According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the BJP got almost ₹720 crore in donations in 2022-23, more than five times the total amount received by the Congress, AAP, CPI-M, and National People’s Party combined. In 2022-23, national parties reported a total of ₹ 850.438 crore from 12,167 donations (above ₹ 20,000), according to … Read more
According to Reuters, the Enforcement Directorate launched a preliminary investigation on Paytm Payments Bank on Wednesday, citing a report from CNBC TV 18. The measure comes only days after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stopped the Paytm subsidiary from receiving new deposits beginning February 29. The central agency’s move is a fresh setback to … Read more
Vibhakar Shastri, the grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, resigned from Congress on Wednesday. He then joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh’s deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak. “Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge. Respected Sir, I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Indian National Congress,” … Read more
Congress matriarch Sonia Gandhi will shortly leave the Lok Sabha, 25 years after her first term, with a flawless electoral record that is all the more remarkable considering her non-Indian origins and the circumstances surrounding her entrée into the country’s tumultuous political scene. Ms Gandhi, 77, will not be retiring from public life just yet; … Read more
On Sunday, the BJP declared their Rajya Sabha candidates from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. The Rajya Sabha election will take held on February 27. Former Congress politician RPN Singh, who left the party in 2022, has received a nomination from Uttar Pradesh. Sushil Kumar Modi’s name is missing from … Read more
Sri Lanka and Mauritius will become the latest nations to enable the Indian digital payment system, only a week after France enabled the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). RuPay cards will also be launched in Mauritius today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the inaugural event digitally with his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth and Sri Lankan … Read more
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has agreed to suggest a higher interest rate for FY24 at 8.25 per cent for its 290 million overall members out of whom roughly 68 million are active contributing subscribers. According to procedure, the Ministry of Labour and Employment will now forward the interest rate suggestion to the Ministry … Read more
The PLI Scheme for White Goods (Air Conditioners and LED lighting) was approved by the Union Cabinet on April 7, 2021, with an outlay of Rs. 6,238 Crore. This initiative is intended to support the Prime Minister’s vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” and would be executed over the course of FY 2021–22 to FY 2028–29. The … Read more
On Thursday, there was widespread rioting over the destruction of an illegal madrasa and an adjoining mosque in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, with two people killed and 250 wounded. The city is now under curfew, with shoot-at-sight orders issued for rioters and internet services entirely shut down. The fight erupted when a team of government officials, joined … Read more
Abhishek Ghosalkar, a prominent Shiv Sena UBT leader, was shot dead by Mauris Noronha on Facebook Live yesterday. The two have been at odds for some time, and they were supposedly burying the hatchet during the video. Noronha, also known as Mauris ‘Bhai’, was a poker player who earned a good reputation for helping thousands … Read more
On Thursday, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that the Chennai-Bengaluru greenfield highway will most likely be finished by December of this year. Responding to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Gadkari requested the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments to assist the National Highway Authority of India in providing building materials such as aggregates and … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into an Other Backward Class family and was “misleading” people by identifying as an OBC. Rahul Gandhi, in a brief address at Jharsuguda on the third and last day of his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Odisha, claimed Modi “was … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Interim Budget 2024-25 emphasizes the importance of focusing on four primary castes: ‘Garib’ (Poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth), and ‘Annadata’ (Farmer). Their needs, goals, and wellbeing are the Government’s top priorities. In the FY 2024-25, the Gender Budget has increased by 38.6% . The highlights may be seen as below:- Ministry … Read more
Senior politician Sharad Pawar’s party has a new name: the Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar, the Election Commission announced Wednesday, a day after ruling that the side led by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, is the’real’ NCP and would be given its name and emblem (a clock). The Election Commission stated that “the name of your … Read more
PM Modi criticized Congress Rajya Sabha leader Mallikarjun Kharge for his ‘400 paar’ remark and cited Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee’s recent warning that the Congress may not win 40 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. “I pray that you keep 40 seats with you,” PM Modi said. Taking a jibe at Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘400 … Read more