Day: February 7, 2019

CPI flays both Mamata, Centre over Kolkata developments

Hyderabad :  The CPI has criticised both the Centre and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the developments following CBI’s attempt to question Kolkata Police commissioner in a chit fund scam and demanded a transparent inquiry into the Ponzi schemes. A day after Banerjee ended her three-day dharna […]

Rs 4.79 lakh cr UP budget presented in assembly

Lucknow : A Rs.4.79 lakh crore 2019-20 budget for Uttar Pradesh was presented in the state assembly on Thursday. The annual budget was presented by state Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal. It is 12 per cent higher than the previous year’s budget of Rs. 4,28,384.52 crore. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath […]

RS adjourned over issue of faculty reservation in Univs

New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM on Thursday as Opposition parties especially SP and BSP protested over the issue of faculty reservation in Universities even as the government assured them that it will file a review petition in the Supreme Court. Members of SP, […]

RBI projects 7.4 pc GDP growth for FY20

Mumbai : The Reserve Bank of India Thursday projected an economic growth rate of 7.4 per cent for the next fiscal, up from 7.2 per cent estimated for the current fiscal by Central Statistics Office (CSO). The gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to be influenced by growth […]

Robert Vadra appears before ED in PMLA case probe

New Delhi : Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Vadra’s wife Priyanka Gandhi accompanied him, in a white Toyota Land Cruiser along with SPG personnel […]

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