Month: April 2024

“‘Maidaan’ vs ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ Box Office Collection Day 7: Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar’s Films Witness Growth”

Manish Kumar

Ajay Devgn starrer ‘Maidaan’, the sports biography based on the true story of Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, hit the theatres on April 11 on the occasion of Eid. The film is underperforming at the box office. However, on day seven (Wednesday) ‘Maidaan’s box office collections witnessed a slight growth. As per a report by Sacnilk, ‘Maidaan’ earned Rs 2 crore on day 7. So, the film’s total nett collection in one week stands at Rs 27.10 crore. On Wednedsay, on the day of paid previews, the Ajay Devgn…

consider Myself As ‘Gopi’ Of Lord Krishna’, Says BJP’s Hema Malini; Shah Holds Roadshow In Guj

Manish Kumar

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose for allegedly interfering in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls in the state. “A complaint against Governor C V Ananda Bose has been lodged with EC for repeatedly interfering with the ensuing Lok Sabha Elections, 2024 and attempting to visit poll-going areas during the silent period and on polling day,” a TMC leader said. The Election Commission has advised the West Bengal Governor to call off his proposed tour of…

“Lok Sabha Polls: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra Say BJP-Led NDA to Not Cross 150 Seats If…”

Manish Kumar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today held a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. The duo’s press meet was crucial given that Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats and it’s often called the gateway to power in Delhi. This year, the Congress and Samajwadi Party are jointly contesting the Lok Sabha polls to counter the BJP’s might. Addressing the press conference, Rahul Gandhi predicted that the NDA may not win over 150 seats. “I do not do prediction of seats. 15-20 days ago I was thinking the…

“PDA to Defeat NDA…”: SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Claim at Joint Presser with Rahul Gandhi”

Manish Kumar

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took a shot at the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday at a joint press conference in UP’s Ghaziabad. Akhilesh claimed that PM Modi’s government has betrayed the PDA (Pichhde, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak) families, and this PDA will defeat the NDA. PDA is going to defeat NDA. As far as ‘Pariwarwaad’ is concerned, I urge the BJP to pledge not to field candidates from political families or seek votes from such families… Those who came in 2014 will go by 2024…”, Akhilesh remarked…

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: BJD Releases Fifth List, CM Naveen Patnaik to Contest from Kantabanji

Manish Kumar

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday released fifth list of candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024. Odisha Chief Minister and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik will contest from Kantabanji seat apart from his home turf Hinjili, which was declared before. Laxmipriya Nayak will contest from Chitrakonda, Barsa Singh Bariha from Padampur, Rajendra Chhatria from Kuchinda, Arundhati Kumari Devi from Deogarh, Sanjukta Singh from Angul, Dilip Kumar Nayak from Nimapara. Sulkhnsa Gitanjali Devi has been fielded from Sanakhemundi, and Indira Nanda from Jeypore. The BJD has also swapped two MLA…

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Campaigning Ends for 102 Seats Going to Polls in First Phase on April 19

Manish Kumar

New Delhi: Campaigning for 102 parliamentary constituencies distributed across 21 states and Union territories, where voting will be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, concluded on Wednesday. In the first phase, polling will be held in Arunachal Pradesh (2 seats), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), Madhya Pradesh (6), Maharashtra (5), Manipur (2), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Rajasthan (12), Sikkim (1), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), Uttar Pradesh (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (3), Andaman and Nicobar (1), Jammu and Kashmir (1),…

CBDT signs record number of 125 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in FY 2023-24

Manish Kumar

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into a record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in FY 2023-24 with Indian taxpayers. This includes 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). This marks the highest ever APA signings in any financial year since the launch of the APA programme. The number of APAs signed in FY 2023-24 also represents a 31% increase compared to the 95 APAs signed during the preceding financial year. With this, the total number of APAs since inception of the APA programme has…

1st international workshop on ‘Emerging Technologies & Challenges for Exoskeleton’ organised by DRDO in Bengaluru

Manish Kumar

The first international workshop on ‘Emerging Technologies & Challenges for Exoskeleton’ is being held in Bengaluru on April 16-17, 2024. The workshop, which has been organised by the Defence Bio-Engineering & Electromedical Laboratory of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), was inaugurated by Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat, in the presence of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Lt Gen JP Mathew. In his keynote address, the DRDO Chairman emphasised the importance of the transformational exoskeleton…

ECI states position on enforcement of MCC during first month

Manish Kumar

In a first of its kind exercise for which the Commission is by no means obliged, but for the larger sake of its promised transparency, ECI has decided to place in public domain its enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during first month of its operation, along with certain details of action taken, so that misgivings and insinuations at times coming from certain quarters, however small or limited, are addressed and stopped. The position as follows, also apply for the remaining period of the Code. With a month…

PROBATIONERS OF INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE CALL ON THE PRESIDENT

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A group of Probationers of Indian Economic Service (2022 and 2023 batches) called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (April 16, 2024). Addressing the officers, the President said that economic growth is an important component in the development of the country. Macro and micro economic indicators are considered useful parameters of progress. Therefore, the role of economists is important in making government policies and schemes effective and useful. She told officers that as India is moving towards becoming the third largest economy in the world,…