New Delhi: The government on Thursday convened a meeting of floor leaders of all political parties ahead of the Budget session of Parliament. The session commences on Friday with the address of the president to the joint sitting of the two Houses. The Union Budget will be presented on February 1. The first leg of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. He said on X, “Tributes to Pujya Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His ideals motivate us to build a developed India. I also pay tributes to all those martyred for our nation and recall their service as well…
New Delhi: The government is learned to have cleared a proposal to procure ammunition for Pinaka multi-launch rocket systems at a cost of Rs 10,200 crore, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on January 13 said that two Pinaka contracts — one for high explosive pre-fragmented ammunition and…
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Delhi Police registered a case after a vehicle labelled “Punjab government” was on Wednesday intercepted with cash, liquor, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) pamphlets, an official said. The vehicle bearing a Punjab number plate was caught by the Flying Squad team in the New Delhi district, the official said. The Flying Squad attends…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Thirty people were killed and 60 others injured in the stampede that happened just before dawn at the Maha Kumbh venue in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the police chief that oversees security at the massive religious gathering told reporters today. Twenty-five bodies have been identified, police officer Vaibhav Krishna told reporters, adding 60…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Union Cabinet’s decision related to revised ethanol procurement price will help boost ethanol production and blending targets. In a post on X, he said it will also help reduce crude imports empower farmers, and promote clean energy. The Union Cabinet earlier in the day…
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill on Wednesday adopted by a majority vote its report that contained changes suggested by ruling BJP members, prompting the opposition to dub the exercise as an attempt to destroy the Waqf boards. The Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, chaired by…
New Delhi: Slamming AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks that “poison” is being mixed in the Yamuna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that fearing their defeat in the Delhi polls, “AAP-da people” have turned desperate. Addressing a public meeting in Kartar Nagar here in the run-up to the February 5 assembly polls,…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the stampede at the Maha Kumbh and prayed for the recovery of those injured. Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. While the Uttar Pradesh government was tight-lipped on the number of casualties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
