New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday listed seven priorities of Union Budget 2023-24, including infrastructure, green growth, financial sector and youth power. She said four transformative opportunities can be used in Amrit Kaal for enhancing economic empowerment. The finance minister said digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as open source, open […]
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Budget adopts seven priorities to guide India through the Amrit Kaal. Sitharaman announced this while presenting the Budget 2023-24 in Parliament. “The budget adopts following seven priorities — inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth power […]
New Delhi: The government made cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh crore under the PM-KISAN scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Presenting the last full Budget of the second term of the BJP-led NDA government ahead of the general elections in 2024, she said the mission of the government is to achieve knowledge-driven […]
Washington: Russia’s refusal to allow on-the-ground inspections to resume is endangering the New START nuclear treaty and US-Russian arms control overall, the Biden administration charged on Tuesday. The finding was delivered to Congress and summarized in a statement by the State Department. It follows months of more hopeful US assessments that the two countries would […]
Washington’: US Deputy Defense Secretary Dr Kathleen Hicks met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here and discussed priorities for the US-India bilateral defence partnership, the Pentagon said. It said the discussions also included strengthening policy and operational coordination in the Indo-Pacific region and increasing defence industrial cooperation between the two countries. “They discussed a range […]
‘From LoC To LAC, Befitting Response Given To Every Misadventure’ New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the government has been laying constant emphasis on modernising the military as it firmly believes that lasting peace is possible only when India is politically and strategically strong. Murmu’s comments during her address to the joint session […]
Srinagar: Weatherman on Tuesday said that weather was very likely to remain dry for next five days and ruled out possibility of any major snowfall in J&K and Ladakh for next two weeks. “Weather is very likely to remain dry for the next 5 days. There is no forecast of any major snowfall in J&K […]
Srinagar: Air connectivity to and from the Valley was restored on Tuesday morning after the weather improved. Flight operations resumed as the weather stayed dry and the visibility improved, they said. Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said that the visibility was good and the surface was cleared of snow for […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as apex court judges. All the six members of the Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, were unanimous in recommending […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India’s Budget for 2023-24 will not only try to fulfill the hopes and dreams of the common man in the country but it will be a ray of hope for the world. Addressing reporters ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, PM Modi said not just […]