NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday attacked government, alleging that “sharpening inequality” is now firmly embedded in the nature of the country’s economic growth. It also said there is a “compelling need for tax reforms in GST, ending brazen corporate favouritism and providing income support for families and incentives for household savings”. World Bank has released…
NEW DELHI: The work generated under flagship job scheme MGNREGA in the last financial year was less than 2023-24, but still above the pre-pandemic level that is viewed as the reference point for normal demand for distress labour.In 2024-25, the job scheme recorded just over 288 crore persondays of work, and the figure on March…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (left), and Kalyan Banerjee NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of working for the wealthy and acting as a “dalal (broker) for the rich”. He criticized the Union government for not releasing central funds to West Bengal under schemes…
NEW DELHI: On the President’s address to Parliament, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged it is “sad that the Modi govt is making the President read BJP pamphlet“.“In this 10 year laundry list, the Modi govt has exaggerated even the smallest schemes. This recurrence has been seen in the President’s address in past years…
Source: archivespmo.nic.in NEW DELHI: The White House on Saturday issued a statement from US President Joe Biden, expressing condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday night at the age of 92. Singh, widely regarded as a transformative leader and the architect of India’s economic liberalisation. He served as…
