20,000 people attend Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic team display in Bikaner
Jaipur, Feb 2 - In a historic and breathtaking display, the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was treated to around 20,000 people, including school children, in Rajasthan's Bikaner to a spectacular aerial show.
Rs 10,369 cr allocated for railway infrastructure projects in NE
New Delhi/Guwahati, Feb 1 - Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that the gross budgetary allocation for railway infrastructure projects in the northeast region for the FY 2024-25 is Rs 10,369 crore.
Sensex up by more than 700 points a day after Interim Budget
New Delhi, Feb 2 - BSE Sensex jumped more than 700 points to cross the 72k mark on Friday, a day after the presentation of the Interim Budget 2024-25.
Israel-Hamas war: Hamas leaders in Cairo for peace talks
Tel Aviv, Feb 2 - A delegation of senior leaders of Hamas, led by its political head Ismael Haniyeh, has reached the Egyptian capital of Cairo for peace talks to end the ongoing war with Israel in Gaza strip.
Rape case against Chinmayanand withdrawn
Shahjahanpur (UP), Feb 2 - A special MP/ MLA court in Shahjahanpur has acquitted former Union Minister of State Chinmayanand in a 2011 rape case, observing that it did not find enough evidence against the accused and the main complainant had also turned
Muslims asked to down shutters in Varanasi today
Varanasi, Feb 2 - The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC), which manages Gyanvapi mosque, has appealed to people of the Muslim community to keep their shops closed on Friday in protest against puja performed in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, a
FM created world record of announcing anti-people Budget: Raj LoP
Jaipur, Feb 1 - The leader of opposition in Rajasthan Assembly, Tika Ram Jully, took a dig at the Interim Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, saying the Finance Minister has created a world record of announcing 'anti-people' Budget of the BJP-led
Raghuram Rajan says unemployment ‘increasing rapidly’ in India
Jaipur, Feb 1 - Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday that unemployment is "increasing rapidly" in India and the employment graph "has fallen in the last ten years".
Andhra Pradesh gets Rs 9,138 crore for railways, Telangana Rs 5,071 crore
Amaravati, Feb 1 - The Centre has allocated Rs 9,138 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Rs 5,071 crore for Telangana for railways in the interim Union Budget, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Thursday.
‘Bharat is a mindset, an approach’, says Jaishankar
New Delhi, Feb 1 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said Bharat is a mindset which encapsulates all the changes that have been taking place in the country over the last few years.
Two British Indian musicians in Royal Philharmonic Society Awards shortlist
London, Feb 2 - A British Indian conductor and a sitarist are among 19 individual performers and composers shortlisted for this year's prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards, celebrating classical music and musicians across the UK.
‘We work closely with India on our most vital priorities’: US
Washington, Feb 2 - Reiterating that its partnership with India is one of the most consequential relationships, the US has said it is working closely with the country on "most vital priorities".
Israel’s army to reach Rafah to dismantle Hamas brigades: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Tel Aviv, Feb 2 - Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said that the Israel forces would soon reach Rafah border and eliminate Hamas units in the border areas.
Iraq, Saudi Arabia discuss repercussions of drone attack on US base in Jordan
Baghdad, Feb 2 - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone talk with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to follow up on regional repercussions of a deadly drone attack on a US military base in Jordan.
India pays up $32M annual UN dues, getting place on ‘honour roll’
United Nations, Feb 2 - India has paid its annual dues of $32.895 million to the UN's general budget, according to Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Biden administration notifies Congress of sale of drones to India
Washington, Feb 1 - The Joe Biden administration notified the US Congress on Thursday of the proposed sale of 31 MQ-9B HALE armed drones, clearing a period of informal review that had raised concerns of the deal being in some kind of jeopardy.
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar to get lion share of Centre’s tax revenue
Chennai, Feb 1 - Uttar Pradesh will get the highest share of the Union tax and duties at a whopping Rs 2,18,86.84 crore in 2024-25.
Interim Budget: Delhi Police allocated Rs 11,397.98 crore
Chennai, Feb 1 - Come March, it is curtains for the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India-II (FAME-II) subsidy scheme for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) it seems.
Interim Budget: Delhi Police allocated Rs 11,397.98 crore
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Delhi Police has been allocated Rs 11,397.98 crore, a decrease of 4.47 per cent from the last fiscal, in the Interim Budget for 2024-25.
Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha & Bengal to be engines of growth: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that the eastern region comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal will become the engines of growth for achieving a 'Viksit Bharat' in the future.