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A violation of the Constitution, says Opposition
NEW DELHI, FEB. 3. The presentation of the interim budget in the Lok Sabha was held up for over an hour today with the Opposition challenging the constitutional validity of the decision to convene a session of the House without the customary ...

Economy on high growth path: PM
NEW DELHI, FEB. 3.Asserting that the economy was on a high growth path, the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today expressed the hope that the interim budget would help the country achieve a developed nation status by 2020. He said the ...

An irresponsible exercise, says Congress; Laloo calls it a lollipop
NEW DELHI, FEB. 3.The interim budget presented by the Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, came under attack from the Opposition, which termed it as an "exercise of irresponsibility" to "hoodwink" the people, while the Bharatiya Janata Party ...

EC to review poll preparedness today
NEW DELHI, FEB. 3. The Election Commission has convened a meeting here tomorrow of the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all States and Union Territories to review the preparations for holding the elections. To be presided over by the Chief ...

Other Stories

  • No new sops for farm sector
  • Supreme Court directive to States on Telgi case
  • Thrust to investments in infrastructure
  • Notice to M.P. on rehabilitation of dam-hit
  • Laloo complains to President against Governor
  • Court notice to Karnataka
  • Allowance for Special Area postings
  • Plea for CBI probe against godman turned down
  • Non-lapsable defence fund mooted
  • Sentence against five bank officials stayed
  • Interim railway budget passed
  • Woman paraded half-naked in U.P. village
  • Green building market expanding
  • `Killing' of bull sparks clash
  • Single currency suggested for south Asia
  • Cut in subsidy for LPG, kerosene
  • `Welfare of war widows a national responsibility'



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