A significant portion of the allocations focuses on support for farmers and disaster relief. The government has set aside Rs 15,648 crore for compensation to farmers affected by excessive rainfall and for contributions to the State Disaster Response Fund
08 December,2025 03:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAmid a heavy deployment of state police, RAF and central forces, Kabir, alongside visiting Islamic clerics, cut a ceremonial ribbon on a sprawling stage at Rejinagar, even as the actual mosque construction site was nearly a kilometre away from the venue
06 December,2025 06:24 PM IST | Kolkata | PTIThe Lok Sabha has passed the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, introducing a cess on pan masala manufacturing units to fund national security and public health initiatives. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the cess will also be shared with states to strengthen healthcare systems
06 December,2025 11:00 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesTMC Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Sagarika Ghose accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of misleading the House on West Bengal during the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 debate. The party staged a walkout, calling it a “murder of constitutional democracy”
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