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By building houses for poor, made them lakhpatis, women 'malkins': PM Modi

Addressing the 'Atmanirbha Arthavyavastha' (self-reliant economy) symposium organised by the BJP, he said a big dream of poor persons is having their own home

By building houses for poor, made them lakhpatis, women 'malkins': PM Modi
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 5:48 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi slams Nirmala Sitharaman for 'UP-type' remark

Sitharaman's remarks had come after Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, who is also an MP from Uttar Pradesh, said on Tuesday that Rahul Gandhi did not understand the budget

Priyanka Gandhi slams Nirmala Sitharaman for 'UP-type' remark
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 3:58 PM IST

UP Assembly Elections: First phase is farmers' election, says Akhilesh

Addressing a joint press conference with Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary, the SP chief said that it was late Chaudhary Charan Singh who had awakened the farmers

UP Assembly Elections: First phase is farmers' election, says Akhilesh
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 3:34 PM IST

Trinamool holds organisational polls, Mamata to be elected Chairperson

The party has invited all the other political parties but the BJP, to see the election process

Trinamool holds organisational polls, Mamata to be elected Chairperson
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 1:07 PM IST

Cycle is punctured, hand pump redundant, says UP Deputy CM

The cycle and the hand pump are poll symbols of the Samajwadi Party and the RLD respectively

Cycle is punctured, hand pump redundant, says UP Deputy CM
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 11:56 AM IST

Battle for UP: Ex-IPS officer, now BJP candidate, booked for code violation

The notice has been served by the sub-district election officer after 15-16 children were found to be campaigning for the BJP candidate

Battle for UP: Ex-IPS officer, now BJP candidate, booked for code violation
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 10:37 AM IST

Opposition leaders, their agendas will vanish after polls: Uttarakhand CM

CM Dhami made the following comments while addressing a public meeting at Paltan Bazar in Dehradun and sought votes for the BJP candidates

Opposition leaders, their agendas will vanish after polls: Uttarakhand CM
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 9:39 AM IST

Battle for UP: Assembly speaker Hriday Narain Dixit denied ticket

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak, who had won from Lucknow Central in 2017, has been shifted to Lucknow Cantonment, denying ticket to the sitting BJP MLA Suresh Tiwari.

Battle for UP: Assembly speaker Hriday Narain Dixit denied ticket
Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 9:37 AM IST

Rahul does not understand maths, finds sum of everything zero: Piyush Goyal

Goyal's remarks came against the backdrop of Rahul Gandhi's calling the Union Budget 2022-23 a zero-sum budget

Rahul does not understand maths, finds sum of everything zero: Piyush Goyal
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 8:54 PM IST

Union Budget 2022-23: BJP, JJP hail it; Congress and INLD slam it

Chief Minister M L Khattar hailed the budget, terming it as "pro-farmers"

Union Budget 2022-23: BJP, JJP hail it; Congress and INLD slam it
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 8:02 PM IST

Lalpura resigns as NCM chief after BJP fields him in Punjab Assembly polls

Lalpura was a BJP spokesperson and had also been an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in the past

Lalpura resigns as NCM chief after BJP fields him in Punjab Assembly polls
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 7:31 PM IST

People will reject this 'capitalist Budget', says P Chidambaram

The "capitalist" Union Budget 2022-23 is "obdurate" and "callous" as there is no cash assistance to the very poor, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday.

People will reject this 'capitalist Budget', says P Chidambaram
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 6:21 PM IST

Union Budget aims to make India atmanirbhar, strong: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Union budget aims to make India "atmanirbhar" (self-reliant) and "balashali" (strong).

Union Budget aims to make India atmanirbhar, strong: Devendra Fadnavis
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 4:58 PM IST

Budget 2022: Rahul slams Modi govt, says nothing for middle class, poor

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, 'M0di G0vernment's Zer0 Sum Budget!' In his tweet, Rahul Gandhi deliberately put the figure 'zero' instead of the letter 'O', criticising the Budget in totality

Budget 2022: Rahul slams Modi govt, says nothing for middle class, poor
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 4:42 PM IST

Visionary Budget, outlines govt's focus on making India self-reliant: BJP

Top BJP leaders on Tuesday said it outlines the Narendra Modi government's focus on a self-reliant India and is growth-oriented, with focus on harnessing the energies of New India.

Visionary Budget, outlines govt's focus on making India self-reliant: BJP
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 4:03 PM IST

Number of subscribers to PM Modi's YouTube channel crosses 10 million

Among the national leaders, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has 0.5 million followers on YouTube while Shashi Tharoor, who is also popular on social media platforms, has 0.43 million followers

Number of subscribers to PM Modi's YouTube channel crosses 10 million
Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 12:58 PM IST

Is the Economic Survey overestimating reserves adequacy?

There is some concern in the finance ministry about the adequacy of foreign exchange reserves in case there is an unanticipated and large withdrawal of dollars.

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 8:22 AM IST

Samajwadi Party govts pushed UP onto violence, says CM Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath alleged that the previous SP governments pushed the state into violence as he held the party responsible for the Muzaffarnagar riots

Samajwadi Party govts pushed UP onto violence, says CM Adityanath
Updated On : 31 Jan 2022 | 9:53 PM IST

Amarinder predicts 'abysmal' defeat for Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar East

He also dubbed as a 'farce', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's announcement that the party's chief ministerial face will be decided with inputs from the ground

Amarinder predicts 'abysmal' defeat for Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar East
Updated On : 31 Jan 2022 | 5:40 PM IST

Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron': Tharoor takes a dig at Modi

"Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron'," senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he flagged "increased polarisation" and the "weakening of democracy". Tharoor has been attacking the government, alleging that it is indulging in divisive rhetoric and spreading hatred. "Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron'! We are measuring the consequences of the latter every day in increased polarisation, promotion of hatred & bigotry, insidious assaults on the Constitution & the weakening of our democracy," the former Union minister said in a tweet. "There is no 'milder variant' of this virus," he added. "Mitron", which means friends, is a term seen to be associated with Modi, who has used it in his speeches in the past. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala slammed Tharoor for the jibe and asked whether the Congress can keep the COVID-19 pandemic above politics. "Can Congress keep pandemic above politics? ...

Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron': Tharoor takes a dig at Modi
Updated On : 31 Jan 2022 | 4:21 PM IST