Those ridiculing Mudra scheme have no understanding of common man’s capabilities: PM

Those ridiculing Mudra scheme have no understanding of common man’s capabilities: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the “new India” is moving ahead with new policies and strategies, and his government is working proactively in matters of technology and infrastructure, shunning the “reactive approach” of the past. In a video address to a ‘Rozgar Mela’, Modi asserted the ‘Mudra’ loan project for small […]

Governance has become ‘maximum tamasha’ for PM: Cong’s swipe at Modi over ‘Rozgar Mela’

Governance has become ‘maximum tamasha’ for PM: Cong’s swipe at Modi over ‘Rozgar Mela’

New Delhi: The Congress took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday over the distribution of the latest batch of appointment letters under ‘Rozgar Mela’, saying governance has become “maximum tamasha” for him. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Too little, too late” aptly sums up this “stunt” as the government nears its tenth […]

ED initiates FEMA investigation against BBC India

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a FEMA case against news broadcaster BBC India for alleged foreign exchange violations, official sources said Thursday, two months after the Income-Tax department surveyed its office premises in February. A deputy managing editor of the news company has deposed before the agency. The ED has called for documents […]

Nitish, Tejashwi hold ‘historic’ meet with Kharge, Rahul; pledge to take opposition unity forward

Nitish, Tejashwi hold ‘historic’ meet with Kharge, Rahul; pledge to take opposition unity forward

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav held a “historic” meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, and decided to bring together as many opposition parties as possible to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a joint press conference after the […]

Politics, self-interest hampered modernisation of Railways: PM

Politics, self-interest hampered modernisation of Railways: PM

Jaipur: Before flagging off Vande Bharat Express train in Rajasthan via video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday that India had inherited a fairly big railway network at the time of Independence, but the Railways was turned into ‘Rajnitik Akhara and Swarth” (an arena of politics and selfishness). “Political interest dominated the need […]

New Data Protection Bill likely in Monsoon Session of parliament: Centre tells SC

New Data Protection Bill likely in Monsoon Session of parliament: Centre tells SC

New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will be introduced in the coming Monsoon Session of Parliament commencing in July. As Attorney General R Venkataramani informed that new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will be introduced during the Monsoon Session of Parliament and […]

‘Don’t mess around with my authority’: CJI warns lawyer

‘Don’t mess around with my authority’: CJI warns lawyer

New Delhi: A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud everyday usually hears around 100 cases on an average seeking urgent listing before the benches of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice’s court is often packed with lawyers, who mention their matter seeking urgent hearing. During the mentioning of the cases, the Chief […]

PM Modi urges youth to visit border villages as part of Vibrant Village Programme

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the youth of the country to visit border villages as part of the ‘Vibrant Village Programme’ (VVP). Responding to a tweet from Amrit Mahotsav’s handle, PM Modi said, “Must have been a memorable experience. I would urge others, particularly the youth of India, to visit border […]

PM to distribute 71000 appointment letters on April 13

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits to the Government of India departments on 13th April under the Rozgar Mela programme via video conferencing. The Prime Minister will address the appointees on the occasion. The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfilment of his commitment to […]

‘MP only a tag… BJP can’t stop me’: Rahul visits Wayanad first time since disqualification

New Delhi: On his first visit to the Wayanad constituency since his disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday castigated the BJP-ruled central government and said he won’t be intimidated by the move. “MP is just a tag or position and BJP can take my tag, position, and house or […]