Month: March 2024

India’s main opposition party accuses the government of freezing its bank accounts ahead of election

NEW DELHI — The Congress party, India’s main opposition political group, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Thursday of stifling democracy and crippling the party by freezing its bank accounts in a tax dispute ahead of national elections. India has announced that a 6-week-long general election will […]

Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal’s custody extended until April 1 in graft case

NEW DELHI, March 28 – An Indian court extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until April 1 on Thursday in a graft case related to the national capital territory’s liquor policy, local media said. India’s financial crime-fighting agency arrested Kejriwal last week in connection […]

Filing of nominations in the second phase of General Elections to begin tomorrow after ECI issues Gazette notification for Phase 2

88 Parliamentary Constituencies in 12 States/UTs along with one part PC (Outer Manipur) will go to polls in this phase, on April 26, 2024 Last date of nominations in Phase 2 for all 12 States/UTs is April 4 2024 Date for Scrutiny of nominations for all 11 States/UTs […]

Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi sworn in as judicial member, Lokpal of India

Shri Pankaj Kumar and Shri Ajay Tirkey took oath of office as member, Lokpal. MARCH 28, 2024 Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi sworn in as judicial member, Lokpal .The oath was administered by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Chairperson, Lokpal of India. Shri Pankaj Kumar and Shri Ajay Tirkey took oath […]

Media can not be a registered, recognized or unrecognized political party, underlines VP

Media will emerge the nation’s conscience keeper if it takes care of its conscience, emphasises VP CAA does not deprive any Indian citizen of his or her citizenship- VP CAA is aimed at providing relief to persecuted religious minorities in neighbourhood without infringing upon the rights of any […]

As temperatures escalate, Union Health Ministry and NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on measures to prevent Hospital Fires during Summer months

States/UTs directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address discrepancy in electrical load capacity and obtain valid fire NOCs from respective state fire departments States/UTs also urged to conduct follow-up reviews to ensure implementation of critical safety measures MARCH 24, 2024 As temperatures escalate during the summer months, hospital fires […]

PM addresses Summit for Democracy

MARCH 21, 2024 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the Summit for Democracy via video conferencing.  Calling Summit for Democracy a crucial platform for democracies worldwide to exchange experiences and learn from each other, the Prime Minister reiterated India’s deep-rooted commitment to democracy, stating, “India has […]

Raksha Mantri Trophy for Armed Forces Medical Services’ Best & Second Best Command Hospitals for Year 2022

Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune & Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow judged as Best and Second Best Command Hospitals MARCH 19, 2024 Raksha Mantri Trophy for the Best and Second Best Command Hospitals of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for the year 2022 was presented by Director […]

Gross Direct Tax collections for  Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 register a growth of 18.74%

Net Direct Tax collections for the FY 2023-24 grow at over 19.88% Advance Tax collections for the FY 2023-24 stand at Rs. 9,11,534 crore which shows a growth of 22.31% Refunds aggregating to Rs. 3,36,808 crore issued in the current fiscal MARCH 19, 2024 The provisional figures of Direct […]

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