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May 27, 2026, 03:46 PM - 6 min read
Technical lacunas have allowed the line between sanitation workers and manual scavengers to be blurred and exploited. Even though manual scavenging has long been banned in India, the practice continues and as does the denial by the authorities.
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May 25, 2026, 05:54 PM - 3 min read
Speaking at an event to celebrate the 37th anniversary of SIDBI in Mumbai, the Finance Minister said, the cut in diesel and petrol excise duties will lead to a revenue impact of one lakh crore rupees.
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May 2, 2026, 04:03 PM - 3 min read
Writing with what he described as "deep anguish," the five-time former Chief Minister urged Sitharaman to fix immediate accountability for the lapse at the Malliposi branch of the Odisha Grameen Bank.
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April 30, 2026, 04:33 PM - 3 min read
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Sikkim from May 1 for three days to review key schemes and interact with communities, while Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will attend a national IT conference.
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April 20, 2026, 04:02 PM - 2 min read
According to the Defence Ministry, the agenda is broad, covering everything from traditional military-to-military engagements to cooperation in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, and drone technology.
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March 25, 2026, 09:27 AM - 3 min read
Several standing committee reports are to be presented, covering critical sectors such as education, women, children, youth, and sports. These reports will cover the 'Demands for Grants' for 2026-27 for the Department of School Education and Literacy, and the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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March 23, 2026, 01:51 PM - 2 min read
The House moved a motion to refer the bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee to scrutinise it in greater detail.
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March 13, 2026, 09:18 PM - 2 min read
The Lok Sabha on Friday cleared the Appropriation Bill and Supplementary Demands for Grants as opposition disrupted House over LPG shortages.
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March 9, 2026, 07:33 PM - 4 min read
Responding to a written question in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman noted that international crude oil prices as well as the Indian crude basket had been declining over the past year until geopolitical tensions erupted in West Asia on February 28, 2026.
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March 2, 2026, 06:22 PM - 2 min read
The Chief Minister apprised the Union Finance Minister that the discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) will have a far-reaching adverse impact on the financial health of the state and added that Himachal Pradesh cannot be compared to other states whose RDG has been discontinued.
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February 28, 2026, 02:17 PM - 3 min read
In a letter also copied to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Congress leader highlighted two specific grievances brought to his attention by a delegation of veterans.
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February 8, 2026, 04:16 PM - 3 min read
The Centre will soon set up a high-level panel on banking to build mega lenders capable of financing Viksit Bharat, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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