West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will hold a dharna on Friday to protest against alleged withholding of the state's dues by the Centre. The issue of the Centre withholding dues, particularly under the MGNREGA, has escalated into a major political crisis in the state.
Meanwhile, this year, Radha Sapthami will happen on February 16, 2024. The TTD is now getting ready to host the mega-auspicious festival, making all necessary arrangements in view of the huge rush of devotees.
According to the schedule, PM Modi will unveil the redeveloped Sambalpur station and Talcher-Sambalpur doubling project at a cost of Rs 2,193 crore.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kajriwal asserted that people arriving to protest peacefully have been stopped at various places across the national capital. This comes ahead of the scheduled protest over the Chandigarh Mayor polls by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Meanwhile, the fresh summons to CM Kejriwal followed the fourth summons, which he had earlier skipped on January 18, 2024.
Amid rising poll-related violence and security challenges, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikanadar Sultan Raja and Pakistan's acting interior minister Gohar Ejaz confirmed on Thursday that the general elections will take place on the previously announced date of February 8 this year.
The domestic LPG cylinder price also remained constant today, at Rs 955 in Hyderabad. At the same time, the commercial 19-kg cylinder is priced at Rs 2,002.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has awarded pacer Shamar Joseph an 'international retainer contract' after his heroic performance in the Gabba Test against Australia, which resulted in the West Indies' first win on Australian territory in almost two decades.
Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in the first ODI of a three-match series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday (Feb, 2).
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today that the country is pleased with its youth achieving new heights in sports, noting that India's top-ranked player, R Praggnanandhaa, would face reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsson in 2023.
During her speech in parliament budget session 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today the government will build 2 crore houses in the next 5 years under the 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Gramin Yojana' to meet the requirements arising from the increase in the number of families.
Ahead of the presentation of the Union Interim Budget 2024 on Thursday, Rajya Sabha member and MDMK general secretary Vaiko has said that he will oppose the budget. He also noted that the BJP will try to hoodwink the people of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Union Cabinet and approved the 'Interim Budget' 2024 today. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in the parliament session on Thursday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today that several parts of Delhi-NCR will continue to receive light to moderate rain with thunderstorms in the next two hours after sudden rains hit the city yesterday.
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported that an earthquake with a Richter scale value of 4.1 was felt in Kachchh, Gujarat today.