker | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Five people from Nepal, including three women, died on Saturday when their SUV overturned in Bihar while returning from the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, police said.The accident happened in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar when the speeding SUV flipped multiple times while trying to avoid a motorcycle and took a sharp turn. There…

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‘BJP workers, Delhi police harassing AAP volunteers’: Arvind Kejriwal writes to EC | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission of India alleging “intimidation and harassment” of AAP volunteers by Bharatiya Janata Party workers and the Delhi police. “I am writing to express my grave concern over the intimidation and harassment being meted out to our grass-root volunteers in the…

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Security tightened for first Amrit snan after Maha Kumbh stampede | India News – The Times of India

PRAYAGRAJ: Authorities intensified security and crowd management efforts to prevent overcrowding at the ghats, as an estimated 4 to 5 crore devotees are expected to participate in Basant Panchami sacred bathing ritual this Sunday – the third Amrit Snan of the 45-day Maha Kumbh. More than 7 crore pilgrims had thronged Prayagraj for Mauni Amavasya…

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No new ideas, band-aid for bullet wounds: Rahul Gandhi on Union Budget | India News – The Times of India

An unimpressed opposition said the BJP govt’s Budget had “no new ideas”, with Congress saying finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was walking a “worn-out path” and not willing to break free as Congress govts had done in 1991 and 2004.Congress said the Budget had nothing to address the “illnesses” of stagnant real wages and a complicated…

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