Taking into account privileges provided to parliamentary secretaries, Himachal HC says distinction sought to be made between them & ministers ‘artificial’. State to challenge order in SC.
Madhya Pradesh government paid Rs 79.07 lakh towards income tax of its ministers in 2023-24, it is learnt, and figure for the past five years cumulatively stood at Rs 3.17 crore.
People given this rank include advisers to govt — the CM has a legal, medical and even 'general' and 'special' advisers — as well as chairpersons of various boards and committees.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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