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New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram wrote a formal letter to Prime Minister Narendra on Thurday expressing strong dissent against the proposed Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, citing concerns over the future of the nation's paramilitary 'command structures.' Chidambaram, in a post on X, wrote, "I have written to the Honourable PM Thiru Narendra Modi expressing strong opposition to the CAPF Amendment Bill. Instead of addressing long-s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday criticised the government over the CAPF Amendment Bill and expressed full confidence in Mamata Banerjee's victory in West Bengal. Criticising the government over the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Amendment Bill, Yadav said, "On the strength of their majority, they (the government) are doing all sorts of wrong things, and the public is suffering the bad consequences. May God help them." Also Read | Oracle Layo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday criticised the government over the CAPF Amendment Bill and expressed full confidence in Mamata Banerjee's victory in West Bengal. Criticising the government over the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Amendment Bill, Yadav said, "On the strength of their majority, they (the government) are doing all sorts of wrong things, and the public is suffering the bad consequences. May God help them." Turning to elections in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, on Thursday, after it was passed in the Upper House of Parliament. The Bill provides for fifty per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, and a minimum of sixty-seven per cent of the posts to be filled by deputation in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in the ranks of Special Director Ge ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's imports of telecom equipment from China rose to $6.37 billion (about ₹59,500 crore) in 2023-24, up from $5.55 billion in 2019-20, Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani informed the Parliament on Wednesday. Pemmasani, in a written reply to Lok Sabha, said that total imports in the telecom equipment category rose from $13.33 billion in 2019-20 to $17.01 billion in 2023-24. "The imports under the principal commodity 'telecom instruments' have increased f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore questioned the timing of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill in the Lok Sabha, as Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Bill on Thursday after it was passed in the Upper House. In an X post, Manickam Tagore alleged that the Centre has planned to introduce the CAPF Bill, 2026, on the day when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Assam for his pre-planned election rally. He ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr 1: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today informed the Lok Sabha about "Antariksh Venture Capital Fund", set up to promote Space StartUps and the emerging Spacetech ecosystem. The Minister also added that India's dedicated venture capital fund for the space sector is progressing steadily, with investment in selected StartUps expect ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In the age of viral forwards and deepfake déjà vu, the government's fact-checkers are working overtime to separate fact from fiction. India's Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit (FCU), operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has flagged a total of 2,913 instances of fake news and misinformation linked to the Central Government, highlighting the growing scale of the information battle in the digital era. Tasked with identifying misleading content from AI-genera ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote after the Opposition staged a walkout. The bill was introduced in the Upper House on March 25 by MoS (home) Nityanand Rai. The bill deals with cadre management in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). It provides that 50% of the total posts at the inspector general rank, a minimum of 76% of posts at the additional director general rank and all posts of special di ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust reported record-breaking financial results for the 2025-2026 year. While the anticipated income was originally set at Rs 155 crore, the actual revenue reached approximately Rs 182 crore. This reflects a significant 37% increase in annual income compared to the previous year. Financial Details Announced at Board of Trustees Meeting on March 28 The financial details were announced at the Board of Trustees meeting on 28 March. The meeting was ...Read More >
Ranchi: Apprehending that the fertiliser situation may worsen due to the West Asia, the state agriculture department has decided to deploy teams across the 24 districts to assess its availability and curb hoarding.Agriculture minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey said, "A team has been formed to analyse the situation and carry out a comparison between the consumption of fertilisers vis-a-vis last year and this year's requirement.""The state can only monitor the situation, conduct raids and lodge FIRs agai ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Parliament on Wednesday passed four key legislations -- the Jan Vishwas Bill, key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Bill, the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 -- as the Opposition parties staged a walkout from both Houses, alleging lack of discussion, disregard for parliamentary procedures, and injustice to armed forces personnel. The Rajya Sabh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote amid the walkout by the entire Opposition in protest. The bill provides for 50 per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, a minimum of 67 per cent in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in the ranks of Special Director General and Director General. Replying to the debate, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, naming Amaravati as the sole capital of the southern state, even as the regional opposition party YSRCP staged a walkout in protest. Minister of state (home) Nityanand Rai introduced the bill for consideration and passing, which was followed by an almost two-hour long discussion. The bill introduced a single amendment in Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 which reads, "in ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has preserved its regulatory autonomy in data governance under the interim agreement framework with the US and the pact in no way restricts the country from managing its own data, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In response to a question by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada said that India and the United States have established a framework for an Interim Agreement that reflects both nations' shared commitment to fostering ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union MoS Jitin Prasada on Wednesday informed the parliament that the Central government has migrated around 16.68 lakh official email accounts of Ministries and Departments to a cloud-based platform managed by Zoho Corporation, with total expenditure reaching Rs 180.10 crore. Responding to queries raised by TMC MPs Rachna Banerjee, Deepak Dev Adhikari and Mala Roy, Prasada said in a written reply, "The payments are linked to the actual number of email accounts ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse on Wednesday said the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games has given a new direction to Chhattisgarh, which was earlier "known for naxalism" and was perceived to be "backward". Khadse visited Raipur as part of the ongoing Games and commended the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for organising the event. With over 2,500 athletes from all states and Union Territories competing across disciplines, Khadse said KITG 2026 reflects the centr ...Read More >
