Category: Front Page Stories
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Parliament to present Union Budget 2024
New Delhi , July 23 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Parliament to present the Union Budget for 2024-25. Earlier, Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, ahead of the Budget presentation at 11 am. The Finance Minister left the North Block offices of the Finance Ministry with a copy of the Union…
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SC stays directive on ID cards for food stalls on Kanwar Yatra route issued by 3 states
New Delhi July 22 : In a significant update, the Supreme Court has put a stay on the directive issued by the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh, which mandated eateries along the Kanwariya Yatra route to display the owners’ names. The Court, on Monday, issued notices to these state governments, seeking their…
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Country does not need negativity… get rid of bitterness: PM Modi appeals to Opposition ahead of Budget Session
New Delhi July 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to all parliamentarians to rise above party politics and come together to work for the future of the country. Addressing the press ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, PM Modi appealed to opposition parties doing “negative politics” to “get rid of past…
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PM Modi to visit Drass on July 26 to mark 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
New Delhi , July 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ladakh’s Drass on July 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Earlier on Sunday, Lt. Governor of Ladakh Brig (Retd) B D Mishra held a meeting at the secretariat on Sunday and reviewed arrangements for the PM’s visit to the…
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This politics won’t take us towards Viksit Bharat: Kapil Sibal criticizes Kanwar Yatra guidelines.
New Delhi : Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has voiced strong criticism over the Uttar Pradesh government’s directive for food shops on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names, and urged leaders to prioritize development over divisive issues. Sibal emphasized that the ongoing debates around the yatra are detracting from India’s progress and…
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Cargo ship fire: Indian Coast Guard deploys three ships for firefighting operation
New Delhi : The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) three ships are conducting a firefighting operation after a major fire broke out on the MV Maersk Frankfurt cargo ship near Karwar, Karnataka, which carries dangerous international maritime goods, on Friday. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ships Sujeet and Samrat have augmented firefighting efforts and the operation is…
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Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi to visit Jammu today, review security situation.
New Delhi : Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will visit Jammu on Saturday to review the security situation, officials said. He will be briefed by the formation commanders on the areas being taken by the security forces. A security review meeting with other security agencies is also likely to be held. The Army chief’s…
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UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for ‘faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts’
New Delhi : The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Friday that it has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against IAS probationer Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar for allegedly “faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond permissible limit”. The Commission said it has also issued her a show cause notice for the cancellation…
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SC seeks Centre reply on plea challenging NEET- SS exam 2024.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea raising allegations of the arbitrary and irrational decision of indefinitely postponing the NEET-SS Examination 2024, taken in a meeting held on February 21. The petitioner has urged the top court to pass an appropriate direction to conduct…
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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti urges EAM Jaishankar to ensure safety of Kashmiri students in Bangladesh
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) : Amidst the ongoing protests in Bangladesh, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to intervene and ensure the safety of thousands of Kashmiri students in Bangladesh. “As protests and turmoil grip Bangladesh, I urge @DrSJaishankar to urgently intervene and ensure the safety…