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Is there any study to show liquor consumption reduced after prohibition, Supreme Court asks Bihar government
A bench of Justices K.M. Joseph, Krishna Murari, and B.V. Nagarathna asked the state government counsel: "Do you know how many bail applications are coming from Bihar to this court? A lion's share of these bail applications is of the state's prohibition act." "Is there any study or any empirical data to show that due to the prohibition act, the graph of liquor consumption in the state is coming down?" it also asked.
No question of any understanding with BJP in Bengal panchayat polls: Yechury
he assumption of such a covert grand understanding against the Trinamool had been the recent talking point in the political circles in the state primarily because of the the "no vote to Mamata" slogan coined by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The assumptions of a clandestine grand opposition have also surfaced over the recent statements by other senior BJP leaders like its national Vice President Dilip Ghosh and the state President Sukanta Majumdar, calling for a united opposition of the people against the state's ruling party for the forthcoming rural civic body polls.
IMF urges tighter fiscal policy to help tame inflation
"Amid high inflation, tightening financing conditions, and elevated debt, policymakers should prioritise keeping fiscal policy consistent with central bank policies to promote price and financial stability," the IMF said on Wednesday in a blog as it released its latest Fiscal Monitor. The report argued that many countries will need a tight fiscal stance to support the ongoing disinflation process -- especially if high inflation proves more persistent, Xinhua news agency reported.
Cong hints at action with leaders set to meet on Rajasthan issue
Randhawa told the media that "action should have been taken in the past but this time definitely action will be taken." The party is miffed with the Rajasthan situation and Randhawa has returned from the state while former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot is also in Delhi.
Opposition unity is just an eyewash, says Chirag Paswan
Speaking to mediapersons here, the MP from Jamui said that Opposition parties cannot unite in the country. "We have a clear stand that the alliance will be made just before the elections. When elections come, we will form an alliance according to the situation at that time. I personally believe that Opposition unity is an eyewash," Paswan said.
My attention is only on serving people, says CM Gehlot on Pilot query
"My aim at the moment is to provide relief from inflation and to do service. I don't get diverted towards left or right, either. AICC has tweeted that Rajasthan is giving leadership in terms of schemes, what can be a greater fortune than this," Ashok Gehlot said at a press meet here.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar releases alleged WhatsApp chats with K. Kavitha, Satyendar Jain
Presently lodged at the Mandoli Jail in the national capital, Chandrashekhar is accused of extorting Rs 200 crore from a businessman's wife. In the purported conversations released on Wednesday, Chandrashekhar alleges that there is a connection between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and the BRS leader with regard to the Delhi excise policy scam.
Abhishek Banerjee expresses anguish over public rejection in Bankura in 2019, 2021
"In 2019, you had turned your back on Trinamool Congress and elected the BJP from both the Lok Sabha seats in the district. Even in 2021, you had rejected us and gifted the BJP eight out of 12 Assembly seats in the district. But despite that, Trinamool did not move away from the people of Bankura and development works continued here.
Consensus on definition of global challenges essential for MDB: Nirmala Sitharaman
Sitharaman, who is currently in Washington, participated in a roundtable on "Multilateral Development Bank Evolution: Building Shareholder Consensus" hosted by U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen at the World Bank headquarters. The discussion focused on the impact of global development challenges like climate change, pandemics, fragility and conflict on development progress and reforms at the World Bank.
A day after Pawar-Thackeray 'summit', MVA rubbishes rumours of 'rift'
Thackeray, along with party MP Sanjay Raut, had rushed to meet Pawar after his remarks to a private TV channel that sparked off huge speculation of fissures in the MVA and its possible repercussions. Among other things, Pawar had claimed to the TV channel that Thackeray did not consult the MVA allies before quitting as the Chief Minister in June 2022, that set political tongues wagging.
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