Tag: MPs
Budget 2017-18: What's Cheaper, What's Dearer
Though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech for 2017-18 on Wednesday said his proposals on excise and customs duties will not result in any significant loss or gain to the exchequer, the fine print suggests a host of items can become either cheaper or dearer.....
Modi Asks BJP MPs From UP To Focus On Development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met BJP MP's from Uttar Pradesh and cautioned them to refrain from pressurising state officials and also asked them to focus on development of their region.....
British MPs Demand Early Solution To 'lingering' Kashmir Issue
A group of six British parliamentarians from the ruling Conservative Party on Thursday called for a just and early solution to "the lingering Kashmir issue" in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions and the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.....
Work Like Hanuman, PM Modi Tells BJP MPs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed satisfaction on a successful budget session, which he said had been "very meaningful and useful", and advised BJP MPs to work like Lord Hanuman to publicise the government's achievements.....
Fuel Bunks To Shut On Sundays In Seven States, Puducherry
Fuel bunks in seven states and Puducherry will be shut every Sunday starting May 14, it was announced on Tuesday, to protest the public sector oil companies' failure to hike dealer margins.....
Sunday Off For Petrol Pumps Could Invoke ECA: Government
The threat by petroleum dealers to shut down pumps on Sundays will be dealt with according to measures necessary to maintain supplies of essential commodities, the Centre said on Wednesday.....
UP STF Busts Petrol Pump Racket, Arrests 23
The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested 23 persons for using chips in petrol pumps to dupe people buying fuel, an official said on Saturday.....
Petrol Pump Owners Call Off Strike
Petrol pump owners on Tuesday called off their strike over raids at petrol pumps by Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police.....
Tendulkar Fails To Make Maiden Speech Amid Uproar
Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday could not make his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha amid uproar by Congress members over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and over the 2G spectrum case. ....
Pakistan Calls India's Claims On Surgical Strike 'baseless'
Pakistan on Thursday rejected as "false" and "baseless" Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims of having launched a surgical strike on terrorist camps in Pakistani territory. ....
