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The Union Budget's purported discrimination against states governed by the opposition prompted MPs from the INDIA group to hold a protest within the Parliament building.         Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun   Kharge        Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, denounced the Union budget 2024–25 on Wednesday, accusing it of being unfair to the states.According to Kharge, the union budget that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented left the "plates" of all states empty, with the exception of two: Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. “No state received anything,” Kharge said, naming states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and his home state Karnataka. Kharge alleged that the budget was only to “please a few people” and protect the chair. The Congress president made a jab at Sitharaman, the Karnataka representative i...

A red alert was issued by the IMD for some areas of Maharashtra on July 24 due to the intense rains that have been battering the state, particularly Thane and Mumbai.              As rains batter Mumbai and cases of waterlogging get reported across the city, the biggest casualties is the city’s real estate sector. With heavy rains and thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for many districts in Maharashtra amid ongoing rainfall in Mumbai that caused waterlogging in residential areas and on highways. Up till July 24, Maharashtra cities are under an IMD red warning. As the city and the neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar, and Raigad get ready for further rain on Wednesday, a high tide notice has been issued for the coastal areas of Mumbai.Mumbai's weather is predicted to stay gloomy today with temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius. This comes after a recent bout of very heavy rain...