New Delhi: Interim Budget 2024: In her last Budget before the Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced several new schemes and intiatives by the government to boost overall economic growth and development in the country. While delivering her budget speech, Sitharaman said that infrastructure spending has increased by 11.1 percent […]
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a scheme to help sections of the middle class living in rented houses, slums, or chawls and unauthorized colonies to buy or build their own houses. Presenting the Interim Union Budget 2024-25, she also highlighted the achievement of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen). She said […]
New Delhi: The Opposition Congress on Thursday said that there was nothing in the Interim Budget 2024 except for self-praise phrases and called it “a mere administrative exercise” to ensure that the government of India has the requisite funds to carry on its normal business until new government is formed. Karti Chidambaram, the Congress MP […]
New Delhi: A day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) from accepting deposits or top-ups in any of its key products, Paytm has said that from now onwards, it “will work with various other banks and not PPB”. In a series of posts on social media platform X, […]
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning on Wednesday (local time) about the looming threat posed by Chinese hackers to the critical infrastructure of the United States, CNN reported. “China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities if or when […]
New Delhi: A US State Department Spokesperson on Wednesday did not deny or confirm a news report that the proposed sale of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones to India was being blocked by lawmakers but did say that officials “routinely consult” with members of the foreign relations committees of the US Congress and address any “questions” that […]
Washington: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on kids’ online safety in the US. When Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) pressed Zuckerberg to apologise to families who attended the hearing, calling attention to kids who were targeted by predators online, Zuckerberg offered his apology. “I’m sorry […]
Committed to create inclusive, culturally vibrant educational environment: Registrar Patiala: The Kashmir University (KU) is all set to captivate audiences at the 37th Association of Indian Universities (AIU) Inter-University Youth Festival hosted by Punjabi University, Patiala. A contingent 23 students representing various departments, satellite campuses and affiliated colleges of the university are showcasing the rich […]
New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date to apply for fresh admission against the January 2024 academic year. Students intending to apply in the January 2024 session will now get another 15 days to register for the programmes. The last date now is February 15, 2024. The open […]
‘Virat Kohli like my son. Why would I say bad things about him’ New Delhi: Former BCCI chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma has addressed his controversial statements on Virat Kohli that were captured during the infamous sting operation conducted on him. About a year ago, Sharma found himself caught in a sting operation where he […]