Upa Government

Food Bill unlikely to be discussed in Monsoon session

The Committee has sought time till end of monsoon session for its report on the legislation that promises subsidised food security to over 63 percent of the country's population.

Narendra Modi govt doesn’t acknowledge the word ‘slowdown’, says Manmohan Singh; calls $5 trillion economy mission ‘wishful thinking’

In a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government over the state of the economy, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the current dispensation does not acknowledge the word "slowdown", and the real danger is that if problems are not recognised, then finding credible answers to take corrective action is unlikely.

Piyush Goyal accuses Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of depriving people of Central scheme benefits

'We want to give more projects to West Bengal, but the state is not allowing those', said Piyush Goyal

Rahul Gandhi taunts BJP over LPG cylinder fee hike, posts picture of saffron party leaders protesting cooking gas price hike during UPA tenure

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at the BJP over the LPG cylinder price hike by tweeting a UPA-era picture of the saffron party's leaders protesting an increase in prices of cooking gas at the time, and demanded a rollback.

Ex-PM Manmohan Singh, wife to get Z+ VIP CRPF security cover with around 45 armed commandos at their Delhi residence

A CRPF 'Z+' VIP security cover has been accorded to former prime minister Manmohan Singh whose SPG protection was recently withdrawn by the government

Manmohan Singh's SPG security withdrawn by MHA in 'routine' review, to be given Z+ cover by CRPF

The Special Protection Group (SPG) security for Manmohan Singh, who is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha, was withdrawn by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday.

Deficit need not be a dirty word; Modi 2.0 should ease up on fiscal fetish to put economy back on the runway

It is time for Narendra Modi's government to act in the interest of the future of the economy and do some unconventional things

NSSO finds GDP new series data faulty; 36% companies under Corporate Affairs Ministry database wrongly classified

the data of past years was recalibrated using 2011-12 as the base year instead of 2004-05

Narendra Modi’s rule is ‘complete disaster’, says P Chidambaram; ex-finance minister claims UPA-III could be reality

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has described the five-year rule of the Narendra Modi government as a "complete disaster", saying the BJP will not be able to form the next government and UPA-III could be a reality.

Amit Shah in Jharkhand: BJP chief reiterates BJP's ‘decisiveness' against terror, says Manmohan Singh kept ‘silent’ after cross-border violence

BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the UPA government, alleging that former prime minister Manmohan Singh kept 'silent' when terrorists from Pakistan beheaded Indian soldiers.