New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the first Budget of the third consecutive NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The Union Budget 2024 will be the first major economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, which, among other things, is expected to lay the roadmap…
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday apprised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about an incident of fire onboard India’s frontline warship INS Brahmaputra at the Mumbai naval dockyard that significantly damaged the frigate. According to the Navy, a junior sailor is missing following the fire incident on Sunday evening and rescue teams…
New Delhi: Asserting that Parliament is not for ‘dal’ but for ‘desh’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the opposition, saying that some parties have practised “negative politics” and “misused” Parliament to hide their political failures. Speaking with the media ahead of the start of Parliament session, Modi said the Union Budget,…
New Delhi: Ahead of the start of Parliament’s Budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said people have given their verdict in the Lok Sabha polls and now all political parties must fight together for the country for the next five years. A day before the presentation of the Union Budget, Prime Minister Modi…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will contribute USD 1 million to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre which will be used for capacity building, technical assistance and conservation of world heritage sites. He said this during his address at the opening ceremony of the 46th session of the World Heritage…
New Delhi: In a significant move ahead of the Parliament’s monsoon session, an all-party meeting was convened by the government on Sunday morning. During the session, the JD(U) and YSRCP reignited their calls for special status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. The Congress reiterated its demand for the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker’s post for…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee here on Sunday, a key event of the UNESCO that India is hosting for the first time from July 21-31. Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay will also attend the inaugural event at Bharat Mandapam, the Prime Minister’s Office…
Mumbai: Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and…
New Delhi: A criminal case was registered against controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar on Friday for “misrepresenting and falsifying facts” following a “thorough investigation” by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) into allegations of misconduct. Khedkar allegedly manipulated her identity to appear for the civil services examination multiple times, exceeding the permissible attempts, according…
Mumbai: As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad that will travel to Sri Lanka for the upcoming white-ball tour, some big names have certainly missed out. The Indian cricket team will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series that will take place at the R Premadasa International…
