Congress MP Manish Tewari criticized the budget as an annual accounting exercise and suggested submitting income and expenditure statements in Parliament. Manickam Tagore called for policy changes, pointing out that the wealthy are getting richer while the middle class is suffering. The Economic Survey projects India's economic growth between 6.3% and 6.8% for 2025-26.
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The Congress party has named its new headquarters in Delhi 'Indira Bhawan' and the library after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. BJP criticized Rahul Gandhi for not honoring Singh appropriately. Congress leader Anil Shastri called the demands a conspiracy. The move represents a major relocation for the party after 45 years, featuring modern facilities.
India defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I to seal the series in Pune on Friday. With the win, India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) scored commanding fifties to power India to 181 for 9. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and concussion substitute Harshit Rana (3/33) then shared six wickets between them after Varun Chakravarthy's 2-28 to bowl out England for 166.
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In Kheda village, an encounter between Punjab Police and gangsters resulted in injuries to two criminals, while one was arrested. The gangsters, Arshdeep Singh, Robinpreet Singh, and Karandeep Singh, linked to extortion and drug trafficking, fired at police. The police retaliated, wounding two and capturing one. An FIR has been registered for further investigation.
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The imposition of President's rule in Manipur has further deepened the ethnic divide, with Meitei groups opposing it while tribal Kuki-Zo groups see it as a hopeful step. The crisis intensified following CM Biren Singh's resignation amid accusations of biased handling of the ongoing ethnic conflict.
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Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Tuesday. While BSE Sensex sunk over 400 points, Nifty50 was below 22,350.