New Delhi:10/86/24: It has been decided that apart from the regular release of the devolution amount for June 2024, one additional installment will be released.  This release cumulatively amounts to Rs. 1,39,750 crore in the current month. This will enable State Governments to accelerate development and capital spending. The Interim Budget 2024-25 has a provision of Rs. 12,19,783 crore towards ...

Newdelhi:6/6/24:As the National Democratic Alliance gears up to form the government, the NDA parliamentary party meeting will be held in New Delhi on Friday (7th June 2024). Newly elected MPs of BJP, TDP, JD(U), LJP (R), Shiv Sena (Shinde Faction), JD(S), and other constituent parties of NDA will attend the meeting. Meanwhile, political activity has gained momentum in the national ...

Newdelhi:6/6/24:Shri Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner of India accompanied by Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Election Commissioners, met the President at 04.30 P.M. today. A copy of the Notification issued by the Election Commission of India, in terms of Section 73 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, containing the names of the Members elected to the ...

Newdelhi:6/6/24:Union Cabinet Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting of National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness to deal with heat waves and forest fires. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) made detailed presentations on the current situation of heat waves and forest fires respectively including steps being taken to deal ...

Newdelhi:5/6/24:President Droupadi Murmu has dissolved the 17th Lok Sabha today. The Union Cabinet in its meeting held this afternoon advised the President to dissolve the 17th Lok Sabha with immediate effect. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan and tendered his resignation along with the Union Council of Ministers. The President accepted the resignation and ...

Newdelhi:5/6/24:NDA leaders today unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader. During the meeting of NDA leaders in New Delhi,  a resolution was passed mentioning that India has witnessed all-round development in every field in the last ten years during the NDA government under the leadership of Mr. Modi. The resolution also states that the country’s people have elected ...

Newdelhi:4/6/24:The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in Writ Petition Civil No. 645/2022-IMA & Anr. Vs. UOI & Ors. has issued a directive in its Order dated 07.05.2024, that all advertisers/ Advertising Agencies must submit a ‘Self-Declaration Certificate’ before publishing or broadcasting any advertisement. Following the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directive, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has introduced a new feature on the ...

Newdelhi:2/6/24:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh, while the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) has secured another term in Sikkim. The counting of votes for Assembly elections in the two Norther-Eastern states was held today. Polling for the 60 seats in Arunachal Pradesh and 32 seats in Sikkim was held on 19th of April, simultaneously ...

Newdelhi:2/6/24:In a landmark achievement in the global health security agenda, the 77th World Health Assembly agreed to the package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) based on 300 proposals made by member countries after the Covid-19 pandemic. The targeted amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) aim at improving countries’ ability to prepare for and respond to Public ...

INS Chilka:2/6/24  General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) visited INS Chilka, the premier ab initio training establishment of the Indian Navy for Agniveers on 01 Jun 24. The CDS was briefed on the pivotal role played by INS Chilka in shaping future sea warriors of the Indian Navy. An overview of training activities along with an analysis ...