Centre releases Rs 1.39 lakh crore as tax devolution to states to boost development

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to enable state governments to accelerate development and capital spending, the BJP-led NDA government released one additional instalment of devolution of taxes, cumulatively amounting to Rs 1,39,750 crore this month. 

'Have we won elections', says Cong MP on Rs 1 lakh women allowance promise

New Delhi (IANS) Imran Masood, the Congress MP from Saharanpur on Tuesday said that the party would have fulfilled all its promises had it won the 2024 elections but since it’s not in power, it's evident that its poll pledges will stay in ‘cold…

SC refuses to stay NEET UG counselling

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to pass any interim direction to stay the admission counselling process to medical programmes pursuant to the NEET UG 2024 examination. 

However, a vacation bench presided over by Justice…

Newly elected JMM MLA from Gandey Kalpana Soren took the oath of office and secrecy

<!-- wp:paragraph -->Ranchi: Kalpana Soren, wife of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has taken oath as a member of the Legislative Assembly.

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Kalpana Soren is the newly…

TPC Naxalite Birbal Ganjhu got bail from High Court

Ranchi: Naxalite Birbal Ganjhu of banned militant organization TPC (Third Presentation Committee), accused of terror funding, has got bail from the High Court.

His bail plea was heard in the bench of High Court judges Justice Rangoon Mukhopadhyay…

Modi 3.0 Cabinet unchanged at the top with Big 4 retaining portfolios

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari retained their key portfolios in the…

First Cabinet meeting of Modi 3.0 gives go-ahead to build 3 crore more houses for poor

New Delhi (IANS) The first Cabinet meeting of the new NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved a proposal to provide assistance to 3 crore additional rural and urban households for construction of houses.  

The…

Plea in SC seeks cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 exam

New Delhi (IANS) A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 examination. 

The plea seeks directions for the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the “malpractices and…

PM Modi signs first file for farmers' welfare

New Delhi (IANS) PM Narendra Modi on Monday took charge as the Prime Minister and signed his first file for the welfare of the farmers. 

He arrived at the Prime Minister's Office at South Block to a rousing welcome by the staff. The PMO…

Jaishankar meets Maldives President Muizzu, says looking forward to working together closely

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister S. Jaishankar called on the visiting Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu in New Delhi on Monday as both countries look afresh at bilateral ties at the start of the third consecutive term of the BJP-led NDA government…