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Ban polygamy, says U'khand UCC panel
GENDER EQUALITY IS THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE 740-PAGE REPORT; TRIBAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF ITS AMBIT
Champai sworn in as CM: Hemant in 5-day custody
Champai Soren became the seventh person to take oath as Jharkhand's chief minister on Friday, resolving for now the instability roiling the state after the dramatic arrest of his predecessor Hemant Soren over money laundering allegations two days ago.
Ukraine-Fired US Patriot Missiles Downed Transport Plane: Russia
Russian investigators said on Thursday they had evidence showing that Ukraine's military shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane last week with US-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles.
Summoned By ED Today, CM To Lead Stir Against BJP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has urged the people of Delhi to join a planned protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg on Friday against alleged "malpractices" during the counting of votes in the recently concluded Chandigarh mayoral elections.
Inflation In Control As Measures Working: FM
Inflation management under India's economic policy framework is not in the realm of fiscal policy, and therefore, of the budget. India's inflation targeting framework delegates this task to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is expected to control inflation with the tools in the realm of monetary policy.
Eye On 2024, Vision For 2047
Govt counters Opposition push on caste census with focus on youth, poor, women, and farmers. Capital expenditure momentum sustained but Centre sticks to fiscal consolidation road. map. Affordable housing, railway infra key thrust areas, coverage enhanced for 'lakhpati didis'. Special corpus to fund innovation; govt keeps up India's commitment to global climate goals.
VARIETY MATTERS, NOT THE MEDIUM: TRIPTII DIMRI
The actor, who has gained fame via OTT, wants to take on good roles and projects without worrying whether they release on the web or in cinemas
NADA to increase testing in Olympic year: Bhargava
The performance of athletes will remain in focus during the Olympic year. However, the National Anti Doping Agency will have the job to make sure India sends a clean contingent, considering there were a few highprofile doping cases in recent times.
Jyothi wants to make it a season to remember
After a season that saw her succeed at the Asian C'ships and Asian Games, India's record-breaking hurdler is gearing up for Paris Olympics
Relaxed Indians raring to give a fitting reply to England's Bazball
There is talk of belief, of not panicking, of India knowing exactly what they would need to do to break this tide and regain ground
Selection cues: Patidar ahead of Sarfaraz, for now
On the whiteboard outside the India nets on Thursday were scribbled the names of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. But soon enough Shubman Gill too joined, getting a good stride into most of his shots.
Child safety: Meta chief apologises to parents at fiery Senate hearing
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a public apology in US Congress on Wednesday as hostile lawmakers grilled tech chiefs over the dangers that children face on social media platforms.
EU leaders try to quell anger as farmers' protests spread
Protesters from Italy, Spain and other countries took part in the Brussels demonstration, which coincided with an EU summit nearby
Key schemes extended after cabinet approval
AT MEETING CHAIRED BY PM MODI
Hindu prayers offered at Gyanvapi after court nod
Two Hindu priests offered prayers to idols of deities, including Lord Shiva in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid shortly after midnight on Thursday, hours after the Varanasi district court ordered the chamber be opened after three decades in what was a huge victory for Hindu petitioners in the decades-old dispute.
House did half-hearted' job in amending act: SC
The Parliament did a \"half-hearted\" job in amending the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Act in 1981, the Supreme Court remarked on Thursday, pointing out though the amendments sought to include the Muslim voice in the administration of the institution, it fell short of conferring the \"complete minority character\" on AMU.
Judge who delivered death sentence to 15 PFI men gets threats
BJP LEADER'S MURDER CASE
SC to hear Soren's plea against arrest
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea filed by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering allegations minutes after he resigned as chief minister of the state on Wednesday.
Soren illegally acquired 12 land parcels in Ranchi, ED tells court
Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren had illegally acquired and possessed 12 adjacent land parcels in Ranchi measuring 8.5 acres, obtained by \"a very large syndicate\" involved in grabbing properties, the Enforcement Directorate claimed on Thursday, a day after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief was arrested on money laundering charges in connection with an alleged land dead.
Gangster shot 30 times, SIT formed
The Faridabad Police on Thursday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the murder of Delhi-based gangster Surajbhan alias Ballu Pehalwan, 42, two days after he was shot dead, officers aware of the matter said.
Showers, wind clear air; city breathes cleanest since Oct 19
Delhi breathed its cleanest air in more than a hundred days on Thursday as two days of rain and strong winds helped wash out pollutants that have clotted the city's atmosphere for several weeks.
Delhi fulfils its Feb rain quota, more on the cards
The first day of February in Delhi was wetter than it was in all of January, with intermittent showers throughout Thursday alone exceeding the Capital's rain quota for all of the month. However, the showers also pushed Delhi's minimum temperature to its highest in 59 days, in a 5°C jump from Wednesday.
FDI to GDP: Sitharaman lends jargon a twist
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman peppered her shortest ever Budget speech on Thursday morning with a familiar dose of acronyms, catchphrases, alliteration and wordplays, in a bid to unravel complex financial and economic jargon and hook the electorate ahead of the general elections this summer.
Defence spending at ₹6.21L-cr as govt outlines new deep tech plan
India on Thursday set aside ₹6.21 lakh crore for defence spending in the interim budget for 2024-25, with the defence ministry saying that the critical sector continues to receive the highest allocation among all ministries.
'No appeasement; no denial; budget a pillar of growth'
In an interview with Doordarshan, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman talks about the budget's attempts to present people with uniform opportunities with a focus on welfare. Edited excerpts
Health staff to be covered under govt scheme ambit
Health cover under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna - the government's flagship public health insurance scheme-will be extended to all ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday.
Solar panel scheme upgrade to help 10mn houses save 300 units
The government boosted a scheme to encourage people to install solar panels on their rooftops, showed details of the interim budget announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who also said the Centre will offer viability gap funding for certain wind energy projects, introduce mandatory blending of compressed biogas in natural gas products and strengthen the electric vehicle ecosystem in steps to towards India's commitments to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2070.
Boost for infra, amenities at islands as ₹2,449cr allocated for tourism
Tourism infrastructure and amenities will be taken up in the country's islands, including Lakshadweep, to meet the \"emerging fervour\" for domestic tourism, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
In agri, value addition set to be in focus
India will launch new plans and ramp up existing ones to build food parks and post-harvest facilities to boost farm incomes, and formulate strategies to cut the country's reliance on cooking oil imports, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday as she presented the Union interim budget for 2024-25 ahead of the general elections this summer.
A little more for all labharathis? Focus on 'core of core' schemes
The interim budget on Tuesday raised allocations to the government's six so-called \"core of core schemes\" to ₹1.12 lakh crore for 2024-25 from revised estimates (2023-24) of ₹1.08 lakh crore, an increase of 3%. When compared with the budget estimates (2023-24) of ₹86,144 crore, the outlay for the next fiscal year for these programmes represents a 30% jump.