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Shashi Tharoor

'Anchored in a 19th-century ideology', Shashi Tharoor slams Left

Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a swipe at the CPI(M)-led Left government in Kerala over the delay in permitting private universities to open in the state, saying that they are anchored in a 19th-century ideology, and will enter the 21st century, may be in the 22nd. Mar 26, 2025
Delhi Budget to boost NDMC's green, infra initiatives: Kuljeet Chahal

Delhi Budget to boost NDMC's green, infra initiatives: Kuljeet Chahal

Vice Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi Government's historic Rs 1 lakh crore Budget, claiming that the civic agency would benefit from it in areas such as cleanliness, green space expansion, water supply, roads and power infrastructure. Mar 25, 2025
Delhi Congress criticises BJP govt's maiden Budget

Delhi Congress criticises BJP govt's maiden Budget

Terming it a as "disappointing" first Budget of Delhi's BJP government, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav said that it has reduced the capital expenditure to 28 per cent of the total outlay while the Congress government had allocated 34.3 per cent for capital expenditure in the total Budget in 2013-14. Mar 25, 2025
Explainer: All you need to know about the mechanism for revising MPs' salaries

Explainer: All you need to know about the mechanism for revising MPs' salaries

The 24 per cent increase in salaries of MPs to Rs 1,24 lakh a month, announced on Monday, is part of a structured mechanism, set up after the Finance Act of 2018 amended the Salaries, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, to link MPs' salaries to inflation, specifically using the Cost Inflation Index (CII), according to a senior official. Mar 25, 2025
India and China review situation along LAC, early resumption of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra

India and China review situation along LAC, early resumption of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra

India and China on Tuesday comprehensively reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas and early resumption of cross-border cooperation - including on trans-border rivers and Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra - during the 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) held in Beijing. Mar 25, 2025
Disaster is directly linked to climate change: HM Shah

Disaster is directly linked to climate change: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Disaster Management Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. During the discussion, the Home Minister emphasised that disasters are directly linked to climate change and stressed the need for proactive measures to mitigate its impact. Mar 25, 2025
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