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Ex Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla passed away at 79, confirmed ex-CEC SY Quraishi. Chawla, who served as Election Commissioner from 2005-2009 and CEC from 2009-2010, had recently undergone brain surgery. Quraishi expressed his condolences, recalling Chawla as cheerful during their last meeting. An Election Commission official also confirmed the news.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has kickstarted her budget speech with famous Telugu poet Gurajada Apparao’s poem. She chanted Gurajada’s famous poem ‘Desamante Mattikadovi… Desamante Manasulovi.’ Apparao wrote the play was considered the greatest play in the Telugu language, and he holds the title of ‘Kavisekhara’.
Devotees who visited Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj are also going to Varanasi and Ayodhya. To this end, the congestion of devotees in Kashi has increased exponentially from the new moon. Ganga Harathi was canceled for five days in Kashi. The temple authorities have urged the devotees to postpone the journeys until the rush is reduced.
President Droupadi Murmu has addressed the joint session of Parliament as the budget session of Parliament has officially begun. All Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members paid tribute to the recently deceased members. The center is likely to introduce 16 bills in both houses of Parliament in the budget session, as per govt sources.
President Trump warned BRICS nations of 100% tariffs if they attempt to replace the US dollar as the dominant global currency. He emphasized the US will not tolerate de-dollarisation and called for BRICS countries to commit to using the dollar in trade. The group has been discussing alternatives, including local currencies, for years.
The 1st installment of 2025 under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana will be credited to eligible farmers’ accounts soon. PM Modi will release Rs 2,000 to farmers on February 24, and it will be the 19th installment of the PM KISAN scheme. However, the last date to register online for the scheme and eKYC […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey in Parliament at 12 p.m. today, Friday, a day before the Union Budget 2025-26. The survey, prepared by the Chief Economic Advisor, outlines the current economy and provides an outlook for the next fiscal year. President Murmu will address Parliament at 11 a.m. today.
TG CM Revant Reddy will lay the foundation for the construction of a new Osmania Hospital on Friday. The hospital will be built with sophisticated facilities in Goshamahal. It will be parking, mortuary, and other facilities like the form of a corporate hospital. Officials are also planning to have a layout, building design, and landscaping.
The RGI airport on Thursday received a bomb threat call that was later found to be a hoax, police reported. The caller, a mentally unsound resident of Kamareddy district, informed police via the ‘100’ emergency number. Security measures were taken as a precaution; an alert is already in force at the airport in view of […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a record eighth consecutive budget on February 1, aimed at boosting economic growth and easing the middle class’s financial strain. This achievement brings her closer to Morarji Desai’s record of 10 budgets. Sitharaman holds the record for presenting the most consecutive budgets under PM Modi.
An all-party meeting will be held in Delhi today as the parliamentary session will begin on Jan 31. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju will chair and address the govt agenda on this occasion. The central govt will also ask the leaders of all parties to cooperate in keeping the budget meetings running smoothly.
Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction and hired top lawyers from Sullivan and Cromwell to overturn the verdict. His legal team argues the case sets a dangerous precedent. The New York court upheld his conviction but imposed no jail time. Trump calls the prosecution a “witch hunt” and seeks dismissal on appeal.
UP CM Yogi ordered a judicial probe to find the exact reason that led to the tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh in the early hours of Wednesday. At least 30 people died, and the death toll is likely to be increased in a stampede that occurred in the Sangam area of Maha Kumbh. Also, […]
A report by a Canadian commission said “no definitive link” with a “foreign state” was found in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar is a Canadian citizen, who was killed in June 2023. The latest report alleged India spread disinformation on Nijjar’s killing, but it contradicted itself by saying Canada could not […]
A Chinese company, Motian Vitality City, paying salaries for their employees in consumer vouchers instead of cash. An employee from Jilin province reveled that the shopping center issued vouchers valued between 10 and 500 yuan (around ₹119–₹5,968). Vouchers are used for payment at different outlets owned by the group and buying goods at a specific […]