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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Contending that passing the Union budget was "not inevitable", Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said not adjourning the Parliament following the death of former Union Minister E. Ahamed, will be a big…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley appeared set to present India's national budget in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid hopes that the proposals will help revive a slowing economy, hit further by demonetisation of high…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Several ministers on Wednesday paid homage to senior Kerala MP E. Ahamed, who died early on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest in the parliament a day before. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister for…

Jammu, Jan 31 (IANS) Pandemonium erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Tuesday after the Speaker ordered remarks by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expunged. BJP MLA Rajiv Jasrotia got up as the assembly began its proceedings and…

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) IUML leader E. Ahamed on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall when President Pranab Mukherjee was addressing it. The 78-year-old Ahamed, who was the Minister of State for…

Srinagar:- One-way traffic is allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a traffic department official said on Tuesday. "Keeping in view the condition of the highway and the inclement weather, one-way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar…

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Emphasising that the financial inclusion was the key to poverty alleviation, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that an unprecedented number of over 26 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened for people who…