12 February 2021, 14:58 PM
Rajya Sabha adjourned till March 8
12 February 2021, 14:57 PM
Loans sanctioned under Mudra Yojana - more than Rs 27,000 crores. Who takes Mudra Yojana? Damads? asks FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
12 February 2021, 14:57 PM
'Damad', I didn't think is the trademark of Indian National Congress. Damad har ghar mein hota hai. Magar Damad Indian National Congress mein ek specialised naam hai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha after Opposition raises an objection over her remark
12 February 2021, 14:50 PM
Number of digital transactions via UPI from Aug 2016 till Jan 2020 - over 3.6 lakh cr. UPI is used by who? The rich? No. Middle class, smaller traders. Who are these people then? Is Govt creating UPI, facilitating digital transactions to benefit rich cronies? Some damads? No: FM
12 February 2021, 14:49 PM
Over 1.67 cr houses completed under PM Awas Yojana. Is it for rich? Over 2.67 cr households electrified under PM Saubhagya Yojana since '17 Oct. Total value of orders placed on Govt e-market is Rs 8,22,077 cr. Are they being given to big companies? They're being given to MSMEs, Sitharaman says
12 February 2021, 14:49 PM
It has now become a sort of habit for some in the Opposition to constantly allege, in spite of what we are doing for the poor & the steps taken for helping the poor & needy of this country, a false narrative is created to accuse - saying that this Govt works only for cronies, says FM
12 February 2021, 13:52 PM
I am resigning from Rajya Sabha today. There is violence in my state but we cannot speak anything here. I am grateful to my party that they've sent me here. I'm feeling suffocated that we're not able to do anything over violence in the state. My soul tells me that if you can't do anything sitting here, then you must resign. I will continue to work for people of WB: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Trivedi
12 February 2021, 13:27 PM
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the ongoing farmers` protest will go on for indefinite period as there is no plan on the duration of the stir yet. "Farmers` protest will go on for indefinite period as there is no plan currently. It might continue till October," Tikait told ANI.
12 February 2021, 11:17 AM
Day-to-day activities in West Bengal's Birbhum district remain unaffected amid a 12-hour bandh call by Left Front in the state
#WestBengal: Day-to-day activities in Birbhum district remain unaffected amid a 12-hour bandh call by Left Front in the state
Members of Left parties & Congress protest on roads after workers of Left were allegedly beaten up during a march to Kolkata's Nabanna yesterday pic.twitter.com/N3OC80obUR
— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2021
12 February 2021, 10:50 AM
This Budget shows a hope to build new India, a stronger India and to build a self-reliant India. It will set us on the path of becoming an economic and manufacturing powerhouse. I challenge Congress and Opposition leaders to show where is it written that Mandi and Minimum Support Price system will end. We are committed to taking India forward: MoS Finance Anurag Thakur in Rajya Sabha
12 February 2021, 10:30 AM
West Bengal: Members of Left parties block a road near Sukanta Setu during 12-hour bandh called by the Left Front in the State
West Bengal: Members of Left parties block a road near Sukanta Setu during 12-hour bandh called by the Left Front in the State pic.twitter.com/PtSs7LUAvf
— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2021
12 February 2021, 10:28 AM
The Left Front has called for 12 hours Bandh in West Bengal on Friday to protest after its workers were allegedly beaten up during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata. "The Left Front has called for 12 hours bandh in West Bengal to protest over the incident where left party workers were beaten up and water cannons were used against them by Police during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata," Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said.
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12 February 2021, 10:24 AM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on Union Budget in Rajya Sabha today. The Finance Minister presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on February 1. The first part of the budget session will conclude on February 13. The Parliament will again meet on March 8 and the budget session will conclude on April 8.