New Delhi, Feb 05 (UNI) Rebutting the charges of Congress party over the devolution of funds to the states, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said this apprehension that some states are discriminated is “politically vitiates narrative”. The Finance Minister stated this while replying to supplementaries in Lok Sabha during the Question Hours on…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh, who is in jail in connection with an alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, has not been granted permission to take oath as the Rajya Sabha MP on Monday. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar refused to allow Singh to take the oath as RS…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) The Union Government introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Monday. The bill was introduced by Union Minister Jitendra Singh and aimed at curbing leaks and organized cheating in public exams and entrance tests. The bill also proposed a maximum jail term of…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) carried out four flight trials of the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ABHYAS. The trials were conducted with four different mission objectives in a revised robust configuration, using a single booster designed by Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad, to provide reduced launch acceleration. The…
Lucknow, Feb 5 (UNI) Special attention has been given to the development of rural areas and farmers in the annual budget of the Uttar Pradesh government for the financial year 2024-25 which was presented in both the state legislature and which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dedicated to Lord Ram. While tabling the budget proposal in…
By BD Naraayannkar Visakhapatnam, Feb 5 (UNI) India bounced back in the five-match Test series by defeating England by 106 runs on Day 4 of the second match here on Monday. The hosts were done and dusted in the first Test in Hyderabad but came back with a vengeance in this Test by bundling out…
Ranchi, Feb 5 (UNI) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition government, headed by Chief Minister Champai Soren, won the vote of confidence in the Assembly on Monday. 47 votes were cast in favour of the trust vote, while only 29 votes were cast against it. Chief Minister Champai Soren has been successful in the first test,…
Tehran, Feb 5 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that direct talks with the United States on regional issues were unnecessary. He spoke at a weekly press conference in Tehran, where he answered a question about the need for negotiations between Iran and the United States to ease tensions in West Asia….
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (UNI) Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Monday presented the State Budget for 2024-25 with an additional resource mobilisation to the tune of Rs 1067 crore. The estimated revenue earnings is Rs 1,38,655.16 crore and revenue expenses Rs 1,66,501.21 crore bringing down revenue deficit to Rs 27,846.05 crore. The additional expenditure for…
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (UNI) Indian artists Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion ensemble ‘Shakti’ won the Grammy Award 2024 for ‘Best Global Music Album’ being hosted in Los Angeles on Monday. The Fusion Band bags this award for their current album, ‘This Moment’. ‘This Moment’ marks a significant milestone as it is the group’s…
