Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a significant allocation of ₹6,21,940 crore to the Defense Ministry in the Union Budget 2024-25, marking a 4.79% increase from the previous financial year.
Supreme Court of India has recently concluded its hearings regarding the NEET-UG examination, decisively ruling against the request for a retest. This decision came after a thorough examination
Bihar Cricket Association President Rakesh Tiwari welcomed center's allocations to sports in the state and said, "This is a historic moment for our state's sporting community." Tiwari thanked the finance minister for the substantial investment.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed condolences to Secunderabad Cantonment MLA Lasya Nandita's death. Before the budget meeting began, non-party members paid tribute to BRS leader Nandita, who died in a road accident on February 23.
Oncologists on Tuesday hailed the central government's move to exempt three more cancer drugs from customs duty. The three drugs are Trastuzumab deruxtecan (for breast cancer), Osimertinib (lung cancer drug for EGFR mutation), and Durvalumab (for lung and biliary tract cancers). The drug Deruxtecan can be used to treat all cancers with 'Her2' positive gene.
Hamas announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement in Beijing with various Palestinian groups, including Fatah, to pursue "national unity" and jointly govern Gaza post-war.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the Union Budget for 2024–25, emphasizing the government’s commitment to its development agenda's four pillars: ‘Garib’ (poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (women), ‘Yuva’ (youth), and ‘Annadata’ (farmer).
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus mainly spread by Aedes mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. First identified in Uganda in 1947, it has since caused outbreaks in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas.
The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, aiming to overhaul the city's civic administration by dividing it into five distinct zones. The bill, set to be introduced in the state Assembly during the upcoming Monsoon Session, proposes the establishment of a new governing body called the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).
India, Pakistan, Nepal, and the United Arab Emirates are currently in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places in the Group A category, respectively.