Akhilesh Yadav slams Budget 2024, says 'people won't benefit until...'
Jul 23, 2024, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who gave a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, has slammed the Modi government's first budget in the third term stating people won't benefit until key issues are resolved.
Budget 2024 is directionless, has only political mission: Mamata Banerjee
Jul 23, 2024, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Modi government's first budget in the third term calling it "directionless" and "visionless".
Budget 2024 will empower all sections of society, focuses on farmers in a big way: PM Modi
Jul 23, 2024, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamanin in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Kursi bachao budget: Rahul Gandhi's taunt after Modi govt reserves big amount for Andhra, Bihar
Jul 23, 2024, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has taken a potshot at the incumbent, whose first budget in the third term reserved a hefty amount for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, the states ruled by two most powerful allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre.
Pioneering a prosperous future: Nitin Gadkari hails Modi govt's first budget of third term
Jul 23, 2024, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari called the Budget 2024, the first in Modi government's third term, as "pioneering a prosperous future" with advancement.
Congress' Shashi Tharoor calls Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 'underwhelming'
Jul 23, 2024, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an initial reaction from the main opposition party, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 "underwhelming".
Indian Army foils infiltration attempt along LoC, one soldier hurt
Jul 23, 2024, at 04:04 pm
At least one soldier was injured when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Battal sector on Tuesday.
Centre rules out granting special status to Bihar, Lalu Yadav's party takes swipe at BJP ally JDU
Jul 23, 2024, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has ruled out any plan to give a special category status to Bihar, a core demand by its key ally, the Janata Dal (United), triggering a swipe for its leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
INS Brahmaputra catches fire, lying on its side after major damage; sailor missing
Jul 23, 2024, at 03:23 am
Mumbai/New Delhi: An Indian Navy warship that was undergoing maintenance at the naval dockyard in Mumbai caught fire.
Question on atoms in NEET-UG Physics section catches Supreme Court's attention
Jul 23, 2024, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid fierce political and legal arguments over claims the exam paper for the 2024 NEET-UG test, for admission to undergraduate medical courses, leaked online, the Supreme Court on Monday heard a challenge to a single question - No. 29 - that a petitioner alleged had ambiguous choices.
Pakistan hand in Jammu’s rising terror: Experts warn of elite trained fighters
Jul 22, 2024, at 08:23 pm
Recent terrorist attacks in the Jammu region have raised alarms about the possible involvement of highly skilled operatives, potentially including former Pakistan Army Special Service Group (SSG) soldiers or exceptionally trained terrorists.
Supreme Court stays Yogi govt's Kanwar Yatra diktat given to eateries
Jul 22, 2024, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's diktat given to the eateries to display their owners' names on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, media reports said.
'They tried to silence me': PM Modi slams Opposition on day 1 of Parliament's Monsoon session
Jul 22, 2024, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the Opposition for its alleged effort to silence him in the first sitting of Parliament after the BJP-led NDA government returned to power in June.
Jul 22, 2024, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET row claiming there is a "a very serious problem" in the country's "examination system".
NEET row: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, 'No evidence of paper leak in past 7 years'
Jul 22, 2024, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said there is no evidence of paperleak in the last seven years when it was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) amid the huge row over the allegations that the NEET-UG 2024 was compromised.
IAS officer questions disability quota provision in civil services, sparks row
Jul 22, 2024, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An IAS officer, named Smita Sabharwal, has sparked a row questioning the need for the existence of disability quota in civil services, amid the controversy over Puja Khedkar's alleged lie in her disability criteria, media reports said.
Jul 22, 2024, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Union Budget, which will be presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, will "set the tone and trajectory for the next five years".
One soldier injured as terrorists attack Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri
Jul 22, 2024, at 02:42 pm
At least one soldier was injured after a major terror attack on an Army picket in Jammu and Kashmir was foiled on Monday, media reports said.
Jul 22, 2024, at 06:37 am
New Delhi: Agniveers wear the same uniform and perform the same duties as other soldiers, and in some areas they even excel, media reported citing a top Army official amid Opposition’s claims that the Centre has created two classes of soldiers.
Jul 22, 2024, at 06:23 am
India on Sunday confirmed that 4500 students have returned from Bangladesh which is witnessing violent protests over the government job quota issue.
Jul 22, 2024, at 03:47 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she said her state was ready to give shelter to the distressed people from neighbouring Bangladesh amid ongoing tension in the country over quota protests.
Jul 22, 2024, at 02:50 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday addressed her Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata when she targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government, which returned to power for the third straight term after winning the Lok Sabha polls, and said it will fall soon.
Internet suspended in Haryana's Nuh ahead of Hindu group's procession marred by last year's violence
Jul 22, 2024, at 01:16 am
Nuh (Haryana): In view of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra, which was hit by violence last year, the Haryana government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and the bulk SMS services in Nuh district for 24 hours, media reported.
Jul 22, 2024, at 01:10 am
United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti celebrated the 248th U.S. National Day in Chennai recently where he praised the expanding U.S.-India partnership, particularly in the domains of space exploration and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
Jul 22, 2024, at 12:48 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her state is ready to give shelter to 'helpless people' from Bangladesh where violent protests have been taking place for the past several days against reservation in government jobs.
Jul 22, 2024, at 12:07 am
Lucknow: Baba Ramdev has questioned voices opposing Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government’s order, mandating food vendors on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names.
Domestic help steals jewellery worth lakhs from Delhi home to buy DSLR to make YouTube videos
Jul 21, 2024, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi: A house-help stole gold and silver jewellery worth lakhs from a house in Delhi’s Dwarka to buy a DSLR camera for film videos for her YouTube channel, media reported.
Jul 21, 2024, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi: Amid controversy over a bill requiring private firms in Karnataka to reserve jobs for Kannadigas, the state government is now considering extending IT employees' working hours to 14 per day, the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) reported on Saturday, media reported.
UPSC Chairman resigns five years before end of his tenure, cites 'personal reasons'
Jul 21, 2024, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Manoj Soni has resigned from his post five year before the end of his tenure, media reported.
Ahead of Budget session, opposition raises key issue at all-party meet
Jul 21, 2024, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-party meeting was held on Sunday as leaders from the opposition gathered to discuss pressing issues and their expectations from the Budget, which will be presented on Tuesday.