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August 9, 2024 10:11 PM

Cabinet approves eight railway projects worth Rs 24,657 Cr

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved eight projects of the Ministry of Railways with a total estimated cost of Rs 24,657 crore. Briefing media in New Delhi after the meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that th...

August 9, 2024 10:14 PM

SC rejects plea to postpone 2024 NEET-PG exam scheduled for August 11 

The Supreme Court today rejected a plea to delay the 2024 NEET-PG exam, scheduled for August 11. The court said it would be unjust to risk the future of two lakh students while rejecting a petition that argued the assigned exam cities were too inconvenient for some candidates. Chief Justice DY Chand...

August 9, 2024 9:13 PM

Manish Sisodia granted bail by SC, walks out of Tihar jail 

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today walked out of Tihar jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in cases registered against him in connection with the alleged irregularities in the  now-scrapped excise policy.

August 9, 2024 9:09 PM

EAM S Jaishankar reaches Maldives on three-day visit

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in the Maldives this evening for a three-day visit. He was received by his Maldivian counterpart, Moosa Zameer, at the airport. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar said that the Maldives occupies an important place in India's vision of ‘Neighbou...

August 9, 2024 8:41 PM

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die today. The Budget Session of Parliament began on 22nd of the last month and it was due to conclude on Monday. Speaker Om Birla today said, 15 meetings were held in this session which lasted for 115 hours. He said, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithara...

August 9, 2024 8:14 PM

14 Indian nationals recruited into Russian Army discharged: EAM S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar today said there are 91 cases so far of Indian nationals who were recruited into the Russian Army. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Dr Jaishankar said eight of them have unfortunately passed away and fourteen of them have b...

August 9, 2024 8:08 PM

PM Modi to visit Wayanad tomorrow to review relief and rehabilitation efforts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Wayanad in Kerala tomorrow to review relief and rehabilitation efforts. He will reach Kannur and, from there, conduct an aerial survey of the landslide-affected area in Wayanad. Mr. Modi will visit the landslide-affected area, where he will be briefed by the r...

August 9, 2024 7:40 PM

Budget Session of Parliament remained very productive: Kiren Rijiju

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the Budget Session of Parliament remained very productive. Addressing the media in New Delhi on the Budget Session, which concluded today, Mr. Rijiju said that during the entire session, the smooth transaction of business took place in both t...

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