New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) After getting approval from the Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday moved The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024 in the Rajya Sabha, to get its approval. The Bill is aimed at providing transparency in the management of the Waqf properties. Home…
New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) Union Minister and BJP President J P Nadda on Thursday said the basic objective of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill-2025 is to bring about reforms and ensure proper management of Waqf property. Speaking on the Bill in Rajya Sabha, he said, “I stand in support of the (Waqf) Bill as its…
New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) The Central government on Thursday said additional charges being levied by financial institutions for modifying nominee details in the PPF accounts have been abolished with effect from April 2, this year. “Recently was informed that a fee was being levied by financial institutions for updating/modifying nominee details in PPF accounts….
New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) In a guarded response to the 27 per cent “Reciprocal Tariffs” announced by the US President Donald Trump, the Government on Thursday said it was examining the implications of the various measures/announcements made by Trump earlier today. The US President issued an Executive Order on Reciprocal Tariffs imposing additional ad-valorem…
New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court order quashing the appointments of 25,000 teachers and other staff in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar upheld the high court’s decision quashing the entire selection process. In its verdict, the bench declared…
Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday slammed the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, describing it as a “brazen assault on the Constitution.” With the bill now scheduled for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Gandhi condemned the government’s actions, accusing the BJP of…
Washington/New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) US President Donald Trump announced a 26% “discounted reciprocal tariff” on Indian imports, while describing the tariffs imposed by India as “very very tough”. While discussing India, during his address at the White House Rose Garden, President Trump said that New Delhi was “very, very tough”, and added that Prime…
Mumbai, Apr 4 (UNI) Mumbai maximum temperature touched 36.9 degree, 3.8 degree above normal while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said Mumbai may experience a dip in temperature after April 4, once the cloudy sky clears. Despite a yellow alert sounded in the city for Wednesday, rain remained a no-show, leaving the city…
Bangkok/New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received an exuberant welcome from the Indian community in Bangkok today, and also witnessed a performance of the Thai Ramayana, called Ramakien. In posts on X, the PM said: “Grateful for the warm welcome by the Indian community in Bangkok. “India and Thailand share a deep-rooted…
Canberra, Apr 3 (UNI) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the 10% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Canberra “completely unjustified.” “For Australia these tariffs are not unexpected, but let me be clear: they are totally unwarranted. President Trump refers to reciprocal tariffs. A reciprocal tariff would be zero, not 10%. The administration’s…
