Union Ministers, including S Jaishankar and Ashwini Vaishnaw, assumed their respective ministerial roles on Tuesday. Jaishankar, starting his second term as External Affairs Minister, showcased a stellar performance in navigating global issues, drawing from his rich diplomatic career.

Modi 3.0: Narendra Modi has become only the second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to secure a third consecutive term. Along with Modi, who took oath, senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar were sworn in as Cabinet ministers.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal alleged that I.N.D.I.A bloc, Congress party, some motivated civil societies and NGO are repeatedly attempting to undermine the integrity of Indian electoral process.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are scheduled to take place in seven phases, beginning April 19. The counting of votes is set for June 4.

In a statement, the ministry addressed confusion over the new tax regime, emphasising its lower rates but fewer exemptions and deductions. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget assured the preservation of existing tax rates.

The Bhartiya Janta Party has released five lists so far which include candidates like PM Modi, Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya, Bhupender Yadav, Jyotiraditya Scindia among others.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has opted out from contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls will kick off on April 19 and the results will be declared on June 4.

Sharing details of the law, FM Sitharaman said, eight different items which have something to do with intellectual property have all been brought together under one umbrella.

Nirmala Sitharaman travelled in a Mumbai local train and interacted with the locals on Saturday morning.

At the 19th foundation ceremony of state-owned Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India, FM Sitharaman released bi-metallic clad souvenir coin on Enlightenment of Lord Buddha (Limited Edition- Buddha & Stupa images are oxidised with Matte finish).

The scheme was introduced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Interim Budget 2024-25.

The Modi government has released a White Paper which was tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The document lists out economic mismanagement during the Congress-led UPA government.

Sitharaman tore into UPA accusing it of economic mismanagement during the 2008 global financial crisis, saying the Congress put the "first family first" and brought the economy down to 'fragile five.

Sitharaman in her Interim Budget speech had announced that the government will come out with a white paper on the economy outlining the economic mismanagement in the 10 years of UPA rule till 2014.

The central government had announced in the union budget presented on February 1 that it will come out with a 'White Paper' to compare the economic performance of 10 years of the Congress-led UPA government with that of 10 years of the BJP-led NDA government.

Nirmala Sitharman on White Paper: The budget session started with the address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of two Houses on January 31.

In her interim Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said the central government would table the 'White Paper'. She will table it in both Houses -- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. With Congress' Black Paper, the economy took centre stage ahead of crucial Lok Sabha elections.

FM Sitharamam said that despite exceptional circumstances arising from pandemic, which depressed central revenues, the Karnataka govt will be getting substantially more as devolution during first five years of the 15th Financial Commission period than in the 14th Financial Commission period.

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