The Narendra Modi-led Union government today announced the dates for the Union Budget 2024. Union Parliamentary Affairs minister Kiren Rijiju today announced that the Budget Session of the Parliament will commence on and continue till August 22. Budget 2024: Date and Time The 2024 Union Budget w

  At least 40 people are feared dead in a stampede at ‘satsang’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Tuesday. According to police, a religious event was underway in Mughalgarhi village of Hathras district when the stampede took place. “So far 27 bodies have been sent to t

Three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 — will come into effect today, July 1. These laws will replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act.

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to jail for 14 days under judicial custody in the Delhi liquor policy case being probed by the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI). The CBI said it needs Mr Kejriwal's custody in the "interest of investigation and justice".

The Telecommunications Act 2023 will come into effect on June 26. It replaced the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 and the Indian Wireless Telegraph Act of 1933. This new law reflects the significant advancements in the telecom sector and aims to change the regulatory environment to address contemporary

Bengaluru, Jun 27 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that he will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. “The PMO has scheduled the appointment for 8 a.m.,” he stated. Speaking to the media here after garlanding Kempe Gowda statue on the occas

NEW DELHI: A plea has been submitted before President Droupadi Murmu to expel Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi from Lok Sabha over his "Jai Palestine" remark he made while taking oath as parliamentarian. Highlighting Article 102 of the Constitution, advocate Hari Shankar Ja

New Delhi, Jun 26 (IANS): Om Birla, BJP MP from Kota-Bundi, was on Wednesday elected by voice vote as the Lok Sabha Speaker for the second consecutive time. With this win, Birla became the first BJP leader to serve the coveted position for the second consecutive time. Protem Speaker of th

Rahul Gandhi appointed leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. Congress leader KC Venugopal made the announcement saying, “CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab informing the decision of appointment of Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, oth

After BJP's Shobha Karandlaje raised objection to Owaisi's controversial oath, presiding officer Radhamohan Singh instructed it to be removed from the record. A huge uproar erupted after AIMIM president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi raised pro-Palestine solgans while taking oath as a member of

  BJP MP Om Birla and Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh on Tuesday filed nominations for the Lok Sabha Speaker election after talks between the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition's INDIA bloc failed. This is the first time ever that the Lok Sabha will witness an election

New Delhi, Jun 25 (IANS): Delhi High Court on Tuesday, in its final verdict on the Enforcement Directorate's plea, stayed a trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Justice Sudhir Jain said that the documents and arguments were not appreciated by the trial court

New Delhi, Jun 21 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on the Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking a stay on the release of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on bail. A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to the Chief Minister in connection with a money laundering ca

Bengaluru, Jun 15 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that a re-examination for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) should be conducted. “Students have been treated unfairly in NEET exams. Many have been assigned ranks, which is a great injustic

The Kerala government has decided to provide ₹5 lakh financial assistance to families of Keralites who died in the Kuwait fire incident. Kerala Health Minister Veena George will soon leave for Kuwait to coordinate treatment of injured and return of bodies of deceased, the state government said. As p

New Delhi, Jun 13 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that it would not pass any interim direction to stay the admission counselling process to medical programmes pursuant to the NEET UG 2024 examination amid the allegations of paper leak and other irregularities. During the hea

New Delhi: Bringing the much needed relief to ration card holders, the government is learnt to have once again extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar and Ration Card. The new deadline to link Aadhaar and Ration Card is 30 September 2024. The previous last date was 30 June.  The Food and

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the National Testing Agency(NTA) to grant grace marks to students in the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test(NEET) held this year for admissions to the Under Graduate medical courses. The petitioner, Mr Jaripate Ka