The government is expected to constitute the 16th Finance Commission by end of November, finance secretary T V Somanathan said. Finance Commission is a constitutional body that gives suggestions on Centre-state financial relations.
UPI transactions shot up to Rs 83.2L cr in 2022
Unified payments interface (UPI) transactions rose manifolds between 2018 and 2022 in terms of value as well as volume, by 1,320 per cent and 1,876 per cent respectively.
Digital delight
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted the significant strides taken by India in implementing innovative digital health solutions at the national level.
Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon
Russia’s unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported. The launch earlier this month was Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The crash comes after Roscosmos reported an “abnormal situation”
Despite drought, SL rules out rice shortage
Sri Lanka has ruled out a shortage of rice until the harvest of the next cultivation season despite the impact of dry weather on the current crop, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement on Sunday.
13 labourers killed in terrorist attack in Pak
Thirteen labourers were killed in a terrorist attack in North Waziristan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the media reported. The incident occurred late Saturday night
Dynastic politics is poison: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday termed dynastic politics as “poison” and said that under this system, the control over a party and the government led by it remains in the hands of one family alone. He accused the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena
Sachin Pilot drafted into CWC as Kharge rejigs Cong central leadership
In a significant development, Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who has been sounding discordant notes against the party and is not known to see eye-to-eye with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
PM’s claim of China not taking one inch of our land not true”: Rahul Gandhi
In Ladakh to pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s 79th birth anniversary, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the Centre, saying that its claim that not an inch of Indian land was taken by China’s People Liberation Army
Modi condoles death of soldiers in Ladakh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of soldiers who died after an Army truck fell into a river in Ladakh, saying their rich service to the nation will always be remembered.
