AAP announces door-to-door registration drive for two schemes

IANS | December 22, 2024 1:06 PM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the commencement of registrations for two new welfare schemes -- Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana -- starting December 23.

For PM Modi, green economy is another way to bring more people out of poverty: Erik Solheim

IANS | December 22, 2024 10:39 AM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) As India strives towards a green future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clean energy policies are creating some wonderful opportunities, which will not only help India achieve its Net Zero goal but also pull millions more out of poverty, Erik Solheim, Former Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway, has stressed.

India a natural trade and commerce partner of Kuwait: PM Modi

IANS | December 21, 2024 9:57 PM

Kuwait City, Dec 21 (IANS) India has been a natural trading partner of Kuwait and continues to be so in contemporary times and people-to-people linkages over centuries have fostered a special bond of friendship between the two countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

GST on rice kernels slashed to help poor, no hike in tax for salted popcorn: Sitharaman

IANS | December 21, 2024 8:35 PM

Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Dec 21 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the Goods and Services Tax Council has approved the reduction of GST on rice kernels to 5 per cent, exempted life-saving gene therapy from tax, and extended the GST exemption for parts used in manufacturing surface-to-air missiles (SAM).

Sewer overflow, dirty water, broken roads: Ambedkar Nagar’s struggles before Delhi polls

IANS | December 21, 2024 8:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is preparing to fight the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections after announcing its candidates for all 70 assembly seats, residents of one of the constituencies, Ambedkar Nagar, are facing countless problems due to what they call negligence on the part of the AAP government over the last several years.