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Viksit Bharat, no tax change, Lakshadweep: Highlights of Modi Govt's last Budget before elections

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the pre-election budget 2024-25. Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the country, has presented five full budgets since July 2019 and today's interim one.

Budget 2024: 'Governance with care, conviction and confidence,' says Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2024: PM Modi said the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offers the "guarantee" of strengthening the foundation of a developed India and carries the "confidence of continuity".

Maharashtra: Samajwadi Party may not get any seats to contest in Lok Sabha polls, say sources

Lok Sabha elections are due to held in April-May this year. Ahead of the polls, opposition parties have formed a bloc named I.N.D.I.A to take on the BJP-NDA government.

Budget Session: Chandrayaan to G20 to Atal Tunnel, Prez Murmu lists key achievements of Modi govt

President Droupadi Murmu, during her budget session speech, hailed the work done by the Modi government and counted its achievements including Ram Mandir, G20, Atal Tunnel, Article 370 abrogation, managing corona, abolishing triple talaq among others.

Lalu's daughter Rohini deletes tweets targeting Bihar CM: Is RJD trying to pacify 'upset' Nitish?

Though Rohini Acharya deleted the posts after a couple of hours but it was good enough to show the point of view of the Lalu family on the ongoing tussle between them and Nitish Kumar.

Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participates in halwa ceremony ahead of Budget 2024

As part of the ceremony, the Union Finance Minister also took a round of the Budget Press and reviewed the preparations besides extending her best wishes to the officials concerned.

'Right decision': Nitish Kumar welcomes Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur, thanks PM Modi

Karpoori Thakur's visionary leadership, unwavering commitment to uplift downtrodden left indelible mark on India's socio-political fabric, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Coaching centres cannot enrol students below 16 years of age, make misleading promises, says Govt

Coaching centres in the country have been asked to follow a new set of guidelines in order to regulate them amid rising cases of student suicides, fire incidents, and lack of facilities in institutes.

Ram Mandir: First photos of grand temple's Sinh Dwar surface ahead of 'Pran Pratishtha'

The consecration ceremony of the grand Ram Temple will take place on January 22. PM Modi, CM Yogi Adityanath, over 4,000 saints and various other dignitaries will attend the event.

Is petrol, diesel price cut happening? Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri responds

Amid the softening of the global crude oil price, there were reports that the government may make a price cut in the petrol, diesel prices in the coming days.

Petrol, Diesel price may be cut by up to Rs 10 in coming days, say sources

Petrol, Diesel Price: The government is in talks with oil companies as it mulls to reduce the price of petrol and diesel in the coming days. Crude oil prices globally have also become cheaper.

Ayodhya railway station name changed to THIS ahead of Ram Temple opening on January 22

The name of Ayodhya Railway Station has been changed to "Ayodhya Dham" Junction, BJP MP Lallu Singh has informed. The grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple is scheduled for January 22.

Modi Cabinet hikes MSP for copra, announces new road projects in Bihar, Tripura in CCEA meet

Govt issues advisory to social media platforms amid growing concerns around deepfakes

The latest advisory is the culmination of discussions held by Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar with intermediaries. It emphasises that digital intermediaries must ensure users are informed about penal provisions, including those in the IPC and the IT Act 2000.

Government brings in central forces to enhance Parliament complex security

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on December 13, two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by the MPs.

GPS-based highway toll collection system to be introduced by March 2024, says Nitin Gadkari

The Union Minister informed that the average waiting time at toll plazas in 2020-21 and 2021-22 reduced in comparison to what it was in 2018-19 period. He also spoke about two pilot projects on automatic number plate reader cameras.

Parliament Winter Session: Govt lists 18 bills, including extension of women's quota bill to J&K

Bills to replace colonial-era criminal laws including Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act have also been listed for upcoming Winter Session of Parliament.

Historic milestone! Manipur's oldest armed group UNLF signs peace agreement with Centre

The oldest armed group of Manipur has chosen the path of peace, renouncing violence to join the mainstream and embrace democracy. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has signed a peace agreement in New Delhi, marking a significant milestone, said Manipur CM N Biren Singh.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: From rat-hole mining to vertical drilling, methods used to save workers

Rescue workers drilled through the 60-metre stretch of rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in which 41 workers were trapped for the last 16 days, officials said.

Tesla-India deal to import EVs, set up plant inches closer, say reports

Last week, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited the manufacturing facility of US-based electric vehicle major Tesla at Fremont, California and said that the company would be doubling its auto components imports from India.