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Monday, November 4, 2024
TopicSpecial category status

Topic: special category status

Budget windfall for Naidu with Amaravati aid, Polavaram commitment. ‘TDP sold public short’ — YSRCP

As Modi govt made opposition to special category status amply known, TDP boss insisted on liberal funding essential to rebuild state including Amaravati & Polavaram, says party.

What Naidu & Nitish want in exchange for supporting BJP. Special category status tops wish list

Other common demands include greater share in Union cabinet. No objection to UCC but there should be discussions first on population control, says senior JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi.

Jagan Mohan Reddy meets PM Modi to discuss special category to Andhra Pradesh

Reddy later also met BJP president Amit Shah and sought his support for the state's key demands.

All northeast states will get back special status if Congress wins, says Rahul Gandhi

Pointing out that northeastern states enjoyed special category status when Congress was in power, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress will block the Citizenship Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

TDP plans no-confidence motion against government, seeks opposition support

Party chief Naidu claims Centre's failure to accord special category status to Andhra has caused great hardship to its people. 

On Camera

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.