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2 Free LPG Cylinders To Every Household: Delhi Budget Amid Middle East War
While Rekha Gupta slammed the previous government's 'freebie culture', she allocated Rs 260 crore in the Budget for delivering two free LPG cylinders.
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"Not A Penny Left For Development": Top Court Slams Pre-Election 'Freebies'
The Supreme Court came down hard on state governments' practice of pre-election handouts, or 'freebies', in a series of strong statements Thursday morning, and demanded to know how they planned to fund actual development if they continued offering "f
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"No Country Has...": Narayana Murthy Says Freebies Won't Eliminate Poverty
Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Mr Murthy said poverty will "vanish" like dew on a sunny morning if entrepreneurs can create innovative enterprises.
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Opinion | What Really Is A Freebie? Depends On Whom You Ask
The CEC was right when he said defining a freebie was difficult. It is fraught with philosophical challenges, the first of which lies in the subjective nature of value.
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Opinion: Budget 2024 - BJP Government Signalling A Break From Freebie Raj?
In a serious departure from political precedence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's vote-on-account this year has steered clear of populism. Is the country finally debating the feasibility of electoral freebies?
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Opinion: Revdi Culture - "The New Normal" In Elections
Lavishing freebies on voters is not new in Indian politics.
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"Freebies Have Tadka Of Populism": Poll Panel Says, Announces Voting Dates
Voters have "a right to know from where (the money for) freebies (will) come", the Election Commission said Monday morning as it announced dates for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram Assembly elections.
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"Don't Insult Common Man": Arvind Kejriwal On PM Modi's 'Revdi' Jibe
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned why people, who are worried due to inflation, should not get access to free education and treatment, and said by calling such things free "revdi", the common man should not be insulted.
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On Freebies Debate, Why Can't Centre Call All-Party Meet, Asks Supreme Court
Court says nothing can happen until and unless there is a unanimous decision among political parties as they make promises in elections
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"Can Universal Healthcare Be Seen As Freebie?": Supreme Court Continues To Seek Definition
Promises alone aren't the basis of parties being elected, court says, in latest hearing of petition that demands bar on seeking votes for "freebies"
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2 Free LPG Cylinders To Every Household: Delhi Budget Amid Middle East War
While Rekha Gupta slammed the previous government's 'freebie culture', she allocated Rs 260 crore in the Budget for delivering two free LPG cylinders.
-
"Not A Penny Left For Development": Top Court Slams Pre-Election 'Freebies'
The Supreme Court came down hard on state governments' practice of pre-election handouts, or 'freebies', in a series of strong statements Thursday morning, and demanded to know how they planned to fund actual development if they continued offering "f
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"No Country Has...": Narayana Murthy Says Freebies Won't Eliminate Poverty
Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Mr Murthy said poverty will "vanish" like dew on a sunny morning if entrepreneurs can create innovative enterprises.
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Opinion | What Really Is A Freebie? Depends On Whom You Ask
The CEC was right when he said defining a freebie was difficult. It is fraught with philosophical challenges, the first of which lies in the subjective nature of value.
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Opinion: Budget 2024 - BJP Government Signalling A Break From Freebie Raj?
In a serious departure from political precedence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's vote-on-account this year has steered clear of populism. Is the country finally debating the feasibility of electoral freebies?
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Opinion: Revdi Culture - "The New Normal" In Elections
Lavishing freebies on voters is not new in Indian politics.
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"Freebies Have Tadka Of Populism": Poll Panel Says, Announces Voting Dates
Voters have "a right to know from where (the money for) freebies (will) come", the Election Commission said Monday morning as it announced dates for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram Assembly elections.
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"Don't Insult Common Man": Arvind Kejriwal On PM Modi's 'Revdi' Jibe
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned why people, who are worried due to inflation, should not get access to free education and treatment, and said by calling such things free "revdi", the common man should not be insulted.
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On Freebies Debate, Why Can't Centre Call All-Party Meet, Asks Supreme Court
Court says nothing can happen until and unless there is a unanimous decision among political parties as they make promises in elections
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"Can Universal Healthcare Be Seen As Freebie?": Supreme Court Continues To Seek Definition
Promises alone aren't the basis of parties being elected, court says, in latest hearing of petition that demands bar on seeking votes for "freebies"
