The Narendra Modi-led government will continue with the next-generation economic reforms to make India the third largest economy in the world, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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Bengal Guv writes to Mamata govt, seeks Sheikh Shahjahan's immediate arrest
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has written a letter to the state government seeking immediate arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan, the absconding Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali and accused mastermind of the attack on ED and CAPF personnel.
PM Modi in Kerala to review Gaganyaan preparations, attend BJP event
He arrived at the airport at 10.50 a.m. and was received by the Mayor Arya Rajendran and State Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil and other top state and central government officials.
SP chief whip in UP quits party post, slated to join rebels
Yet another Samajwadi Party MLA has joined the rebel group. Manoj Pandey, the MLA from Rae Bareli, on Tuesday morning resigned from the post of chief whip of the SP legislature party without assigning any reason.
CM Yogi casts first vote in RS polls, SP MLA votes for BJP
Voting began for the ten Rajya Sabha seats in the Vidhan Bhawan with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casting the first vote. The chief minister displayed the victory sign after casting his vote.
RS polls in UP, Himachal, Karnataka amid cross-voting concerns
A total of 41 leaders for 56 seats have already been elected unopposed. Those elected included former Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J.P. Nadda, former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L. Murugan.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma quits as Paytm Payments Bank Chairman, Board member
PPBL's future business will be led by a reconstituted Board by One 97 Communications Ltd (OCL), after the RBI ban on the bank operations from March 15. They recently joined as Independent Directors.
FM Sitharaman stresses on compliance of norms at meet with fintech heads
The meeting, which took place in the backdrop of the RBI action against Paytm Payments Bank, was attended by representatives of fintech firms such as Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay and RazorPay, as well as top officials of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Sandeshkhali unrest: Trinamool leader Ajit Maiti sent to five-day police custody
A sub-divisional court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday remanded arrested Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali, Ajit Maiti, to five-day police custody.
PM Modi, top Union ministers, UP CM mourn loss of 'beacon of Indian music'
PM Modi shared pictures with Pankaj Udhas, and wrote on X: "We mourn the loss of Pankaj Udhas Ji, whose singing conveyed a range of emotions and whose Ghazals spoke directly to the soul. He was a beacon of Indian music, whose melodies transcended generations.
Advancing Aatmanirbharta: Adani Defence & Aerospace inaugurates South Asia’s largest ammunition & missiles complex
In a landmark achievement for India’s defence sector, two mega facilities to manufacture ammunition and missiles by Adani Defence & Aerospace, India’s leading private sector defence manufacturer, were inaugurated on Monday.
Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas passes away at 72
Acclaimed playback singer and ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas (72) passed away here after a prolonged illness, a close associate said on Monday. Udhas was suffering from cancer, and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for some time now.
PM Modi to release Rs 24,800cr for Maha farmers on Feb 28
With the release of this instalment under the PM-KISAN scheme, an amount of more than Rs 3 lakh crore, has now been transferred to more than 11 crore farmers’ families directly into their account.
PM Modi to roll out infra projects worth Rs 17,300cr in TN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 17,300 crore in Tamil Nadu on February 27 and February 28, the PMO said on Monday.
PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,800cr in Kerala on Feb 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on February 27 and will inaugurate three important space infrastructure projects worth about Rs 1800 crore.
Police finally register FIR against Shahjahan on complaints by Sandeshkhali villagers
West Bengal Police finally registered an FIR on Monday against the absconding Trinamool Congress leader based on the complaints filed against him by the villagers of Sandeshkhali.
RLD MLAs meet CM Yogi, assure him of support in RS polls
The legislators are said to have assured the chief minister that they would vote for the BJP candidates in the Rajya Sabha biennial elections, polling for which is scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
PM Modi flags off India’s biggest global textile event with 5F mantra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s largest global textile event Bharat Text 2024 on Monday with his 5F mantra and assured the textiles sector that the government would extend all help to give a big push to the industry.
Hindu prayers to continue at Gyanvapi, Allahabad HC rejects Masjid committee’s plea
The Allahabad High Court on Monday rejected the plea filed by Muslim side challenging the Varanasi court order allowing Hindu parties to offer prayers and puja in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Mosque.
Delhi excise scam case: Kejriwal skips 7th ED summons
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday skipped the seventh summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged excise policy scam case.
MEA rejects reports of Indians with Russian Army seeking help for discharge
The Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that it remains committed to pursuing all the relevant cases of its nationals for an early discharge from the Russian army.
PM Modi to inaugurate Bharat Tex 2024, one of largest-ever global textile events in country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Bharat Tex - 2024, one of the largest-ever global textile events to be organised in the country, at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam on Monday.
PM Modi to launch 2,000 railway infrastructure projects worth over Rs 41,000 cr
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation around 2,000 railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 41,000 crore on Monday.
6 killed as bus rams into tractor-trolley in UP's Jaunpur
Six labourers were killed and six others injured after a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus collided with a tractor-trolley in Jaunpur district at around midnight on Sunday.
India's poverty level has fallen below 5%: NITI Aayog CEO
The latest household consumer expenditure survey indicates that India's poverty level has fallen below 5 per cent and people are becoming more prosperous both in the rural and urban areas, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Sunday.