With an year to go for Lok Sabha polls, all eyes were on he Union Budget for 2023-24.Many say it focused on growth and welfare with a priority to provide support to farmers, women, marginalised sections and the middle class, a few said it was anti-people. A section of experts said the budget proposals will lead the country towards achieving its goal of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy and top three economies globally within a few years.
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Underlining the role of political stability in the country’s development, President Droupadi Murmu said that India is in a better position as compared to other countries due to the decisions taken in the national interest by the central government.
Russia has accused the BBC of waging an information waron different fronts – not only against Moscow but also against other global centers of power pursuing an independent policy, days after the British broadcaster released a controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made these remarks when asked about the BBC’s controversial documentary.
The Centre will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of the country’s IT rules released recently. Any information identified as fake or false by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), or by any other agency authorised for fact-checking by the government or by its department in which such business is transacted, would be prohibited under the draft.
Amid escalating attacks from the Centre on the Supreme Court’s Collegium system of appointments to higher judiciary, former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Fali Nariman, who himself was a part of the collegium before retiring in August 2021, took on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju head-on at a public event on Friday.
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that India, which has charted an independent course on foreign policy, was forced to change its strategic posture and join the four-nation Quad due to China’s aggressive actions.
Extending greetings to people for Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu has said that India’s journey has inspired many other nations…
US lawmaker Andy Biggs has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that seeks to terminate Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, and require annual certification from the President with certain conditions for Islamabad to be given such a designation.
Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas following the termination of their employment to stay in the country.