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  Farmers' protest: Congress rejected Swaminathan Commission's report in 2010, here's why

  India | February 14, 2024 17:09 IST

  If the I.N.D.I.A alliance comes to power, it will provide legal guarantees to MSP to farmers, said Rahul Gandhi, who is currently busy with his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. He also hinted at incorporating recommendations from the Swaminathan Committee into their election manifesto.

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  Sonia Gandhi acted as 'Super Prime Minister' during UPA rule, says Nirmala Sitharaman

  India | February 10, 2024 8:00 IST

  The Modi government has released a White Paper which was tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The document lists out economic mismanagement during the Congress-led UPA government.

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  'Mera Hindi bhi thoda entertaining hai, sun lo': Sitharaman in Lok Sabha as opposition obstructs

  India | February 09, 2024 14:03 IST

  Sitharaman tore into UPA accusing it of economic mismanagement during the 2008 global financial crisis, saying the Congress put the "first family first" and brought the economy down to 'fragile five.

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  Nation first, multiple reforms, tough decisions: White Paper shows how NDA revived economy

  Business | February 08, 2024 19:52 IST

  Presenting the White Paper on UPA's economic mismanagement in 10 years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the NDA government has overcome the crisis of those years, and the economy has been put firmly on a high sustainable growth path with all-round development.

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  Lost decade, scams, infrastructure neglect: Full text of NDA's White Paper on UPA's 10-year rule

  Business | February 08, 2024 20:06 IST

  Sitharaman in her Interim Budget speech had announced that the government will come out with a white paper on the economy outlining the economic mismanagement in the 10 years of UPA rule till 2014.

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  Centre to bring White Paper on UPA's economic mismanagement, Budget session to be extended: Sources

  India | February 06, 2024 19:57 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power in May 2014 after a 10-year rule by Congress-led UPA government at the Centre.

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  India 'stalled' during UPA-era, says NR Narayana Murthy, co-founder, Infosys

  Business | September 23, 2022 23:28 IST

  During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIMA), Murthy expressed confidence that young minds can make India a worthy competitor of China, the world's second-largest economy.

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  Jharkhand Political Crisis: 32 UPA MLAs parked in Chhattisgarh amid poaching fears | 10 Points

  India | August 31, 2022 0:04 IST

  Jharkhand political crisis: The flight carrying the MLAs took off from the Ranchi airport shortly after 4.30 pm and arrived in Raipur, the capital of the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, around 5:30 pm.

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  Clear-headed response to national security matters absent during UPA: Nirmala Sitharaman

  India | November 24, 2021 8:31 IST

  Modi govt gave armed forces the "fullest right" to take appropriate decisions at appropriate times to show to the people of the country how India responds in such situations, Sitharaman said.

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  Sonia Gandhi declares assets: Rs 60,000 in cash, over Rs 2.4 cr in shares

  April 11, 2019 16:48 IST

  As per the affidavit filed by Gandhi during submitting her nomination, she only has Rs 60,000 in cash and fixed deposits to the tune of Rs 16.59 lakh. 

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  ED files money laundering cases into Air India deals inked during UPA tenure

  India | October 19, 2018 16:13 IST

  The officials said the agency will probe a specific angle to ascertain if the alleged irregularities led to the generation of black money and if it was laundered to create illegal assets by the accused.

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  No decision yet on Sonia Gandhi continuing as UPA chairperson: Veerappa Moily

  Politics | December 26, 2017 15:00 IST

  Moily acknowledged there are calls for her continuation in the position, but said Rahul Gandhi, who assumed charge as the Congress president earlier this month, is also capable of holding the post.

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  UPA's land Act was against rural areas: Jaitley

  Politics | May 22, 2015 16:36 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the land Act enacted by the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was against rural areas whereas the bill introduced by the NDA government had

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  'New funding pattern cost Assam over Rs.7,000 crore'

  India | May 15, 2015 17:07 IST

  Guwahati:  The central government's delinking of several centrally-sponsored schemes and changing the funding pattern in some of them has cost Assam over Rs.7,000 crore in the 2015-16 fiscal, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday.Gogoi

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  'Indian Mujahideen is not a terror organisation'

  India | April 09, 2015 9:15 IST

  Panaji:Indian Mujahideen (IM) is only a "sectarian outfit" and its members are not terrorists, said All India Congress Committee's minority cell chairman Khurshid Ahmed Saiyed.IM is officially recognised as a terror outfit by the Indian

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  Jayalalithaa seeks urea units' subsidy till gas change-over

  India | June 10, 2014 12:48 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has urged the central government to provide subsidy to two naphtha-based fertilizer plants in the state till gas connectivity is provided to them for switch over.Jayalalithaa urged the

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  Debate over two power centres useless: PM

  Politics | April 06, 2013 10:41 IST

  New Delhi, April 5: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the debate over two power centres was "useless" and did not rule out a third term at the helm if his Congress-led United Progressive Alliance

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  DMK calls its executive committee meeting Oct 1

  Politics | September 27, 2012 0:07 IST

  Chennai, Sep 26:  The DMK, a key constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the centre, has called a meeting of its executive committee here Oct 1.In a statement issued here Wednesday, DMK's

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  Mamata's exit puts question mark on committees

  Politics | September 23, 2012 18:43 IST

  Kolkata, Sep 23: The Trinamool Congress's exit from the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has put question mark over the fate of committees constituted when that party held the railways portfolio.When Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee