New Delhi, February 27 (UNI) Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal broke down in tears while speaking to mediapersons outside the Rouse Avenue Court on Friday after the court discharged all 23, including him and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, commonly referred…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu became the first Indian President to fly in an attack helicopter after taking a 25-minute sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter Prachand at Air Force Station Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on Friday. Earlier, she had undertaken sorties in the Sukhoi 30 MKI and Rafale in 2023 and 2025,…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the union Territory is not particularly chasing international tourist numbers but is instead focusing on attracting high-spending domestic travellers to promote value-based, sustainable tourism. Visiting the South Asia Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE), a travel and tourism exhibition which is…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to grow between 6.8-7.2 per cent in the next fiscal, said a report by EY Economy Watch. In order to attain the Viksit Bharat goal by 2047, India may have to increase its tax-GDP ratio largely by improving tax compliance as major tax…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the national Budget as a “policy roadmap” and urged stakeholders to evaluate it on “solid, long-term parameters” rather than short-term market movements. Addressing the first post-budget webinar of the year, he emphasised that Budgets are more than income tax proposals or stock market…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the objections raised by Trinamool Congress to the Election Commission of India (ECI) imparting training to judicial officers who have been deployed for claims verification in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Amid escalating confrontation with Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Pakistan declared “open war” against Afghanistan, launching Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (wrath of justice), with state broadcaster PTV News reporting that the armed forces of Pakistan early Friday carried out air strikes and targeted important military installations in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia. Pakistan Defence…
Jammu, Feb 27 (UNI) India’s march towards becoming a developed nation by 2047 must be powered by a financial system that is not just large, but trustworthy, resilient, and equitable, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Swaminathan J said on Friday. He said the architecture of India’s future financial ecosystem must rest firmly on…
Agartala, Feb 27 (UNI) The Tripura Council of Ministers has decided to implement the Centres’s “Nari Adalat” scheme as a pilot project in 10 gram panchayats, said Cabinet spokesperson and Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury here on Friday. The Nari Adalat scheme, which was initiated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid heartfelt tributes to freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad on his martyrdom day, remembering his unparalleled sacrifice in India’s struggle for independence. In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said, “On the martyrdom day of Chandrashekhar Azad, the brave son of…
