Congress president calls meeting of Congress CMs today

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of Chief Ministers of all the states where the grand old party is in power. The meeting will deliberate on the formulation of a political strategy to to take on the NDA Government at the Centre for its attitude towards Congress-ruled and other non- BJP states, According to reports. Among those attending...

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Modi accepts Finance Commission’s record hike in states’ share

New Delhi : With the Narendra Modi-led government's first full budget due this weekend, it Tuesday accepted the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission for a record increase of 10 percent in the states' share of the divisible pool of central taxes. In a letter to all chief ministers, Modi said: "We have wholeheartedly accepted the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, although ... Read More