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Govt is determined it won’t allow LoP to speak in both Houses, says Congress chief

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Govt is determined it won’t allow LoP to speak in both Houses, says Congress chief

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on Thursday, February 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Opposition was forced to walk out of the Rajya Sabha because the government was not ready to listen, Congress president and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said…

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Economy on speedy rebound, India to remain fastest growing nation: Sitharaman

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Economy on speedy rebound, India to remain fastest growing nation: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha on February 11, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI India’s economy is in the midst of “a speedy rebound” after a brief moderation in the second quarter of this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, asserting that the Union Budget 2025-26 has sought to…

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Nirmala Sitharaman To Table Economic Survey

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Nirmala Sitharaman To Table Economic Survey

Budget Session Live Updates: The budget session of the Parliament will commence today with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the joint sitting of the two Houses. After her address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The document, prepared by a team led by Chief Economic Adviser…

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Budget Session Begins, Nirmala Sitharaman To Table Economic Survey: 10 Points

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Budget Session Begins, Nirmala Sitharaman To Table Economic Survey: 10 Points

New Delhi: The budget session of the Parliament has begun with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the joint sitting of the two Houses. It will be followed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabling the Economic Survey in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Here Are 10 Points On Budget Session: The Budget Session commenced with President…

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Waqf Amendment Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament’s Budget Session

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Waqf Amendment Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament’s Budget Session

New Delhi: Sixteen Bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament’s Budget session, which begins on Friday with the Economic Survey 2024-25. Among the 13 others likely in this session are amendments…

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16 Bills, Including Waqf Amendment Act, To Be Tabled In Budget Session

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16 Bills, Including Waqf Amendment Act, To Be Tabled In Budget Session

New Delhi: Sixteen bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament’s Budget session, which begins Friday with the Economic Survey 2024/25. Among the 13 others likely this session are amendments to the…

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It’s Time India’s Parliament Had A Calendar

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It’s Time India’s Parliament Had A Calendar

The dates for the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament have been announced. Once again, at very short notice. We did some research and here is what we found. Historically, the Indian Parliament provided ample time for preparation. The first two Lok Sabhas (1952–1962) averaged a commendable 47 days between the time the notice was given,…

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‘It is nothing but a white lie paper’, says Chidambaram

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‘It is nothing but a white lie paper’, says Chidambaram

\Former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram. | Photo Credit: ANI The White Paper by the Narendra Modi government on the state of the economy under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a “hatchet job” and “a white lie paper,” former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram asserted on February 9. “It is a white…

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White paper on the economy | We rescued the economy from crisis, says government

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White paper on the economy | We rescued the economy from crisis, says government

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables white paper in the Lok Sabha on February 8, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI As promised in her Interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid a White Paper on the economy in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, outlining that the UPA’s 10 years in office created “an inheritance of…

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Parliament Budget Session Live Updates Day 7: PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh’s contribution towards country, Rajya Sabha in farewell to retiring members

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Parliament Budget Session Live Updates Day 7: PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh’s contribution towards country, Rajya Sabha in farewell to retiring members

Elamaram Kareem, CPI (M) MP from Kerala, says that there is no mention of the 60-crore workforce of India in the Bill. Only with Ayodhya, they cannot overcome the next election, he says.  AITC MP Jawhar Sircar asks the government what is the GDP growth now. We get the impression that it is at its…

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