Stressing that the global financial crisis in 2008 wasn’t as serious as the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the then Congress-led UPA government should have handled it with sincerity and transparency. The White Paper compares the alleged economic management during 10 years of the […]
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JP Nadda urges UPA allies to support ‘Kisan Putra’ Jagdeep Dhankar for Vice President’s post
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Sunday urged all the political parties, especially UPA allies to support National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) vice presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar. Nadda said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are all walking with the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, […]
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Hardeep Puri blames UPA govt for burden of Rs 1.5 lakh cr unpaid oil bonds
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday blamed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and said the government has burdened the future governments with oil bonds of more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Union Minister said it is limiting fiscal space and restricting financial freedom […]
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Government counters opposition, says 18 bills passed in ‘hasty manner’ in eight years during UPA rule
With the opposition slamming the ruling BJP-led alliance over getting the bills passed “without discussion” in the monsoon session of parliament, the government has said that such approval of bills had not happened for the first time and 18 bills were passed “in hasty manner” between 2006 and 2014 during […]