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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached Rashtrapati Bhawan to call on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the interim Union Budget for 2024 in Lok Sabha.

More than 30 years after worship was banned in the basement of the Gyanvapi complex, barricading was removed at around midnight, within nine hours of the court's order, and puja-aarti was performed and prasad was also distributed at the 'Vyasji ka tehkhana'.

The proposed sale of these SeaGuardian drones was among two big-ticket announcements by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden in June. The other was the joint production of GE jet engines in India.

"I call for urgent steps to de-escalate the situation and spare the region from more violence before it is too late," the top UN official told the meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on Wednesday.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday resigned from his post as the ED arrested him in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam and has moved the HC against the agency's action.

The District and Sessions Judge Court of North Tripura District has convicted and sentenced a man to three years of rigorous imprisonment. This verdict comes after the Tripura Police seized Rs 20,000 in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FCIN) in 2016.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday went to the Raj Bhavan to tender his resignation to the Governor, while members of the ruling coalition were reaching there to stake claim for a new government to be headed by senior JMM leader Champai Soren.

Acting on a tip-off, Pranab Milli, the gate in-charge of Churaibari watch post, directed the police to intercept the six-wheeler truck bearing registration number AS01QC-8165 at the check post. Upon inspecting the vehicle, authorities discovered 45 packets of ganja concealed in various compartments.

On Tuesday, Tripura confirmed the detection of four additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative tally in the state to 108,070, as reported by the health department's bulletin.

The minister specified that priority should be given to the departments of education, health, agriculture, electricity, livestock, and fisheries in these identified blocks. He emphasized that these efforts are crucial for the overall development and self-reliance of the region.

In a significant blow to opposition parties in Tripura ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, more than 1500 voters, including members of the principal opposition party Tipra Motha, have joined the BJP.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday lodged a complaint against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials who conducted raids at his residence in New Delhi on January 29 in connection with a money laundering probe against him.

In a dedicated effort to enhance road safety and mitigate road crash casualties, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has successfully executed its 35th Road Safety Campaign from January 11th, 2024, to January 31st, 2024, spanning across the North East Circle.

China has expelled its leading rocket scientist Wang Xiaojun from its top political advisory body, signalling the communist state's widening purge from among the Chinese military's missile force and aerospace contractors.

Abbas is already in jail in a money-laundering case. The case was registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate in November 2022, and his four aides.

An accountability court on Wednesday sentenced former Pakistan premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana case, local media reported.

In a bid to further boost mobile manufacturing in the country, the government has slashed import duty on parts used for manufacturing of mobile phones to 10 per cent from 15 per cent.

The Fast Track Court (FTC) of Civil Judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh in Varanasi has issued an order to unseal the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Gyanvapi survey report.

A total of 5,020 persons have been selected from 7,094 candidates, who appeared for skilled labour jobs in war-torn Israel, as part of an agreement between the government of Israel and the Indian government.

In fresh incidents of violence, two village volunteers were killed and five others injured after their makeshift camp was attacked in the bordering areas of Kangpokpi and Imphal West district in Manipur on Tuesday, the police said.

Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal has suffered a major health scare on board a flight to Surat from Agartala and has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a local hospital in the Tripura capital.

Aiming to strengthen the state’s Public Distribution System (PDS) and ease the beneficiaries in withdrawing their PDS items, the Tripura government has decided to open more 51 ration shops across the state.

Agartala Press Club commemorated its 40th anniversary on Tuesday with a vibrant procession that attracted hundreds of participants from the media community and beyond.

Residents of Narendranagar have been grappling with a severe drinking water crisis for the past four days, prompting Pramila Bahini to stage a road blockade on the Damchara-Panisagar road today.

Former Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma today said that the country has already decided that in the upcoming Lok Sabha election BJP’s victory under the leadership of PM Modi is just a matter of time.