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SC fixes April 16 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 Law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed April 16 for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh fixed the date for hearing the pleas…
Read More »Gaganyaan Astronauts kept out of public glare to ensure no distractions: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Mar 19: The four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan, India’s first human space flight mission, have been kept out of the public glare to ensure that there were no distractions, as they were undergoing certain acclimatisation and training programmes, the government said on Wednesday.Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair,…
Read More »Bureaucrats can’t be allowed to frustrate grassroot democracy: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said bureaucrats couldn’t be allowed to “frustrate grassroot democracy” and upheld a Bombay High Court order reinstating a woman as the sarpanch of a Maharashtra village.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said it noticed several recent instances from the state…
Read More »FM takes part in customary halwa ceremony; marks final stage of Budget preparation
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday participated in a traditional ‘halwa’ ceremony, marking the final stage for the preparation of Union Budget 2025-26 to be unveiled on February 1 in the Lok Sabha.The ceremony is a customary ritual in which traditional dessert ‘halwa’ is prepared and served to…
Read More »India’s GDP To Surpass $4 Tn In 2025 Amid Global Challenges: PHDCCI
Amid the Q2 slowdown in the gross domestic product (GDP) growth, India’s growth story continues with GDP surpassing USD 4 trillion in 2025 and becoming the fourth largest economy by 2026, supported by robust economic fundamentals and a dynamic business environment, industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)…
Read More »Over 40 Delhi schools receive bomb threats; students,staff evacuated
New Delhi,Dec 9:More than 40 schools in Delhi, including DPS RK Puram and GD Goenka School in Paschim Vihar, received bomb threats via email on Monday morning, triggering a swift evacuation of students and staff, according to the authorities. The threats disrupted the peak morning hours as school buses…
Read More »CM Omar Turns Tourism Ambassador At India International Trade Fair
New Delhi, Nov 23: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today attended the J&K Day Celebration Event of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The Jammu and Kashmir Pavilion at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2024 witnessed a vibrant celebration of Jammu and…
Read More »At 32%, J&K Tops All India In Unemployment Rate
Jammu, Nov 22: Jammu & Kashmir has recorded an unemployment rate of 32 percent among jobseekers aged 15-29 in urban areas, followed by Odisha at 30.4 percent, according to the latest quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). As per reports ,the overall unemployment rate for youth aged 15-29 in urban areas…
Read More »US Charges Gautam Adani of $250 Million Bribery And Fraud Scheme
New York/New Delhi– Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. US prosecutors charged Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants for…
Read More »Stressful interest rates may impact growth aspirations, banks need to make loans affordable: FM
Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates “very stressful” and urged banks to make them affordable.Speaking at an event organised by SBI, the finance minister said that at present, India requires industry to ramp up and invest in new facilities, and added…
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