This will be the first constitutional position that Rahul Gandhi would hold in his long political career of over two-and-a-half decades. Several leaders lauded and thanked Rahul Gandhi for accepting the position and hoped he would remain the voice of people in Parliament by raising their issues.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 620.73 points or 0.80 per cent to settle at a new closing peak of 78,674.25. Meanwhile, The Nifty went up by 147.50 points or 0.62 per cent to settle at a record closing peak of 23,868.80.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with irregularities in the excise policy case. According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours extended to the licence holders.
A hoarding that collapsed in Mumbai last month claiming 17 lives was installed on a weak foundation, as per a report submitted by a technological institute to police. As many as 17 persons died and 74 others were injured in the tragic incident.
While elections to the Speaker's post were common before Independence, the position of the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha has witnessed contests only thrice in Independent India – in 1952, 1967 and 1976.
Acharya Satyendra Das said there was heavy leakage from the roof of the temple's sanctum sanctorum in the first heavy showers that occurred at midnight on Saturday. Rainwater was leaking from the roof directly above the place where the priest sits in front of Ram Lalla's idol.
According to the action plan prepared to make Bundelkhand Expressway Integrated Traffic Management System enabled, a Traffic Management Command Centre will be established on the expressway to strengthen the traffic monitoring and management process.
BJP leader Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar was part of the remaining MPs who took their oaths today after a total of 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did so on June 24.
Yogi Adityanath-led state government passed a proposal to implement a stringent law addressing paper leaks in Uttar Pradesh. This new legislation mandates severe consequences for those found guilty, signalling a firm commitment to maintaining the integrity of public examinations in the state.
The police control room received an alert call in the evening about the incident that took place in the campus of Coforge, formerly known as NIIT, in the Techzone area. All three had reported for duty in the morning and during work, fell into the STP tank and drowned.
In the last two Lok Sabha sessions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which held a majority, appointed Sumitra Mahajan and Om Birla as the Speakers in 2014 and 2019 respectively.
For FY24, the current account deficit narrowed to USD 23.2 billion or 0.7 per cent of GDP against USD 67 billion or 2 per cent of GDP in FY23, the RBI said in a release on the Developments in India's Balance of Payments.
The cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained. The officials said local people and fire brigade personnel were trying to douse the blaze.
Ahead of the budget, trade union leaders met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and made several key demands. The unions also asked the government to stop the privatisation drive of PSUs, scrap the new pension scheme. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh submitted a memorandum with its demand separately.
The airport authority highlighted that construction work is at advanced stages. The airport was scheduled to launch flight operations by September 2024.
As the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on Monday, several key political figures took oath as Members of Parliament. Among those sworn in were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Telecommunications Act 2023 replaces the old regulatory framework for the telecommunication sector, which was previously governed by the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885, the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933, and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act of 1950.
The Changchaki-Kawaimari connecting road has submerged and several portions of the embankment have washed away. According to the Central Water Commission, the water level of the Kopili River is flowing above the danger level mark.
The National Testing Agency also advised candidates to keep visiting the official website for the latest updates. The CSIR-UGC-NET exam is conducted twice a year -- June and December -- in five subjects.
Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha claimed that Tejashwi Yadav's personal secretary, Pritam Kumar had called a guest house worker of the National Highways Authority of India to book a room for Sikander Kumar Yadavendu, one of the accused in the case.
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