Vehicles Acquired With ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ Diverted To The Security Of Shinde Faction MLAs: Reports
On December 16, 2012, the central government set up a dedicated ‘Nirbhaya fund’ to implement initiatives aimed at improving the safety and security of women in India, following the murder and rape of a 23-year-old woman in the national capital. Since 2013, the Nirbhaya fund has been distributed to state governments for the purpose of […]
J&K Administration Mulls Getting Unique IDs For Every Family, BJP Welcomes Move While Other Parties Object
As per several reports, the Jammu and Kashmir administration plans to create a database of all families residing in the Union Territory, with each having a unique alpha-numeric code, in order to identify the eligible beneficiaries of all social welfare schemes. While the BJP has welcomed the move to allot these unique IDs, other parties […]
World Bank Warns India Of Heavy Job Losses, Drop In Survivability Amid Severe Heat Waves
According to a report by the World Bank, India is soon likely to experience severe heat waves that will exceed human survival limits, which spells doom for the country. Since the turn of the century, frequency of heatwaves has risen worldwide, claiming thousands of lives. In a report titled ‘Climate Investment Opportunities in India’s Cooling […]
“Every Barrel Of Russian Crude That India Gets Has Ukrainian Blood In It”: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister
In a public statement on Tuesday, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused the Indian government of taking advantage of “Russia’s aggression” against his country to increase its oil reserves. The Ukrainian foreign minister also expressed concerns over India’s insistence on describing what Ukrainians regard as “Russian aggression” as the “war in Ukraine”. A day after […]
Centre Asks Apex Court To Define Powers Of The NCT Delhi Government
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud is expected to head a five-judge Supreme Court bench to hear cases regarding the power struggle between the National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi government and the central government, on January 10. On Monday, the Union government argued in the Supreme Court that coordination is essential for the […]
India To Receive Over $100 Billion In Remittances In 2022: World Bank
According to the World Bank’s latest ‘Migration and Development Brief‘, India will receive $100 billion in remittances, in 2022, the highest amount ever received by a single nation. According to the report, remittances to India amounted to $89.4 billion last year, and are expected to grow by 12 percent in 2022. Many reasons are cited […]
‘We Don’t Need To Be Told What To Do On Democracy’: India At UNSC
Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, stated at a United Nations meeting on Thursday that the country does not need to be told what to do about democracy. “India is perhaps the most ancient civilisation in the world as all of you know. In India, democracy had roots going back to 2500 […]
India’s Q2 GDP Growth Slows To Rise At 6.3 Percent
During the July-September quarter, the Indian economy grew at 6.3 percent, down from 13.5 percent in the previous quarter, as distortions caused by the COVID lockdowns faded but the Reserve Bank of India raised repo rates to combat inflationary pressure. As per the official data revealed on Wednesday, India’s gross value added (GVA) growth was […]
Forbes Features Indian Economy’s Trailblazers In The Post-Pandemic Era
India’s economy has expanded dramatically after the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing the UK to rank fifth in the world, with huge credit due to few of the richest business tycoons in the world. The most prominent name on Forbes World’s Billionaires list is that of Gautam Adani, who has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become […]
Commentary On Ajmer And Somnath Lands Gujarat Congress Candidate In Controversy
Ahead of the upcoming Gujarat state assembly election scheduled for December 1 and 5, Congress candidate Indranil Rajguru has sparked a controversy by claiming that ‘Allah’ and ‘Mahadev’ are both the same to him. “Whether I go to Somnath with Hindu pilgrims in bus, with Muslim pilgrims to Ajmer in train, it gives me equal […]
