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Supreme Court declines to hear plea to hold Budget after Assembly...

A bench of the SC headed by CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar said, 'we will hear the matter in due course of time, but not now'.

6 Jan 2017 10:59 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Union Finance minister speaking at the inaguration of FICCIs 89th Annual General Meeting, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Budget on poll eve: An avoidable step?

The Opposition parties have been sharply critical of the idea of Budget proposals being articulated literally on the eve...

6 Jan 2017 12:48 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Assembly elections 2017: Exit polls project victory for BJP in UP,...

The biggest scramble is for UP's 403 seats where campaign saw the bitterest battle of them all.

9 March 2017 4:53 PM IST

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, BSP Supremo Mayawati and PM Narendra Modi (from left). (Photo: File)

Spectre of hung Assembly looms over UP as polling draws to close

The contest is between the BJP, the ruling SP along with partner Congress and Mayawati's BSP, which is looking to script...

8 March 2017 12:47 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressing an election rally for the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Mirzapur on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul turns focus to Delhi civic polls, targets Modi, Kejriwal

Targeting Modi over the recent killings of Indian-origin people in the US, the Congress VP asked why the PM was silent...

8 March 2017 10:23 AM IST

Congress leader Manish Tewari. (Photo: File)

Manmohan Singh not a 'weak' PM, but unassertive during UPA-II: Manish...

Tewari said there has been a "concerted attempt" to try and tailor the national discourse to BJP's views after the party...

7 March 2017 10:22 AM IST

Former finance minister P Chidambaram addresses a DPCC event organised to resent a Draft Blueprint for Fiscally Self-Reliant Delhi Municipal Corporations in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

'Is Lord Mayor of Delhi next idea', Chidambaram mocks Kejriwal

The former FM was speaking at the unveiling of a draft blueprint to "radically restructure" the cash-strapped civic...

7 March 2017 8:30 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah addesses a press conference. (Photo: File)

Akhilesh made UP 'No1' in murder, loot: Amit Shah

Urging voters to back BJP, Shah said Uttar Pradesh's development has been hit by the "continuous misrule" of SP and BSP.

6 March 2017 3:51 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his road show in Varanasi. (Photo: AP)

Varanasi: Modi vies for electoral superiority; analysts predict close...

Modi's decision to stand in the sacred city in UP rather than his home state of Gujarat in 2014 paid off with an...

6 March 2017 12:50 PM IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (Photo: PTI)

After rural poll jolt, Naveen Patnaik seeks to regain voters' trust

Biju Janata Dal chief had never cared much for the Opposition, but things have changed now.

5 March 2017 2:47 AM IST

Leaders of the opposition parties have approached the Election Commission to protest against the timing of Assembly elections and Union Budget session. (Photo: PTI)

Oppn asks EC to ensure Budget is presented after polls

The Opposition claims that advancement of the budget session could help the government influence voters through sops.

5 Jan 2017 11:22 AM IST

Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

Centre: 1 lakh paramilitary men will be on poll duty

The EC is expected to e announce the poll schedule between December 28 and January 4.

27 Dec 2016 12:01 AM IST