The Central government has extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in eight districts and 21 police stations in five districts of Nagaland declaring them as 'disturbed area' for a period of six months with effect April 1 this year, unless withdrawn earlier.
The central government plans to raise Rs 7.5 trillion through market borrowing in the first half of 2024-25 (April-September), an official release from finance ministry said on Wednesday.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in ED custody, for skipping as many as eight summons by the central enforcement agency, in connection with the alleged scam linked to now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy.
Cricket Namibia has announced professional contracts for ten women's cricketers, making it the country's first sports governing body to sign contracts for both its men's and women's national teams. The contracts were negotiated and signed in February, but only publicised on Tuesday.
After being named as the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from the South Central Mumbai Constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, Anil Desai on Wednesday said that as it is a huge constituency, he will see what people's problems and their expectations are.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah hit out at the BJP and asked that if the situation in Kashmir has improved as claimed by the central government then why Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is not being revoked from Jammu and Kashmir.
"Sena should not have announced the candidates for Mumbai South Central and Sangli. These were still under discussion," Thorat said speaking to ANI on Friday.
BillGates, speaking virtually from Seattle, underscored India's significance both in his past actions with Microsoft and in his current charitable efforts through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
"A fire broke out in one coach of the Mumbai LTT Special Fare SF Holi Special near Karisath station, at a short distance from Arrah Junction, on March 26. No casualties or injuries have been reported," CRPO, East Central Railways, said in a statement.