(NDTV) Taking a strong step to ensure compliance with the model code of conduct, the Election Commission has directed the Union government to “immediately halt” Viksit Bharat messages being sent over WhatsApp. The poll panel has also instructed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to immediately submit a compliance report. Thursday’s action by the Election Commission comes after it received several complaints about the model code being violated by MeitY sending the messages. In response, the ministry had informed the panel that the messages, which contain a letter from the Prime Minister, were sent out on March 15 – before…
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(MC) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 19 said it has imposed monetary penalty on DCB Bank and Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for rule violations. The central bank imposed Rs 63.60 lakh penalty on DCB Bank and Rs 1.32 crore on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, said a release from the central bank. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank was penalised as it failed to benchmark the interest rate on certain floating rate loans to MSMEs to an external benchmark lending rate and adopted multiple benchmarks within the same loan category, the RBI said. Further, the bank also failed to price certain floating rate loans with reference to…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Start-up Mahakumbh at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi today. He also took a walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of Start-up Mahakumbh and emphasized the country’s roadmap of working to become a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The Prime Minister highlighted India’s making a mark in the IT and software sector in the last few decades and underlined the emerging trends of innovation and start-up culture. Therefore, the Prime Minister said, the presence of people from the world of start-ups underlines the importance…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 85,000 crore railway projects, including the launch of 10 new Vande Bharat trains. The PM launched the projects from Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat after visiting the Dedicated Freight Corridor’s (DFC) Operation Control Centre here.
(PTI) Over 270 railway projects were unveiled in Odisha on Tuesday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said. Among these are new railway lines, signalling systems, good sheds and a new Vande Bharat Express that will operate between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar, they said. These were unveiled by the PM virtually from Ahmedabad along with other railway projects across the country.
(PTI) The busy Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central route will get a second Vande Bharat Express when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the semi high-speed luxurious train, Western Railway (WR) officials said on Monday. According to a WR release, Modi will flag off the inaugural run of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central superfast train along with the extension of the Ahmedabad-Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express up to Okha through video conferencing at 9 am. Booking for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express will start at PRS (passenger reservation system) counters and on the IRCTC website the same day and regular services will commence…
(TS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed the Central government’s decision to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the country, calling it a historic decision that brings joy to humanity. In his message on his official X handle, the Chief Minister wrote: “The decision to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act for the welfare of the suffering humanity is historic. This has paved the way for a respectable life for the minority communities suffering from religious brutality in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modiji and to Home Minister Amit Shahji for taking this decision, which brings…
(NDTV) The government on Monday evening issued a notification for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which is set to be implemented just weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The CAA – which makes religion, for the first time, a test of Indian citizenship, and sparked fears it could be used to target religious minorities – was cleared by Parliament in December 2019 amid violent protests nationwide, in which over 100 people died, and fierce resistance from activists and opposition politicians. Now that the notification has been issued, the central government can grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants – from…
India’s coal sector continues to play a vital role in fueling the nation’s energy needs while simultaneously driving significant employment growth. As on March 6, 2024, the country’s coal production has reached an impressive 900 MT, with projections indicating a milestone of over 1BT in the current financial year. This surge in production not only contributes to essential infrastructure development but also creates substantial employment opportunities, particularly in coal-rich regions across the country. The coal-producing Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of the Government of India, notably Coal India Limited (including subsidiaries) and NLC India Limited, collectively employ a workforce of 369,053…
(NDTV) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the development of “Mission Divyastra” — an indigenously developed, landmark weapons system that alters the country’s geopolitic and strategic position and significantly changes the situation in southeast Asia. The Agni-5 MIRV missile, developed by defence research centre DRDO for over a decade, took its first flight today. The new weapon system of DRDO (Defence Research Development Organisation) has Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, which ensures that a single missile can deploy multiple war heads and hit targets at different locations simultaneously. The technology is currently possessed by a handful of nations…