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Monday, March 30, 2026
TopicBudget session

Topic: budget session

Why do Haryana Assembly sessions begin on Friday? It’s not just about ‘MLA allowances’

A former Speaker and a six-time MLA offer candid explanations, while govt says session is fixed keeping several factors in mind.

Modi Parliament Speech HIGHLIGHTS: PM targets Congress, calls for quality exports

Modi Parliament Speech HIGHLIGHTS | Oppn MPs staged walkout from Rajya Sabha shortly after PM began his address on Motion of Thanks to President.

India’s Op Sindoor proved strength can be used responsibly; govt sent out strong message—President Murmu

Prez also urges MPs cutting across political spectrum for a civil discussion in Parliament to work towards a stronger democracy & India's development in pursuit of a Viksit Bharat

Even as INDIA bloc tottered, Trinamool had a strategy to make BJP uneasy during budget session

Despite keeping INDIA bloc at arm’s length, Trinamool did not dial down its anti-BJP rhetoric, while also managing to establish itself as a distinct voice of the Opposition.

Cancer registry covers only 10% of Indians. Call to make it notifiable disease is gathering steam

India ranked 3rd worldwide for new cancer cases in 2020 after China & US, according to GLOBOCAN. Currently, there are 11 notifiable diseases, including TB, cholera & AIDS.

Rashtrapati Bhavan’s dig at Sonia over ‘poor lady’ remark on President—’not familiar with Hindi idiom’

Congress and BJP lock horns following Sonia Gandhi’s comment that ‘poor lady’ President Murmu must have been tired reading out the ‘long’ pre-Budget speech.

Modi & BJP top guns slam Sonia for ‘poor lady’ remark on President Murmu. Insulting tribals, says PM

Priyanka Gandhi says it was pretty clear her mother meant no disrespect. On BJP's demand for an apology, she says, 'BJP should first apologise for landing the country in a ditch'.

As growth slows & capex falls, Economic Survey suggests prioritising ‘efficient’ investment

Survey says that India, in light of significantly-changed external scenario, needs to focus on domestic growth drivers and reduce regulations impeding them.

‘Tried to stifle PM’s voice’ — Modi slams Oppn ahead of Budget session, says rise above party lines

Budget will play a pivotal role in shaping the country's destiny, propelling towards achieving vision of a developed India by 2047, he adds.

BJP ally seeks special status, Oppn raises Kanwar Yatra order, NEET row. Stormy budget session ahead

At all-party meet, BJD, YSRCP, RJD & BJP ally JD(U) sought special status for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & Bihar. SP heavily criticised Kanwar Yatra order. Budget session starts Monday.

On Camera

Delhi is keeping Dhaka’s security concerns in mind. Tarique Rahman should remember this

India-Bangladesh ties can only improve if there is a new, clean slate. The two need to respect each other’s trigger lines.

Blow to West Asia commodities market as Iran hits 2 aluminium makers

Aluminum prices, already rising before the conflict, have gained further as traders and buyers focus on the potential for tighter markets and shrinking global inventories.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.