Invoking Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar's tenure as Union Agriculture Minister under the Congress-led UPA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said money sanctioned by Delhi for the distressed farmers of Vidarbha was 'looted' midway.
In a statement, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said, "Australia holds President Putin and the Russian Government responsible for Mr Navalny's treatment and death in custody."
The sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union on Friday, against people and companies for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine also included several companies from China, the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
On the second anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict, US President Joe Biden announced over 500 new sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war of conquest of Ukraine and the death of Aleksey Navalny, who was Putin's fiercest opposition leader.
The sanctioned individuals include Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin, who oversaw the brutal prison camp where Navalny was kept in solitary confinement for up to 2 weeks at a time. Navalny's condition had deteriorated in his 3 years in prison.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal urged Japan and the European Union to enact new sanctions against Russia in response to the escalating situation.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Uttar Pradesh has been sanctioned the highest grant in the country of about Rs 740 crore under various heads.
As per the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chairman 5T and Nabin Odisha, Kartik Pandian visited Sambalpur District on January 12 and 13 to review the progress of various developmental works in the district and interacted with the general public.
The United Kingdom on Monday announced new sanctions on the four extremist Israeli settlers, who committed alleged human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, UK foreign secretary said in an official statement.
"In India, Russia enjoys a solid reputation as a reliable, sincere, well-intentioned, time-tested friend. Such an image was initially shaped due to the major contribution of the USSR to Indian socio-economic development, and it largely persists to this day," he said.
Delhi LG V K Saxena has sanctioned a CBI inquiry under Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption (POC) Act, 1988, against Raj Kumar, the then Superintendent of Jail No. 4, Tihar Jail, for aiding former Delhi Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain in extorting Rs. 10 crore from Sukesh Chandrash
A total of 118.63 lakh houses have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) based on the project proposals submitted by states and Union Territories (UTs) under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) as on January 29, 2024, Centre told the Rajya Sabha on M