Budget Session
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Budget Session: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule
The Rajya Sabha chairperson could not sum up the business conducted in the House amid protests against rising fuel prices.
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Parliament: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Rs 1.42 lakh crore Budget in Lok Sabha for Jammu and Kashmir
The second half of the Budget Session resumed on Monday and will end on April 8. The first half was held between February 1 and February 11.
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Parliament: Piyush Goyal refuses to answer DMK MP’s question in English, triggers protest
The Union minister said he can speak in any language he desires.
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Trending
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Teenager directed to work at cow shelter for 15 days for sharing morphed photo of Adityanath
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Former Uttarakhand minister kills himself after police book him for molesting granddaughter
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Bengaluru’s metro rail project has a dark side to it
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Why the rudraksha seed is a symbol of Nepal’s trade imbalance with China
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Tesla will not manufacture in India unless allowed to sell, service cars, says Elon Musk
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More than 25,000 died by suicide due to unemployment or indebtedness in three years, says Centre
The government is addressing mental health concerns and has started several job-creation schemes, said Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha.
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Maoist influence contracted to 46 districts in 2021 from 96 in 2010, says Centre
Union minister Nityananda Rai alleged that the Maoist ideology in India was influenced by global organisations.
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Parliament: Congress has not changed its ego after decades of defeat, says Prime Minister Modi
The prime minister said ‘blind opposition’ to everything is not the way forward.
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Video
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Eco India, Episode 184: How to stop industries from polluting the world's air, land and water
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Watch: Scenes after Bihar BJP MLA Rashmi Verma and relatives got into a scuffle over picking fruits
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‘Why the need for one single language?’: Geetanjali Shree on Hindi as national language debate
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Watch: Children honour victims of school shooting, protest at gun rights convention
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Watch: Loyal dog treks eight kilometres for nearly two hours to be reunited with previous owner
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Parliament: No mention of national security in President Kovind’s address, says Congress MP
MP Anand Sharma said that the Centre had assured the House of an in-camera briefing regarding situation at border China but ‘nothing was ever done’.
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Rs 3,358.14 crore MGNREGA wages not paid to workers, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
West Bengal tops the list of largest pending payments under the Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme with Rs 752.16 crore in liabilities.
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Union Budget fails to address India’s unemployment problem, says leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
He also noted that in 2014, the Centre had guaranteed 2 crore jobs every year, whereas this year it has promised 60 lakh jobs for next five years.
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The Reel
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: Flights of nostalgia
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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Budget 2022: Digital rupee and crypto tax among key takeaways
The Union Budget also focused on large infrastructure projects and small businesses.
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Budget 2022: Citizens can file updated income tax returns within two years
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the time period has been extended to provide taxpayers a window to correct filing errors.
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Budget 2022: Centre allocates Rs 73,000 crore to MNGREGA – 25% less than revised estimate for 2021
The revised estimate for the rural job guarantee scheme last year was Rs 98,000 crore.
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The Field
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Champions League: Real Madrid defeat Liverpool for 14th European title
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Uefa Champions League final: Kick-off delayed after reports of fans struggling to enter stadium
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French Open: Iga Swiatek wins 31 in a row, now the only top-10 seed left in women’s singles draw
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WT20 Challenge final as it happened: Champions Supernovas, heartbreak for Wolvaardt and Velocity
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French Open: Bopanna-Middelkoop upset Olympic champions Mektic-Pavic to enter quarter-finals