New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, to curb leaks and organised cheating in public exams and entrance tests. The lower house of parliament passed the bill after rejecting some amendments proposed by opposition members. The bill, presented by Union Minister Jitendra Singh,…
Goa, feb 6 (UNI) Highlighting that the newly proposed rooftop solarisation scheme would make one crore families self-reliant in the energy sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there is a great potential for investment in the entire solar value chain. In his inaugural address at India Energy Week 2024 in Goa, the Prime…
Astana, Feb 6 (UNI) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed a new Prime Minister to the Republic of Kazakhstan, according to a presidential decree signed on Tuesday. Kazakhstan’s ruling Amanat Party proposed the candidacy of Olzhas Bektenov, who previously served as the head of the presidential administration. Tokayev discussed Bektenov’s candidacy with leaders of party factions…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) As many as 2,475 primary agricultural cooperative credit societies (PACS)/cooperative societies have been given initial approval by Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) for Jan Aushadhi kendras. “So far, 4,629 PACS/Cooperative Societies from 34 States/UTs have applied online for Jan Aushadhi Kendras, out of which 2,475 PACS/ Cooperative…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed his wishes for the speedy recovery of Britain’s King Charles III, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Modi conveyed the wishes while responding to a post on X by Britain’s royal family that communicated the news of the king suffering from a form…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) The Centre on Tuesday said that there is no proposal under consideration to hike annual cash support to farmers under Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the central government currently provides financial benefit to the tune of Rs 6,000 per year to farmers across the country….
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s secretary Bibhav Kumar, Rajya Sabha member ND Gupta and other members of the Aam Aadmi Party. As per sources, the agency has searched 10 locations linked to the personal secretary as part of its money laundering…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that bus travel services will be free of cost for transgenders in the national capital. The proposal will be soon passed by the national capital’s cabinet, and the decision will be implemented within weeks, Kejriwal said in a video posted on X on…
Islamabad, Feb 6 (UNI) Officials from the Pakistani navy and Maritime Security Agency rescued nine Indian nationals stranded in the open sea in the Arabian Sea, a statement released by the country’s military said on Monday night. The Indian citizens had been stranded in a boat in distress for 24 hours in the open sea…
London, Feb 6 (UNI) Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has started receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. The diagnosis came shortly after the 75-year-old monarch was treated for an enlarged prostate. “His Majesty has been treated for benign prostate enlargement. It was during this intervention that the separate issue…
