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.
This will be the last full-fledged budget by the Modi government ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and the first after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
As India awaits with anticipation for Modi Government's last full-fledged Union Budget, we bring you details on when and where you can watch it.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Narendra Modi government's fifth and arguably his toughest Budget yet.
The Budget 2018 is expected to be a tough balancing act for the Narendra Modi government. Keeping the question open till tomorrow-Will it be populist or reformist?
India's foreign policy has become vibrant and assertive under the Modi government with its risk-taking ability also on the rise, according to a top official of a prominent state-run Chinese think-tank.
Ghulam Nabi Azad said that now there was firing almost on a daily basis and there has been huge loss of life and damage to the property in the Pakistani shelling.
While what comes out of Arun Jaitley’s briefcase remains suspense till February 1, here is what the common man expects from the upcoming budget.
The Narendra Modi government will present its last full budget on February 1 – the first after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Randeep Surjewala sarcastically said Modi had not even listened to the sound counsel of economists because "innate wisdom of Modinomics needs no counsel".
Instead of penalising the reporter, UIDAI should have ordered a thorough internal investigation into the alleged breach and made its findings public, the Editor's Guild said.
Under the proposed law, instant triple talaq in any form -- spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp -- would be illegal and void.
Rohingyas, mostly Muslims, are an ethnic minority from Buddhist majority Myanmar, who have been denied citizenship and have been facing brutality from the Myanmar military.
Alphons was responding to reports that the Archbishop of Gandhinagar, in poll-bound Gujarat, has written to Christians, asking them to save the country from "nationalist forces" amidst a growing "sense of insecurity".
Standard & Poor's on Friday maintained its sovereign rating on India stable at ‘BBB-’ while keeping its outlook for India stable.
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