Ranchi: JMM leader and former chief minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren has been sent to five-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate by the High Court in connection with an alleged land scam case. Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED after several summons in the alleged land scam case and several hours of questioning on […]
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: The interim Budget on Thursday allocated Rs 144.18 crore for the staff, household and allowances of the president, a massive increase of Rs 46.49 crore (about 47.5 per cent) from Rs 97.69 crore earmarked in the revised estimates for FY24. In the announcements for the 2024-25 interim Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, […]
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 […]
Says country touching new heights of progress New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at those Opposition MPs who, he said, have become accustomed to creating disruptions in Parliament and habitually undermining democratic values during the last ten years. The prime minister expressed confidence that his government will present a full Budget […]
Behrampur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s vehicle was not attacked in the state but in Bihar. She, however, condemned the incident and said that the vehicle entered the state with its rear window pane already broken. ”I got a message that Rahul Gandhi’s car was pelted […]
Jammu: The country has great stakes in the return of the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday and expressed the hope that India will emerge as the world’s third largest economy in Modi’s third term. The country has great stakes in the return of the government […]
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. PM Modi tweeted, “I pay homage to Pujya Bapu on his Punya Tithi. I also pay homage to all those who have been martyred for our nation. Their sacrifices inspire us to serve […]
Alappuzha: A Kerala court on Tuesday sentenced to death 14 persons associated with the now-banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of BJP OBC wing leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in this district in December 2021. The sentence was pronounced by Mavelikkara Additional District judge V G Sreedevi. The prosecution had […]