Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has hit out at the Modi government's Interim Budget, saying the sops that Piyush Goyal announced for the farmers are "an insult". Gandhi was attacking the announcement of providing an income support of Rs 17 a day to farmers.
Using the hashtag #AakhriJumlaBudget to target the Modi government's last Budget ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi wrote on Twitter, "Dear NoMo, 5 years of your incompetence and arrogance has destroyed the lives of our farmers. Giving them Rs. 17 a day is an insult to everything they stand and work for."
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
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