New Delhi 1/2: Speaking about the NDA government’s achievements during the past three terms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said “Our government is focused on GDP- governance, development, and performance,” and is constantly striving to upskill the workforce. Sitharaman said that the Union government is constantly working towards empowering the youth of the country, as she…
New Delhi, 1/2: Companies building roads, ports and airports are on traders’ watchlist as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is set to present its last budget before the national elections. Shares linked to rural spending and state-owned firms are likely to be a focus area in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech on Thursday, as…
Mumbai, 31/1: The RBI on Wednesday barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer account, prepaid instruments, wallets, and FASTags, among others after February 29, 2024. The Reserve Bank’s action against Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) follows a comprehensive system audit report and subsequent compliance validation report of the external…
Ranchi, 31/1: Champai Soren will be the Jharkhand Chief Minister in place of Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced on Wednesday. Hemant Soren is believed to be inside the Raj Bhavan at present. “ED officials had gone inside Raj Bhavan along with Hemant Soren,” said JMM Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Majhi.
New Delhi, 31/1: Top Congress leaders would meet here on Wednesday evening to evolve the party’s strategy during the Budget Session of Parliament. The session started on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of both the houses. Congress’ K Suresh, TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay, DMK’s T R Baalu, Shiv Sena’s Rahul Shewale,…
UP 31/1: The Hindu side allowed to offer prayers at ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana’. The District Administration will have to make arrangements within 7 days,” Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain told ANI. In what comes as a major development, prayers will be allowed seven days from now at ten sealed cellars of the mosque, India Today reported….
Ranchi, 31/1: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has lodged an FIR against senior ED personnel at the SC/ST police station here over searches conducted by the agency at his Delhi residence, officials said on Wednesday. Soren alleged that the ED conducted the search operation at his residence in the national capital to “harass and malign…
New Delhi, 31/1: Just a day ahead of the Interim Budget, the central government has lowered import duty on some components used in manufacturing of mobile phones like battery cover and mechanical items of plastic and metal by 5 per cent — a move that is likely to boost local production and benefit the companies…
New Delhi, 31/1: India favours a two-state solution to end the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, as the latest war in the Gaza Strip ignited by the Hamas’ brutal attacks inside the Jewish state in early October shows no sign to coming to an end. He said the conflict…
Maldives, 31/1: Maldivian Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem, who was appointed by the previous Ibrahim Mohamed Solih-led Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) government, has been attacked on the street with a sharp object, reported Maldivian media Mihaaru. Citing police, report suggested that Shameem was attacked with a sharp object, but said it was yet to be confirmed….
