New Delhi: Capital expenditure on National Highways has seen a significant increase from about Rs 51,000 crore in 2013-14 to more than Rs 2,40,000 crore in 2022-23, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said budgetary allocation of…
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s retaining power for a third term in 2024 is a certainty, expressing confidence the ruling BJP will achieve a bigger victory in the Lok Sabha polls than in 2019. In an interview with the news channel Aaj Tak’, Shah said the…
New Delhi: Lalit Mohan Jha, a key accused in the Parliament security breach incident, was arrested on Thursday evening, police sources said. According to them, Jha was arrested from the national capital. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on Wednesday, two men — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ initiative aims to transform stress into success, enabling students to ace exams with a smile. His remarks came on a post on X by the Union Education Ministry on Wednesday informing students, teachers and parents that ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’, their “go-to stress-relief event”…
Jaipur: The swearing-in ceremony of Rajasthan Chief Minister-designate Bhajan Lal Sharma will take place in Jaipur on Friday. Along with Sharma, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, who was named as deputy chief ministers in the recently held BJP legislature party meeting, will take oath. The three will be administered the oath of office by…
New Delhi: The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies surged to an all-time high of Rs 355 lakh crore on Thursday, with investors becoming richer by Rs 3.83 lakh crore as the benchmark Sensex hit its all-time high level driven by a rally in global equities. Global markets rallied after the US Federal Reserve kept its key…
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday called upon Indians seeking employment abroad to not fall prey to fake job offers and urged them to use safe and legal services of registered recruiting agents. In an advisory, the MEA also warned all unregistered agencies promising jobs abroad not to involve in overseas…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah premises adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. In its order, the court agreed to the appointment of an advocate commissioner to oversee the survey of the mosque, which the petitioners claim has artefacts suggesting that it was a Hindu…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday asserted that a high-level inquiry has been initiated into the Lok Sabha security breach incident and asked the opposition not to politicise the issue. In a statement soon after the House assembled at 2 PM, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said “we all agree” that the unfortunate incident on Wednesday was…
New Delhi: TMC member Derek O’Brien was on Thursday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the Winter Session for his “unruly behaviour” and “misconduct” in the House. Soon after the House assembled at noon after an initial adjournment, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar named O’Brien and warned him against disrupting the House proceedings…
