New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Household savings in India have risen steadily in value terms, reaching Rs 54.6 lakh crore in 2023-24 compared to Rs 38.5 lakh crore in 2019-20, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, saying that even the British never registered FIRs against those imparting education, yet this government believes that police action can shut down the PDA Pathshala initiative.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed readiness to work with India towards a free and open Indo-Pacific while expressing satisfaction over the rapid pace of the Philippines ongoing defence modernization and the expanding capabilities and footprint of India's indigenous defence industry as a partner in this undertaking that is exemplified by the Brahmos project.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the bail granted to former DHFL Director Dheeraj Wadhawan in the Rs 34,926 loan fraud case and directed him to surrender within two weeks.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Aadhaar-based authentication under the PAHAL scheme for the direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidy has played a crucial role in identifying and blocking ghost accounts, multiple accounts, and inactive connections, thereby curbing the diversion of subsidised LPG for commercial use, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri informed Parliament on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the long-pending Bill to provide reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Legislative Assembly, even as Opposition protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar continued to disrupt proceedings.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday strongly refuted allegations by the Opposition, particularly Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, over claims that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel had entered the Upper House chamber.
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT leader Anand Dubey on Tuesday defended Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (LoP) Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court's rebuke over his comments made about the Indian Army during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in December 2022, asserting that raising questions on Chinese encroachment should not be construed as unpatriotic and that they will continue to speak in the national interest.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a statutory resolution extending President’s Rule in Manipur for a further six months, effective from August 13, 2025.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) detected approximately Rs 630 crore in undisclosed income in virtual digital asset (VDA) transactions amounts in just two financial years, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
