Ruckus over Rahul Gandhi’s London remarks, Centre demands ‘apology’

It was a stormy start for both Houses of the Parliament after the Centre condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s comments in London. As the second part of the Budget session began on Monday, Centre demanded that Rahul Gandhi should apologise for ‘insulting India’ in London. Rahul Gandhi had recently alleged in London that the structures of Indian democracy are under “brutal attack” and there is a full-scale assault on the institutions of the country. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking in Lok Sabha said, “Rahul Gandhi, who is a member…

‘Ulta chor kotwal ko Kharge hits out at PM Modi for denouncing Gandhi’s remarks on democracy

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge again slammed the Centre for raising Rahul Gandhi‘s democracy remarks in Parliament and said, “Those crushing democracy are talking of saving it” Earlier last week, Congress MP Gandhi alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under “brutal attack” and there is a full-scale assault on the institutions of the country. He made these statements during his 10-day visit to London. Since then, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been targetting Gandhi, demanding to apologise for his “critical remarks against the country”. Meanwhile, Kharge, who…

India To Spend A enormous $100 Billion To Modernize Its Military

India has finalised a road map to spend USD 100 billion in the next five to seven years to modernise the armed forces and bolster their combat capabilities over rivals in the region, according to an official document and military sources. The plan includes procurement of a range of weapons, missiles, air defence systems, fighter jets, submarines and warships, drones, surveillance equipment and developing infrastructure for extensive use of artificial intelligence, official sources said. The Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently said that orders worth over $100 billion would be…

Delhi MLAs get 66% salary hike. Are they still among lowest paid legislators in India?

An MLA in Delhi will now get Rs 90,000 per month, instead of the previous Rs 54,000. CM, Assembly Speaker, and Opposition leader will get Rs 1.70 lakh per month including salary and allowances. So far, it was Rs 72,000 a month. What this means is, an MLA in Delhi will now get Rs 90,000 per month, instead of the previous Rs 54,000. So far, their basic salary was Rs 12,000 which has now gone up to Rs 30,000. The daily allowance has been increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs…

Indian Railways is marching ahead swiftly on its Mission 100 percent Electrification

Indian Railway is working in a mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030. After completion of Electrification in Uttar Pradesh recently, Indian Railways has achieved another milestone. Indian Railways has completed the electrification of Uttarakhand. The existing Broad Gauge network of Uttarakhand is 347 Route kilometre, which is 100% electrified, resulting in saving on account of reduced line haul cost (about 2.5 times lower), heavier haulage capacity, increased sectional capacity, reduced operating & maintenance…

Putin will most likely attend the G20 summit!

Russian President Vladimir Putin will most likely attend the G20 summit in September in India’s capital New Delhi, Bloomberg has reported. No official confirmation has been issued in this regard, even though India has formally invited Putin and the Kremlin has accepted it. Last year, Putin did not participate in the G20 event in Bali, Indonesia, and instead sent Foreign Minister. A year before that as well Putin did not attend the leaders’ gathering in Rome. This comes days after the G20 foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi in early…

India shines bright at Oscars 2023: PM congratulates the “RRR” team, the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.

The 95th Academy Awards witnessed Everything Everywhere All At Once emerge as a star winner, scoring multiple awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director, among other categories. Held on March 13 in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, the Oscars 2023 were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. India registered its win with RRR’s chartbuster song “Naatu Naatu” bagging the Oscar award for Best Original Song. Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers marked the maiden victory for India in the Documentary Short Subject category at…

Venture capitalists, government in hurdle after SVB meltdown.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing collateral damage that’s sinking markets and delaying paychecks. The Indian government will not let the SVB crisis affect the growth of Indian start-ups-Minister assures. The start-up friendly policies of Silicon Valley Bank led to many new Indian enterprises parking substantial funds with it. The government is likely to exempt certain categories of investors, such as those registered with regulatory authorities and whose chances of circulating unaccounted money are low, from the proposed angel tax. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing…

Role of the divyangjan is important in building Atamnirbhar Bharat : Virendra Kumar

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel inaugurated the third Divya Kala Mela at the Bhopal Haat here on Sunday in the presence of Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar and Minister of State Kumari Pratima Bhowmik. Governor Patel, while inaugurating the 10-day fair, stated that this is a greater chance to enable Divyangjan to become entrepreneurs and artisans. Free booths at these fairs and exhibits are provided to allow the Divyangjan to demonstrate their ability. On this occasion, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar…

Dr Jitendra Singh says Civil Services Officers now being trained in AI tools and Data Analytics to enable them with administrative skills vital today

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has said the Civil Services Officers are now being trained and equipped with latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and Data Analytics to enable them with skills that are vital to the effective performance in the administrative context of today. Under the Mission Karmayogi, the course has been so structured that domain, functional and behavioural inputs are woven into the course design,…