A move that “everyone will regret when there is honest reflection” and that has “completely pushed the country towards black money” is the elimination of the electoral bonds, which the Supreme Court decided to do away with in a historic ruling in February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told news agency ANI on Monday. The Indian … Read more
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Monday sent BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23 in connection with the excise policy case. Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, was produced before the court by CBI on the expiry of her three-day police custody. During the hearing, the CBI … Read more
In order to help meet the high electricity demand in the country during the summer season, the Government of India has decided to operationalize gas-based power plants. To ensure maximum power generation from Gas-Based Generating Stations, the Government has issued directions to all Gas-Based Generating Stations under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (under … Read more
In a groundbreaking move, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is allowing the elderly and those with disabilities to vote from home in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for the first time in a Lok Sabha election. The optional home voting option is available to voters who are over 85 years old and Persons with … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Titled ‘Modi’s Guarantee 2024’, the manifesto – also known as ‘Sankalp Patra’ – focusses on women empowerment, upliftment of youth and the poor. The manifesto targets GYAN – which are schemes for the ‘Gareeb’ (poor), ‘Yuva’ (youth), ‘Annadaata’ (farmers), and ‘Nari’ (women). It also focusses on making … Read more
The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) are released on 12th of every month (or previous working day if 12th is a holiday) with a six weeks lag and compiled with data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the data from the producing factories/ establishments. For the month of February 2024, the Quick … Read more
Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System, indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), has been field evaluated in different flight configurations several times with the objective of proving the technology with high superiority. The system consisted of the MPATGM, Launcher, Target Acquisition System, and the Fire Control Unit. Adequate … Read more
According to a Moneycontrol article, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has requested that all drinks, including Bournvita, be taken off of the “healthy drinks” category on online shopping platforms. According to FSSAl & Mondelez India’s norms and regulations, there is no “health drink defined under the FSS Act 2006,” according to the National Commission … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with top Indian gamers on a host of issues relating to the gaming industry. In a free-wheeling interaction regarding the future as well as the challenges before the e-gaming industry, the prime minister posed curious questions to the gamers while also trying his hands at some of the … Read more
Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese real estate tycoon, was sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City, in connection with the country’s biggest fraud case, according to state media. Lan (67), who was arrested in 2022, is the chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat. She is accused of committing … Read more
In anticipation of the election, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party have engaged in a traditional political slugfest following the arrest of two major suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, which was traced from Bengaluru to Bengal’s East Midnapore district. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at an election rally in Dinhata … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC, K Kavitha, in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. Kavitha is currently in judicial custody until April 23 in the money laundering case being probed by the ED. The CBI sought Kavitha’s five-day custody on the grounds that witness statements, retrieved … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to review preparedness for the ensuing heat wave season. Prime Minister was briefed about the temperature outlook for the period from April to June, 2024 including the forecasts for the upcoming hot weather season (April to June), the likelihood of above normal maximum temperatures over most parts … Read more
Today is the first day of nominations for the third phase of the 2024 general elections. Today, April 12, 2024, will see the publication of the Gazette notification for 94 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) spread across 12 States/UTs that will be voting in the General Elections to the Lok Sabha. In addition, today will see the … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared the Opposition to restore Article 370, saying he hadn’t only abrogated the provision but also buried its “debris deep in the ground”. “Post revocation of Article 370, the Congress led INDI alliance tried to spread misconception about it in other states. But we have made Article 370, a … Read more