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PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone for projects worth over Rs. 48,100 crores including 5 AIIMS, over 200 health projects, power plants, pipelines and others

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs 48,100 crores in Rajkot, Gujarat today, 23 February. The projects encompass important sectors like health, road, rail, energy, petroleum & natural gas, and tourism among others. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister acknowledged the virtual presence … Read more

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for over 2000 railway projects worth over ₹41,000 crore on 26 February, including 553 Amrit Bharat stations and 1500 overbridges

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation around 2000 railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs. 41,000 crores on 26th February at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. In a major step in providing world class amenities at railway stations, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for redevelopment … Read more

India fully stops the flow of Ravi River water to Pakistan, water to be used for irrigation and hydropower generation

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On 24th February, India reportedly completely curtailed the flow of water from the Ravi River into Pakistan following the completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage, which is situated on the boundary between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. According to this development, 1150 cusecs of Ravi water is going to be utilized to irrigate more than 32,000 hectares of … Read more

We will transform India into a global export hub, Viksit Rashtra in next 25 years

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed to transform India into a Global Eain auxport Hub as he inaugurated the global textile event, Bharat Tex 2024 at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam on Monday. “We have a firm belief that we will transform India into a ‘Global Export Hub’. In the last decade, we have added another new dimension … Read more

Indian villages have prospered over the past ten years

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Over the past ten to eleven years, the economic gap between the village and the metropolis has narrowed. People dwelling in villages now spend the same amount of money as those living in cities. People’s spending on other items has risen during this period, while their food expenses have declined. The nation’s rate of poverty has also gone … Read more

When Nehru sent police into Golden Temple to suppress ‘Punjabi Suba Movement’

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As India gears up for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the farmers have returned to the Delhi borders, evoking memories of the 2020–21 protests. The majority of farmers waiting to enter Delhi at the Haryana border are from Punjab. Here, it must remember, how the farmer’s stir in 2020 turned violent and chaotic after it was … Read more

Gross impropriety

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Supreme Court quashes verdict of former Madras High Court judge who delivered judgement 5 months after his retirement… The Supreme Court recently quashed the verdict of a Madras High Court judge noting that the latter had delivered a detailed judgement 5 months after his retirement. The apex court also criticised the retired Judge T Mathivanan, stressing that a … Read more

ED seeks ‘look out circular’ against Byju’s co-founder B. Raveendran over Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations

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The CEO and co-founder of the controversial ed-tech startup Byju’s, Byju Raveendran, is likely to get a lookout circular (LOC), as asked by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to the Bureau of Immigration (BOI), reported The Economic Times. The central agency asked BOI earlier this month to issue a new LOC in an effort to prevent him from leaving … Read more

Income Tax Department recovers Rs 65 crores from Congress account, party approaches ITAT

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The Income Tax Department on Tuesday retrieved Rs 65 crore from the Indian National Congress’s account, part of the total outstanding tax dues amounting to Rs 115 crore. The Congress party has taken action today by approaching the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) regarding this recovery and has lodged a formal complaint. In the complaint, … Read more

Maratha Reservation Bill passed unanimously in assembly, seeks to provide 10% extra quota above 50% cap set by Supreme Court

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 The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (lower house) unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill tabled on Tuesday, which intends to extend 10% reservation to Marathas above the 50% cap. The CM will now table the bill in the Legislative Council for assent after which it becomes a law. Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, said … Read more