Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu on Tuesday to launch multiple development projects, including for education, railway, aviation, and road sectors, worth over Rs 32,000 crore. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the projects relate to several sectors, including health, education, rail, road, aviation, petroleum, and civic infrastructure, among others. During the program, the … Read more
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) passed the ‘Quad Bill’ which aims to establish a working group for bolstering cooperation between the partner countries. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad, is a coalition comprised of the United States, Japan, Australia and India. This bill directs the US State … Read more
February 17-18 was an eventful weekend for India as its foreign policy acumen was displayed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday and earned heaps of praises from the Prime Minister at the National Convention of the BJP on Sunday. EAM S Jaishankar on 17th February reaffirmed India’s … Read more
Police are on high alert in the national capital. There is a traffic snarl-up on the roads in Delhi. The ordinary citizens are concerned. The situation arose from the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march. The alleged farmers from Punjab have left their farms and barns, clashing with police on the Haryana border, to make their way to Delhi. … Read more
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded approval for Acceptance of Necessity (AoNs) for various capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 84,560 crore, an official statement said. According to the statement from the Ministry of Defence, in the true spirit of ‘Aatmanirbharta’, the approvals accorded on Friday, lay … Read more
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has taken a decisive step to streamline baggage handling procedures across major airlines operating in India. On February 16, 2024, BCAS issued letters to seven prominent airlines, namely Air India, IndiGo, Akasa, SpiceJet, Vistara, Air India Express Connect, and Air India Express, urging them to implement necessary measures … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday gave a 15 day relaxation to Paytm payments bank on accepting deposits. The last date will now be March 15 from the earlier date of February 29. In its release the Central Bank said “No further deposits credit transactions or top-ups shall be allowed in any customer accounts, prepaid instruments, … Read more
On 18th February (Sunday), Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated that two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants with multi-billion dollar investments are soon coming up in India. These semiconductor plants will be beside the several chip assembly and packaging units already launched and announced. In an interview with PTI, Minister Chandrashekhar confirmed that the two projects include the … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday laid a White Paper on the Indian economy in the Lok Sabha. The White Paper gives a ‘before and after’ account of the economy, comparing the economy during the 10-year UPA rule with the 10-year NDA rule. The white paper was tabled on the last day of the ongoing … Read more
On the 13th of February, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised to enact a Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee law if his party comes to power in the coming Lok Sabha Elections. While addressing a gathering in Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur, Rahul Gandhi said, “BJP government gave Bharat Ratna to M.S. Swaminathan. But the cause to which Swaminathan devoted … Read more