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Public Expenditure

By cherry-picking development spend data, Sitharaman and Chidambaram are missing the larger picture

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Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Apr 19, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Tabling of CAG reports in Parliament is frequently being delayed, helping government evade scrutiny

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Joke watch: Wild goose chase for Sanjeevani, which a Ramdev-backed institute has already 'found'

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