Congress seeks probe into ‘Yeddy diaries’, says BJP received bribes

The Congress sought an investigation by Lokpal into a report by the Carvan alleging that former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa paid bribes to the BJP top brass. Read More
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Some AAP, TMC leaders claim LS poll during Ramzan will help BJP

Ramzan is expected to commence either on May 5 or 6 and will last for about 29 days. The seven-phase Lok Sabha election will be held from April 11 to May 19 and the results will be declared on May 23. Read More
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Farm distress higher during Modi rule than UPA time: Report

Even as farmers saw very low increase, or even decrease, in price for their produce, the growth on agricultural wage hasn’t fallen as much. This means, while farm income has fallen labour wages remained more or less the same, squeezing the farmer’s income further. Read More
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Increase in women candidates remain nominal: ADR study

On International Women’s Day, when many political parties are backing the long-pending women’s reservation in Parliament, especially during their poll rallies, their real story towards giving women candidates tickets for elections paints a different picture altogether. Read More
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Farm income growth slumps in Oct-Dec 2018, lowest in 11 quarters

According to the Central Statistics Office’s new 2011-12 base year series, the latter number that is 2.04 per cent, is the lowest for any quarter and the worst since October-December 2004, which recorded minus 1.1 per cent. Read More
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CBDT: Aadhaar-PAN linking must for tax filers; March 31 deadline

Central Board of Direct Taxes stressed over Aadhaar-PAN linking as “mandatory” for those filing an income-tax return. The deadline for completion of the linking of Aadhaar with PAN is March 31, 2019. Read More
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Budget: Modi govt baits middle class, farmers with tax, cash sops

The Narendra Modi government has presented the interim Union Budget for 2019-20 that primarily focused on wooing the middle class, workers from the unorganized sector and farmers, ahead of this year’s Lok Sabha election, which is about two months away. Read More
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Rahul vows ‘minimum income’ scheme for poor if voted to power

Ahead of this year’s Lok Sabha election, the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, has come up with a populist scheme that directly challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s purported direct cash-transfer scheme. Read More
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Death threat to Jyotiraditya on FB, BJP MLA’s son arrested

A Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA’s son was arrested for allegedly issuing a death threat to Congress MP Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia on Facebook. The accused is the son of the BJP MLA from Hatta in Madhya Pradesh. Read More
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