India

The government is working to make India a developed country by 2047, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday while presenting the interim Budget 2024-25.

The budget allocation for major infrastructure projects in 2024-25 has been increased to Rs 11.1 lakh crore, marking an 11.1 percent rise from the previous year.

“Despite the challenges due to COVID, implementation of the scheme continued and the government is close to achieving the target of three crore houses,” she said while presenting the Interim Budget in Lok Sabha.

Sitharaman emphasised the government's plans to set up more medical colleges and said that the government aims to serve the people through improved healthcare services.

"Forty thousand normal rail bogies will be converted to the Vande Bharat standards to enhance safety, convenience and comfort of passengers," FM Sitharaman said.

Vijayan said that an environmental impact study report has been prepared and steps were being taken to submit it before the Union Ministry of Forests, Environment and Climate Change for approval.

The pigeon was caught near the Pir Pau Jetty in Chembur in May 2023 by the RCF Police Station after they found a message on the bird’s wings in illegible letters, suspected to be a Chinese language.

Sitharaman said that fulfilling aspirations and needs of Garib (poor), Mahilaye (women), Yuva (youth) and Annadata (farmers) are the highest priority of the government.

While presenting the Interim Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman announced that one crore households will receive up to 300 units of free electricity per month.

According to the order issued late Wednesday night, those transferred include 36 special secretary officers, 60 additional secretaries, 85 deputy secretaries and 45 under secretaries.

The suspects were arrested while doing recee in Ayodhya, four days before the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Shri Ram Janambhoomi temple.

The Sant Gadge Maharaj Primary and Secondary Ashram School (residential school for tribal children), where the incident took place, is located at Bhatsai in Shahapur taluka on the outskirts of Mumbai.

In response to the court's directive on the Gyanvapi basement, senior police and administration officials arrived at Vishwanath Dham late on Wednesday night.

A man who came to witness the community wedding, alleged that he was made to pose as a groom in exchange of Rs 2,000 to 3,000.

The interim budget is set to be presented by the Union Finance Minister this year, coinciding with the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Asaduddin Owaisi remarked, "The judge, on his last day before retirement, appointed the District Magistrate as the receiver on January 17, and ultimately, he personally delivered the verdict."

Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren said that he has the support of 47 legislators, enough to form a government in the 81 member Assembly state.

Three CRPF personnel, including two belonging to its specialised jungle warfare unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), were killed and 15 others injured in the encounter near Tekalgudem village on Tuesday.

Mamata spoke on how her good relationship with the Congress party deteriorated over time because of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

The members of the Youth Congress also staged a protest outside the Mayor's office in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Soren resigned as chief minister Wednesday evening after over seven hours of questioning by the ED on money laundering charges linked to alleged land fraud. Thereafter, he was arrested by the agency.

The ED has issued a fifth summons to the Delhi chief minister for his questioning in the excise policy linked money laundering case, official sources said Wednesday.

The earlier summonses were illegal and we had sought a reply from the Enforcement Directorate."

"LUPEX will also be a precursor to the country's ambitious lunar sample return mission and human missions on Moon by 2040," the space scientist said.