TMC targets Modi on MCC violations
The Trinamool Congress has strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breaking model code of conduct by announcing his intention to return Rs 3,000 crore confiscated by the Enforcement Directorate in its different raids to the people of Bengal. "The Prime Minister knows that model code of conduct is in vogue...
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India, Armenia have common ideas of governance: Harivansh
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Govinda joins Shinde Sena, may contest LS polls from Mumbai
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Congress LS pick caste certificate gets rejected
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UPPL files complaint against Congress
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Households wasted 1 billion meals daily in 2022: UN report
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NET scores to be used for PhD admissions from 2024-25: UGC
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AFSPA extended in Arunachal, Nagaland for six more months
29 March 2024 | Pioneer News Service
Government revises wages under MGNREGS
The Government has revised wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for unskilled workers, with hikes ranging from four to ten percent across different states. Though Haryana tops in terms of wage rate at Rs 374 per day, the increase is only around four per cent. Arunachal...
Indian borders totally secure, says Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday assured the citizens that India and its borders are “totally secure” and the people of the country should have full faith in the armed forces. During a fireside chat on the concluding day of a private television channel’s summit here, while responding to a question...
MEA: India continues to push dialogue to end Ukraine conflict
India on Thursday said it continues to encourage a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through “dialogue and diplomacy”. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in response to a query during a press meet on India’s stand on the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland. “We continue to...
In a blow to BJD, its founding member and Cuttack MP joins BJP
BJD founding member and six-time Cuttack Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the BJP here on Thursday, dealing a big blow to the Odisha’s ruling party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Mahtab, 67, joined the BJP in the presence of senior leaders at the party headquarters here. Along with him, former...
US comments on Kejriwal unwarranted, says MEA
India on Thursday said the US State Department’s recent remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is “unwarranted” and asserted the country is “proud of its independent and robust democratic institutions” and committed to protect them from any form of undue external influences. Ministry of External Affairs(MEA)spokesperson Randhir...
India, US exercise Tiger Triumph 24 underway
In an effort to further enhance their bilateral defence ties, a battalion group of the Indian Army, comprising more than 700 personnel, is taking part in the ongoing bilateral tri-service exercise — ‘Tiger Triumph-24’ — between India and the US, being held on the Eastern Seaboard, sources said on Wednesday. The...
Shah AFSPA remarks trigger reactions from JK parties
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on considering the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the wake of improvement in the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday invited sharp reactions from mainstream political parties in the valley. Two former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti...
