Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds
Hindustan Times Bengaluru|December 18, 2024
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during a discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Snehashish Roy

"As long as you will do this (withhold central funds), your purpose to establish your party's influence in the state will never happen," the TMC member said.

This story is from the December 18, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the December 18, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM HINDUSTAN TIMES BENGALURUView All
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

In Munde exit, signs of caste, graft faultlines

The welcome resignation of Maharashtra's food and civil supplies minister Dhananjay Munde is useful to understand the faultlines that run deep in the state's politics.

time-read
1 min  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Trade, investments remained in focus at EAM's UK meetings

Trade, investment, technology cooperation and joint efforts to tackle trafficking and extremism were in focus during external affairs minister S Jaishankar's meetings with the top UK leadership, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

time-read
1 min  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

BJP Questions the Way Maoists Surrendered After CM's Appeal

The state government's plans to introduce the Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG) Bill in the budget session have gained momentum after a joint legislature committee submitted its review report in the legislative assembly on Wednesday.

time-read
4 mins  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

CARNEY VOWS TO REBUILD TIES WITH INDIA IF ELECTED CANADIAN PM

Former central banker Mark Carney, the favourite to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, has said that if he becomes prime minister of Canada he will \"rebuild\" the trading relationship with India.

time-read
1 min  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Jagan Accuses TDP-Led Govt Of Deceit In Budget

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday accused the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government of betraying people's faith by failing to allocate adequate funds to the welfare schemes in the state budget for 2025-26.

time-read
1 min  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Govt clears ropeways at 2 U'khand religious sites

The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the construction of ropeways at Kedarnath and Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand, in a move that will significantly cut travel time to the two popular pilgrimage sites.

time-read
2 mins  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Judicial panel probing Hathras stampede flags 'serious lapses'

A judicial commission investigating the death of nearly 120 people during a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district last year shied away from blaming controversial godman Suraj Pal or Bhole Baba for the tragedy but pointed to \"serious lapses\" by police, administration and organisers, and hinted at possibility of a conspiracy to \"defame\" the state government.

time-read
3 mins  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Tesla Signs Deal For First India Showroom To Sell Imported EVs

US electric car-maker Tesla has signed a lease deal to open its first showroom in Mumbai, as it moves towards a goal to sell imported cars in India, registration papers show, after it dropped similar plans last year.

time-read
1 min  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Services sector sees sharp uptick in Feb

India's services sector activity witnessed a sharp growth, as measured by the services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), in February led by an expansion in output, recovering significantly after falling to a 26-month low in January, a release from S&P Global said on Wednesday.

time-read
2 mins  |
March 06, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru

SC seeks an explanation from U'khand chief secy for CAMPA fund misuse

WERE ALLEGEDLY USED TO PURCHASE IPHONES, LAPTOPS, STATIONARY AMONG OTHER EXPENDITURES

time-read
1 min  |
March 06, 2025