Vijayawada/New Delhi, Apri 1 (UNI) During the Lok Sabha proceedings today, leaders representing the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh strongly advocated for the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, while YSRCP MP Midhun Reddy opposed the Bill on behalf of the YSR Congress Party, following which YSRCP MPs staged a walkout from Parliament. The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Wednesday after detailed deliberations, that will form ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union MoS Jitin Prasada on Wednesday informed the parliament that the Central government has migrated around 16.68 lakh official email accounts of Ministries and Departments to a cloud-based platform managed by Zoho Corporation, with total expenditure reaching Rs 180.10 crore. Responding to queries raised by TMC MPs Rachna Banerjee, Deepak Dev Adhikari and Mala Roy, Prasada said in a written reply, "The payments are linked to the actual number of email accounts ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The production-linked incentive scheme to boost domestic mobile phone manufacturing received more than twice the target investment at Rs 17,519 crore, and total production has exceeded the target by 36 per cent at Rs 8.12 lakh crore, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The data shared by minister of state for electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada in Lok Sabha shows that smartphones worth Rs 2.62 lakh crore, about USD 28 billion, were exported in 2025. "From being an import ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Bill to give statutory status to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, terming it as "hopeless" for the people of the state. While making it clear that they are not against Amaravati, YSRCP leader P.V. Midhun Reddy said the party was opposing the Bill in its present form. He stated that merely naming the capital would serve no purpose and wanted the government to prote ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A bill seeking to recognise Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with the opposition Congress also supporting it along with the NDA. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) opposed the bill during the debate and walked out of the House in protest when it was being passed. The bill, which would prevent any future bid to alter the decision to make Amaravati the sole and permanent capital, was passed in the Lok Sabha ...Read More >
Kochi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday delivered a significant setback to Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi, ruling that the election petition challenging his victory from Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is maintainable and must proceed to trial. Gopi won a historic win from Thrissur in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, opening the account for the BJP in Kerala, where the party at present does not have a single Legislator in the 140 member Assembly. Dismissing an interim ...Read More >
This year, the procurement will begin under the gaze of CCTV cameras and during the bidding process, biometric verification of the farmers registered on the "Meri Fasal Mera Byora" portal or any one of their three authorised representatives will be mandatory. Officials added that gate passes for the farmers will be issued through the e-Kharid mobile app, and uploading of the vehicle photograph along with the vehicle registration number will be mandatory. However, farmers with no number plates w ...Read More >
Vav-Tharad (Gujarat) [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured that the BJP-led government will continue the "Superfast Express of development" with people's trust from local government levels to Parliament. Hailing Gujarat's budget of Rs 4.08 lakh crores, PM Modi said, "Gujarat government has presented the budget of over 4 lakhs crores. This money will be spent on the development of villages, town and cities. As long as your trust remains--from the Panchayat to t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Senior BRS leader and former Irrigation minister T Harish Rao strongly criticised Union Minister CR Patil over his remarks on the Kaleshwaram project, calling them "highly objectionable." He said Patil's comments closely resemble those made by chief minister Revanth Reddy. Harish Rao termed it "laughable" that the Union Minister alleged that Rs 1 lakh crore had been misappropriated in the Kaleshwaram project, pointing out that all necessary clearances for the project were granted by ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gujarat on a one-day visit on Tuesday and was warmly welcomed at Ahmedabad Airport by Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. On this occasion, BJP State president Jagdish Vishwakarma, Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani, Minister of State for Health Praful Pansheriya, Chief Secretary MK Das, Additional Chief Secretary of GAD Anju Sharma, In-charge ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gujarat on a one-day visit on Tuesday and was warmly welcomed at Ahmedabad Airport by Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. On this occasion, BJP State president Jagdish Vishwakarma, Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani, Minister of State for Health Praful Pansheriya, Chief Secretary MK Das, Additional Chief Secretary of GAD Anju Sharma, In-charge ...Read More >
Kottayam (Kerala), Mar 31 (PTI) Union Minister of State George Kurian on Tuesday said that the proposed amendment to the FCRA regarding foreign donations was a positive move and that there would be an opportunity to challenge it in court once it is passed. Kurian, the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, as well as Minority Affairs, while speaking to reporters, said it was a misunderstanding that places of worship would be taken over once the amendments are passed by ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Six states have taken significant action by imposing penalties in cases of financial irregularities and poor-quality work under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission since 2021, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. These states are Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Gujarat, Assam, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, it said. In addition, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura have effected recoveries from contractors through liquidated damages, while Karnataka, along with Tripura, has reported recoveries t ...Read More >
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