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MHA to provide basic automatic rifles to VDGs
NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to equip Village Defence Guards (VDGs) with basic automatic weapons like self-loading rifles, replacing the vintage .303 weapons, sources said.
The aim is to strengthen…
Centre to amend Waqf Act for ‘more transparency and gender diversity
NEW DELHI: The government is all set to bring a bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards to ensure more accountability and transparency in their functioning and the mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies, sources…
Governors are interfaces between Centre & states: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged governors to play the role of an effective bridge between the Centre and states and interact with people and social organisations in a manner that would co-opt the underprivileged.…
CEC Rajiv Kumar to visit J-K on August 8, to review assembly polls preparedness
SRINAGAR: The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding…
President Murmu urges Governors to strengthen spirit of unity
NEW DELHI: Inaugurating the two-day conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday, President Droupadi Murmu said the agenda included carefully chosen issues that are crucial in achieving our national goals.
Declaring the…
Railway Minister Vaishnaw slams Congress over railway ‘trolls’ in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the previous Congress governments, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday accused the opposition party of amplifying small incidents on the railway network through its "social media troll army" to create…
India working on developing bullet trains with indigenous tech: Vaishnaw
NEW DELHI: India is working on developing bullet trains with indigenous technology, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.
He said in the Lok Sabha that the bullet train project, first of which is under construction…
Gadkari urges FM to withdraw 18 per cent GST on life, medical insurance premiums
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has requested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on life and medical insurance premiums.
In his letter to…
Govt claims recovery of Rs 73 crore for drug price violations in FY24
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on July 30 that the government has taken action against pharmaceutical companies for overcharging. The minister reported that Rs 72.73…
NITI Aayog meeting: PM says only ‘Viksit’ states can make ‘Viksit’ Bharat
NEW DELHI: Chairing the meeting of the ninth Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the ambitious goal of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ could be realized only through the collective efforts of all…
PM Modi may visit Kyiv for the first time since Russian invasion.
NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine a month from now in August.
Though it has not been confirmed officially by either the government or the Ukrainian officials in Delhi, it has not…
PM to chair 9th NITI Aayog meet today amid boycott by Opposition states
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 9th NITI Aayog's Governing Council meeting on Saturday, with a focus on making India a developed nation by 2047. The meeting is set to take place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural…
India-US agreement to stop antiquities trafficking
NEW DELHI: India and the United States of America (USA) on Friday signed the first ever ‘Cultural Property Agreement’ to prevent and curb the illicit trade of antiquities and simplify the process by which stolen and smuggled culture objects…
Doval addresses BIMSTEC in Myanmar on terrorism and drug trafficking.
NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, is in Myanmar for the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) meeting of NSA.
Doval is leading the Indian delegation at the 4th annual…
States should not overstep on foreign affairs: MEA to Kerala govt
NEW DELHI: Kerala government's decision to appoint a bureaucrat as Secretary for External Cooperation is beyond their constitutional jurisdiction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
The Constitution of India under the…
NTA to announce final results for NEET-UG in two days: Pradhan
NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the final results for NEET-UG 2024 within two days.
Minister Pradhan emphasised the government's commitment…
Modi govt provides funds to all states, does not discriminate, says FM
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dismissed the Opposition's criticism that the budget has accorded special treatment to states run by supporting parties, saying that those whose alliance got less than 230 seats have…
The budget increases funding for Nepal and Sri Lanka development.
NEW DELHI: The Union budget saw increased allocations for development projects in neighbouring countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25.
The allocation for Nepal is Rs 700 crore. It was Rs 550 crore last…
Three new schemes launched for youth employment, job creation in Budget 2024
BENGALURU: The government will launch a comprehensive scheme that will provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in 500 top companies in five years. FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech that youth will gain exposure for…
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri may enhance Indo-China relations.
New Delhi: Former Deputy National Security Advisor and China expert Vikram Misri became foreign secretary this week. He was critical as ambassador to Beijing in 2019–21, notably after the military standoff in Ladakh along the Line of Actual…
