Referring to the latest growth figures and projections by various international financial institutions like the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The opposition party also demanded a probe by the Joint Parliamentary Committee into the deal.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh wondered why some members were stuck with the phrase ‘special category status’ when the Centre was giving Andhra “even those incentives not mentioned in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act” that led to the creation of Telangana.
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The archbishop, who also asked Christians to fast every Friday "for the nation", today clarified his letter had nothing to do with the Narendra Modi government.
The Narendra Modi government is planning to increase the jail term for those who abandon or abuse their elderly parents, to six months from the existing three months, according to a senior official.
While addressing the Youth Congress national executive meeting today, the former finance minister also took on the government over jobs and employment issues.
On the price front, India’s service sector firms continued to face higher cost burdens during March, the survey noted.
After the recent losses in the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar bypolls, the BJP on its own has 274 members and the allies account for 41 members.
Thota Narasimham of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Y.V. Subba Reddy of YSR Congress had submitted notices of no-confidence motion to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
"The Akali Dal is one of the oldest allies of the BJP. We were together and we are together. We have weathered many storms in the past and we will weather this also," Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur said.
Andhra Pradesh's ruling party had yesterday offered to back the YSR Congress' no-confidence motion but has now said it withdraws the support as it smells a nexus between it and the BJP.
Their resignations came a day after TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that the party's ministers will quit the central government in protest against its refusal to grant special category status to the state.
P Chidambaram witnessed continuous ruckus and sloganeering by ruling BJP members who sought an apology from Congress for such disruptions during the PM's speech in Lok Sabha yesterday.
In the Budget 2017-18, Jaitley had reduced the income tax rate to 5 per cent from 10 per cent under the income slab from Rs 2.5 lakh per annum to Rs 5 lakh per annum.
In his Budget speech, Jaitley said this year, the focus is on strengthening agriculture sector and besides 'ease of doing business', the government is also focusing on 'ease of living' now.
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