Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government for the unprecedented suspension of MPs during the recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament, terming the action as the "biggest disrespect to the Indian democracy."
India's ace wrestler Bajrang Punia, who on Friday announced that he is returning his Padma Shri after former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's aide was elected president of the federation, said he will not take the medal back home and placed it on the pavement near Kartavya Path in cent
"Had a friendly meeting today with the Hon'ble Minister of Defense of the Government of India and senior @BJP4India leader, Mr. @rajnathsingh, in New Delhi. During our interaction, Mr. Singh assured continued cooperation from the Central Government for the all-round development of Karnataka.
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) has called on the residents of central Gaza's Bureij town to move to the south and head for shelters in Deir al-Balah as they plan to expand the military's ground offensive, The Times of Israel reported.
In the central Gaza village of Jahar al-Dikh, troops located a Hamas weapons warehouse. Soldiers also spotted rocket launchers that had been used to fire rockets at Israel in previous days. The launchers were destroyed in an airstrike.
The central government has authorised the release of an additional instalment of tax devolution amounting to Rs 72,961 crore to state governments for financing various social welfare measures and infrastructure development schemes.
It is learnt that a specialised team of the Central agency led by a Deputy Inspector General as well as a Superintendent of Police rank officer will be monitoring the findings of the visit to the site.
The central government has granted a one-time exemption to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to achieve 25 per cent Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) within 10 years since its listing on the exchanges.
The central government has extended the reduced import duty regime for some of the key edible oils by a year as it makes interventions to keep food inflation in check.
Reacting to the terrorist attack in Poonch in which three Army personnel lost their lives Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut compared the incident with the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 questioned the motive of the central government after this attack.
The Indian Navy has deployed an indigenous guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Aden region in light of the piracy incident earlier this week, as per a release issued by the Defence Ministry.