ED questions lodging of FIR against its officials in Karnataka HC
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) In a major development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) approached the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday questioning the filing of an FIR against its officials by the state police in connection with the alleged multi-crore tribal welfare board scam. In its petition, the ED has claimed that the FIR is being lodged […]
Telangana: Smitha Sabharwal ready to accept challenge of differently-abled IAS mentor
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) Senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal is ready to accept the challenge thrown by differently-abled IAS mentor Bala Latha Mallavarapu to resign and write civil service exams with her and beat her score but expressed doubt whether the UPSC would allow her due to her advanced age. “I would take on her […]
Nine Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) Nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday, for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing. As per the information, the arrested were taken to Sri Lanka for further legal proceedings. J. Thangavelu, leader of the Fishermen Association of Ramanathapuram, […]
Employment, skilling top focus in Budget: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented her seventh straight Budget that would lay a roadmap for ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, focusing on employment, skilling, agriculture and manufacturing. The first budget under Modi 3.0 seeks an economic vision that balances fiscal prudence. This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s […]
Cong protests, slams ED bid to pressurise officer to name K’taka CM, Dy CM in tribal Board case
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka Congress legislators staged a protest on Tuesday against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), condemning its alleged bid to pressurise an officer to name Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar and former Minister B Nagendra in the irregularities in the tribal Board. The Congress held the protest before Mahatma Gandhi’s statue […]
President Murmu’s customary ‘dahi-cheeni for FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of presenting the Union Budget in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday. The President fed her ‘dahi-cheeni’, a ritual performed by elders in Indian families to bestow good luck before undertaking important tasks. This year’s Budget is the seventh consecutive […]
Nirmala Sitharaman to make history with her 7th Budget, surpasses Morarji Desai
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to make history by presenting her seventh consecutive Budget on Tuesday, surpassing the record of former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Morarji Desai. Sitharaman, who holds the record for the longest budget speech delivered on February 1, 2020, which lasted two hours and […]
US: Two killed in plane crash near air show site in Wisconsin
San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) Two people on board a plane were killed after their aircraft crashed in a farm field near the site of an air show in the US state of Wisconsin, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to the crash in the eastern Wisconsin town of Nekimi on Monday afternoon, Xinhua […]
Evacuation ordered from Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’: UN
United Nations, July 23 (IANS) A new evacuation order for parts of Gaza, including from parts of a “humanitarian zone,” reportedly is forcing families into overcrowded, sparse shelter areas, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said it received initial reports that families are starting to flee […]
Two Japan MSDF helicopters found on seabed after April crash
Tokyo, July 23 (IANS) Japan’s Defence Ministry has announced that the two Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) helicopters that crashed over the Pacific Ocean in April were found on the seabed. MSDF officials announced on Monday that they had located the two SH-60K patrol helicopters in the Pacific and confirmed their identity based on registration numbers […]
