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New criminal laws in India replace colonial-era IPC today: Top points

The Delhi Police has already made an arrest under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Monday, which replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860

Many historic steps, economic decisions will be taken in Budget: Prez Murmu

Many historic steps and major economic decisions will be taken in the upcoming budget, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday as she addressed a joint sitting of Parliament. The budget that will be presented by the government in the next Parliament session will be a document of its futuristic vision, the President said in her first address to the joint sitting of Parliament after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha. "The budget will have major economic and social decisions and many historic steps will be taken. The speed of reforms will be increased to fulfil the aspirations of people," she said. She said her government believes there should be healthy competition between states for investment. "This is in the spirit of competitive-cooperative federalism," she added. Murmu further said, "India has become the world's fifth-largest economy. There has been an average 8 per cent growth in the last 10 years, even though these were not normal times." "This growth rate has been ..

Indians have given clear mandate for third time, says President Murmu

The people of India have given a clear and stable mandate to the Modi government for a third time, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday as she addressed a joint sitting of Parliament. The President also congratulated the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the high voter turnout recorded in the union territory in the recent Lok Sabha elections and lauded the Election Commission for holding the world's biggest democratic exercise. Congratulating the new MPs in her first address to the joint sitting of Parliament after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha, Murmu said she hoped they would act as the medium for fulfilling the aspirations of the people of India. "A very good outcome has emerged from Jammu and Kashmir in this election. Voting records of decades have been broken," she said. "In the last four decades, we only saw low voter turnout in Kashmir amid strikes and shutdowns. Enemies of India used to project it as the opinion of Jammu and Kashmir on the global stage. This time

US, India can achieve headway in defence, technologies in Modi 3.0: Envoy

Progress in defence partnerships, critical emerging technologies and economic prosperity can be achieved when an "ambitious India" works with an "ambitious America during Modi 3.0, US envoy Eric Garcetti has said. Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP and the ruling NDA coalition for their successful election, Garcetti said in Modi 3.0 is a time to turn dreams of the bilateral relationship into reality. I think in Modi 3.0, it's a time for us to take our dreams and to really make them reality, Garcetti said in the interview with PTI, the first by a senior Biden Administration official after the recent general elections in India in which after which Prime Minister Modi was voted to power for a historic third consecutive term. Whether it's the work that we're doing together on our defence partnership, whether it's our critical emerging technologies, or whether it's the work that we're doing to build economic prosperity, I think those three things in Modi 3.0, we can loo

What Indian industry wants from PM Modi's Budget after poll setback

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is considering lowering personal tax rates for certain categories of individuals

Budget Watch: Why Ashok Gulati thinks Budget 2024 may have a populist tinge

In an exclusive interview, eminent agriculture economist Ashok Gulati talks about expectations for agriculture from Union Budget 2024 to be presented in July 2024

Focus on performance

New Lok Sabha must follow the basics

Education system handed over to mafia by Modi govt, alleges Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the alleged irregularities in national competitive exams, including the NEET-UG, alleging that it has handed over the entire education system to the "mafia" and the "corrupt". Her reaction came a day after the Union education ministry set up a panel to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) -- the body responsible for conducting the tests -- and recommend exam reforms. The Centre on Saturday also shunted out the agency's Director General Subodh Singh and handed over the probe into the irregularities in medical entrance exam NEET-UG to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said the NEET-UG question paper was "leaked" while the NEET-PG, UGC-NET and CSIR-NET exams were "cancelled". "This is the condition of some of the biggest examinations in the country today. Under the BJP's rule, the entire education system has been handed over to the

Centre anticipates Rs 70k crore GST cess surplus from 'sin' goods

The surprise surplus is attributed to impressive revenue generation from taxes on the so called "sin" goods like pan masala, cigarettes

'Reach office by 9:15 am or lose half-day leave': Centre warns employees

The Centre has issued a circular instructing employees nationwide to record their attendance using the Aadhaar-enabled biometric system

Modi 3.0, T&C apply

A changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies

Budget 2024 to have Rs 5 trillion allocation for tribal community: Minister

Union Budget 2024: In the interim budget announced on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had allocated Rs 1.3 trillion to Tribal Affairs Ministry

Modi govt cannot conduct exams without leaks, frauds, alleges Congress

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam, the Congress on Thursday said every year he conducts a "grand tamasha" of what he calls 'Pareeksha pe Charcha' and yet his government cannot even conduct an examination without leaks and frauds. The opposition party also asked the prime minister if he would "leak pe speak". The Union Education Ministry late on Wednesday night ordered cancellation of UGC-NET following inputs of the exam's integrity being compromised. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said every year the PM conducts a "grand tamasha of what he calls 'Pareeksha pe Charcha'." "Yet, his government cannot even conduct an examination without leaks and frauds," he added. Ramesh said the NEET UG 2024 Examination faces very serious questions that even the Education Minister has been forced to acknowledge. The integrity of the National Testing Agency (NTA) is under severe doubt, he said. Now the UGC-NET conducted just the day bef

What is National Testing Agency, exam body slammed over UGC NET, NEET row?

UGC-NET exam row: The NTA is an autonomous body entrusted with conducting entrance examinations for admission and fellowship in higher educational institutions

Green agenda of Modi 3.0

With the elections wrapped up, there is now scope to dynamically balance multiple objectives in achieving net-zero by 2070

Modi government pledges 20 million new rural homes, boosts funding

One of the main criteria that will separate the new homes in rural India under PMAY-G from the ones that have been already constructed is the increased per-unit funding allocated for construction

Modi 3.0: Success rate of incumbents among the highest in decades

Nearly two-thirds of the running incumbents won in 2024

Have been given big responsibility, reached here with support: Suresh Gopi

Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday said he has been given a big responsibility and he got a new role as a member of Narendra Modi-led government due to the support of the people from all walks of life. Gopi, who returned to Kerala for the first time after becoming MoS for Tourism and Petroleum, visited the Thali Mahadeva temple in Kozhikode city this morning to pray. Later speaking to reporters, the actor -turned politician said he has a lot of connections with people and temples, and he has taken all that into account. "People from all walks of life supported me. I cannot cut all that away. I have taken up a responsibility. I have reached here with everyone's support," he said. Gopi said that it will be the people who will keep him close. As MoS Tourism of India, Gopi said he has a huge responsibility, and his duties would include identifying the prime spots in the country for tourist activities. For now, the PM has spoken to him only about Kerala, he added. Gopi also refu

Improving conditions

Govt must present a revised fiscal glide path

PM Modi takes charge for third time: Details of govt's first 100-day agenda

PM Modi was sworn into office on Sunday evening. While the new coalition govt is expected to recalibrate Modi's existing plan for his third term, here's the roadmap for its first 100-day agenda