Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a dynamic budget which, he said, will propel India’s rapid transformation into an economic…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that the government will withdraw old disputed direct tax demands of up to Rs 25,000 till FY10 and Rs 10,000 for 2010-11 to 2014-15.
Presenting the…
The government has extended 43 crore loans aggregating to Rs 22.5 lakh crore under the PM Mudra Yojana, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
Sitharaman in her pre-election Budget,…
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that Social justice is an an effective and necessary governance model for the government while underlining that earlier it was largely a political…
While reading out her budget speech, Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government of India will focus on expanding India’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and allow…
The Government of India Thursday said it will extend health cover under the Ayushman Bharat scheme to all ASHA and Anganwadi workers and helpers. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Nirmala…
By 2047, the government wants to have developed India, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remarks on Thursday.
Sitharaman added, “Minimum support prices for ‘Annadata’ (farmers) have…
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) Thursday increased the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 14. The hike comes into effect from Thursday, 1 February, 2024.
Following the hike, a 19 kg LPG cylinder…
The Centre on Monday extended ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an ‘unlawful association’ for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Taking to X, Home…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated tennis player Rohan Bopanna on winning men’s doubles in the finals of the Australian Open 2024.
“Time and again, the phenomenally talented @rohanbopanna…
India’s Republic Day parade at New Delhi’s Kartavya Path put the spotlight on ‘nari shakti’ (women power), highlighting the important role they play across sectors — from village industry, maritime…
French President Emmanuel Macron, who in the chief guest for India’s Republic Day 2024, Friday specified how he plans to achieve a “very ambitious target” of 30,000 Indian students in France in 2030….
India is celebrating its 75th Republic Day Friday. US Secretary of state Antony Blinken congratulated people of the country on this day and hoped to deepen the “vibrant people-to-people ties between…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted ‘Exercise Desert Knight’ along with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force.
While the French participation included the…
Aviation watchdog DGCA has slapped a fine of Rs 1.10 crore on Air India for safety violations with respect to flights operated on certain long routes.
According to a MoneyControl report, citing a…
French journalist Vanessa Dougnac has claimed to have received a notice from the Indian home ministry that alleged her work was “inimical” to national interests, reported AFP.
The news agency claimed…
Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani along with all his family members, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Gautam Adani, sporting icon Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, actor Rajnikanth and Jan Sena Chief…
India is collaborating with “friendly” countries on leveraging Artificial intelligence for enhancing defence capabilities, the head of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) said on…
A ban on non-essential construction work and plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers was lifted on Thursday by the centre in Delhi-NCR amid an improvement in air quality in the…
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has redefined diplomacy in his new book ‘Why Bharat Matters’ with ample examples from the epic Ramayana to take modern readers through India’s foreign…
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra has called for a level playing field between domestic and foreign players in the electric vehicle (EV) market, emphasizing the promotion of local manufacturing.
As…
India can become a five trillion dollar economy much before 2028, said Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday, adding that the country’s energy transition needs to be done in an orderly manner…
More than 150 flights are delayed and over 30 flights have been cancelled at the Delhi airport due to dense fog on Tuesday, 16 January.
Thick layer of fog in Delhi and its adjoining areas in the…
India has seen a “steep decline” in poverty headcount ration during the last nine years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index…
Congress politician and former Union minister Milind Deora resigned from the party’s main membership on Sunday.
In a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the former South Mumbai Lok…
India has registered a ‘strong protest’ with the British High Commissioner after the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, Jane Marriott visited Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
This comes after…
At least 12 people, including two Indians, were killed and 23 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into the Rapti River in Nepal’s Lumbini province, according to a media report on…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the fourth time in the Delhi liquor policy case.
He has been asked to appear before the…
India’s headline retail inflation rose to four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December 2023, the data released by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation…
The Indian Railways is “already offering” 55 per cent concession on train fares to every train passengers, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
The minister remarks were made amid demands to…
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met in London, during which the British leader expressed hope that the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations could be…
With a GDP of over USD 5 trillion, India will become the third largest economy by 2027-28, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, adding that even going by conservative estimates, the…
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted permission for NewsClick’s human resources department chief Amit Chakravarty to turn an approver in the case filed against the news portal under the anti-terror law…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘Ugram’, intended to meet the operational requirements of armed forces, paramilitary, and state…
We are heading for a big, big day and preparations are in full gear for the grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, scheduled for 22 January.
No stone is being left unturned for the…
EaseMyTrip, a Delhi-based travel portal, has suspended all Maldives flight booking on its website amid a row over insulting remarks by some now-suspended Maldivian ministers after Prime Minister…
The Supreme Court of India Monday strike down the decision of Gujarat government to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members…