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BJP's poster boy Narendra Modi might not have been invited to the Saints' meeting held by Viswa Hindu Parishad during Maha Kumbh at Allahabad, but he earned high praise at party's National Executive Meet. It may upset JDU leaders, who are…

Raja Bhaiya, the SP leader with criminal record, has resigned as a minister in Uttar Pradesh after his named was dragged in a senior police officer’s murder case. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who is facing heat from oppositions over…

A seven-year-old girl became the latest victim of sexual assault in Delhi, as she was raped at a government school in Mangolpuri area in north-west Delhi. Around 300 people went on a rampage outside the hospital where she is being treated.…

The war of words in Rajya Sabha between Congress and BJP over alleged attempts to access Arun Jaitley's phone records hinted that both ruling and opposition are not in a mood to run the House smoothly during Budget session. Despite Home…

The Left Front returned to power with a landslide victory for fifth time in the 60-member Assembly in Tripura. While CPI(M) won 45 seats, CPI got one seat in the polls. Left Front headed for a two-thirds majority defeating Congress and…

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented tax proposals, both on the direct taxes and indirect taxes in Lok Sabha giving no relief for the middle class people. The budget could not be called as ‘populist’ budget, rather a ‘realistic’…

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented his much anticipated budget proposals for the year 2013-14, bringing a partial relief for the lower income groups as no changes were made in Income Tax rates or slabs. His budget could be…

After giving some cheer to the home buyers, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has disappointed the tax payers and salaried class. Contrary to all expectations, he ruled out revising the tax slabs and preferred to maintain the status quo.…

'Health For All & Education for All' is my priority, said Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his budget speech today while presenting the Budget 2013-14 in Lok Sabha. He diverted more funds to HRD, Health and SC & ST…

The Congress-led UPA Government stumped the Opposition and left them divided by forming a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the alleged VVIP chopper scam, which rocked the nation. The BJP, JD(U), BJD, TDP, AGP, Trinamool Congress and…