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- India
LS polls: Kerala on high alert over black money circulation, election freebies
Kochi: All Central Excise divisions in Kerala are carrying out patrolling on the roads to check for black money and election freebies in connection with the coming Lok Sabha polls in the state…
- Telangana
A day before polling in Telangana, seizures mount to Rs 745 cr
Hyderabad: A day before polling for Telangana Assembly elections, the cumulative seizure of cash, gold, liquor, and freebies in the state mounted to Rs 745 crore. This is said to be the…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Freebies, ganja, cash worth Rs 75 crore seized
Hyderabad: Police and income tax authorities seized liquor, drugs, gold, freebies and cash worth Rs 75 crore between October 13 and 14. As per a press release, police and income tax officials…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Cops seize cash worth Rs 20.43 cr, liquor, freebies
Hyderabad: As the election code kicks in poll-bound Telangana, the authorities seized cash, gold ornaments, and liquor worth Rs 37.07 crore between October 9 and 12. As per a press release, freebies…
- India
‘Freebies’ vs ‘welfarism’: As SC mulls over matter, RBI raises red flags
New Delhi: As Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh gear up for assembly polls, it is very much the season of dishing out revdi — not the popular winter snack, but that…
- India
As BJP gets into poll mode, Centre indicates its ready to shower freebies
New Delhi: Even though the entire Opposition has been accusing the BJP of being in election campaign mode around the year, top BJP leaders, however, say that every decision taken by the…
- India
Modi govt ‘sabotaging’ Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Centre is “sabotaging” its Anna Bhagya guarantee in Karnataka and asserted that the 10 kg free rice scheme of its state government would be…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cong faces challenge as development stalls for freebies
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress government which is all set to announce five guarantee schemes promised during elections is facing paucity of funds for the development activities in the state. The experts have warned…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: TDP promises several freebies ahead of 2024 polls
Rajamahendravaram: Near a year ahead of the Andhra Pradesh elections, the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday promised several freebies. TDP President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that…
- Entertainment
Freebies worth Rs 1 cr: That’s inside the goodie bag each Oscar nominee gets
Chennai: All the nominees in the 2023 Oscar get a swag bag whether they win the Academy honours or not. The bag has a diverse array of goodies varying from small businesses…
- Telangana
TRS slams BJP’s double standards on ‘freebies’
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for what it calls its double standards on ‘freebies’. TRS working president K. T. Rama Rao came down heavily on Thursday…
- India
Freebies are never free; inform voters of its impact: RBI member
New Delhi: Freebies are never ‘free’ and when political parties offer such schemes, they must be required to make the financing and trade-offs clear to voters, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member…
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