The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to release its first list of candidates over the weekend after the marathon meeting of the party’s central election committee (CEC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended in the early hours of Friday. The first list is likely to feature some high-profile names seeking another term, including … Read more
Narendra Modi addressed a BJP rally in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, on Saturday, criticizing the TMC government’s top priorities as ‘corruption, nepotism, and betrayal’. Here are the top ten quotes by PM Modi at the political rally. Get the latest news updates and stay informed with FELA NEWS!
Digvijaya Singh stated on Friday that necessary action would be taken against six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections. “Action will be taken against rebellions at the right time,” Digvijay Singh said while speaking to reporters in Morena. With regards to the selection of candidates for the … Read more
As part of ‘Aatmanirbharta in Defence’ and to further boost Make-in-India initiative, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125.39 crore on March 1, 2024 in New Delhi. The Contracts were exchanged in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane, under whose guidance these deals fructified. Out of the … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a late-night meeting of the BJP’s top decision-making body to take a call on the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election. Sources indicated that it is likely that the party will name a chunk of candidates before the election dates are announced — a move that is … Read more
On March 1, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Atishi said that the Delhi inflation rate was 2.81 percent between January and December 2023, which was lower than the national inflation rate of 5.65 percent during the same time. Delhi’s income surplus increased from ₹3,270 crore in 2021-2022 to ₹14,457 crore in 2022-2023, making Kejriwal’s administration … Read more
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs.75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for One Crore households. The Prime Minister had launched the scheme on 13th February, 2024. The major highlights … Read more
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, stated on Thursday that the Cabinet has authorized the establishment of three semiconductor factories in India. He stated that building of these plants will begin in the next 100 days. “Today, the Prime Minister made a significant decision to establish a semiconductor fab in the nation. Tata … Read more
Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav released a report on the status of leopards in India on 29th February 2024. The fifth cycle leopard population estimation was conducted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with State Forest Departments, as part of the quadrennial “Monitoring of Tiger, Co-predators, prey and … Read more
Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha election have been disqualified from the assembly, the Speaker announced today. The BJP had clapped for and congratulated the six MLAs for their ‘bravery’ yesterday when they came to the assembly, after staying the previous night in BJP-ruled Haryana. Their … Read more
Vakeel Hasan, a rat-hole miner who played a major part in the Uttarakhand underground rescue effort last year, owned one of the homes demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) recently. The DDA stated that the destruction on Wednesday was part of a larger attempt to remove illegal encroachments in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas region. … Read more
The Supreme Court yesterday came down heavily on the Centre for not taking any action in a case of “misleading and false” advertisements by the Patanjali Ayurved – which is co-owned by yoga guru Ramdev. “The government is sitting with its eyes closed,” the Supreme Court said. The Supreme Court said that the entire country … Read more
Anant Ambani, the younger son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, is to marry Radhika Merchant on July 12 in Mumbai. The star-studded three-day pre-wedding celebrations are set to begin March 1-3 in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, which houses Ambani’s massive oil refineries. Here is the whole itinerary, as reported by the news agency. Day 1 (March … Read more
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, arrived in the Odisha capital on Tuesday night and is set to attend multiple events on Wednesday, including one focusing on the application of artificial intelligence for farmers. In addition to meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Mr Gates would attend events linked to the ‘Jaga Mission’ (slum development program), … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is only four votes shy of a 121-seat majority in the 240-member House. The BJP gained 10 Rajya Sabha seats on Tuesday, after previously going unopposed in 20 of them. Fifty-six Rajya Sabha seats became vacant in April. With the addition of these 30 seats, the BJP’s total … Read more