Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday participated in the roundtable on 'Multilateral Development Bank Evolution: Building Shareholder Consensus' hosted by the US Department of Treasury Secretary at World Bank headquarters.
Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal has directed the labour department to explore the possibility of providing free bus travel passes to all registered labourers of Delhi in addition to those who are already availing it.
A working group has also been formed under the leadership of the Urban Development Department to fast-track the development of charging infrastructure, it added.
The discussion was focused on the impact of global development challenges like climate change, pandemics, fragility and conflict on development progress, and reforms at the World Bank, according to the Finance ministry.
In the statement, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said, "Today, I am appointing Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson. I benefitted greatly from Matt's wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy when he was tapped to head up my no
The Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition seeking an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Customs Department into the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case taking into consideration the recent revelation by the accused Swapna Suresh with regard to the involvement of the Kerala
"Secretary Blinken underscored Ukraine's success as vital to peace and security in Europe and reiterated the United States' commitment to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes," said Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel in a statement on Tuesday (local time).
"Bogus expenditure booked in this way by these beneficiary business entities could be to the tune of about Rs 1,000 crore," according to an official release which stated that the exercise started on March 31 and covered a total of 16 premises.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration added another eight online services offered by various departments in the Union territory under its auto-appeal mechanism, taking the total to 22.
As per the education department, over 96.6 per cent of the students achieved success, with three students from the Gangu area of Pulwama district securing the first, second, and ninth positions at the district level in the eighth-grade examination.