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January 31, 2025 12:16 PM

EAM Jaishankar extends independence day greetings to Nauru

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday extended warm greetings to the Republic of Nauru on the occasion of its Independence Day, underscoring India's commitment to strengthening ties with the Pacific island nation. Taking to X, Jaishankar...

January 31, 2025 11:57 AM

Govt committed to welfare of poor, middle class: Prez Murmu in Parliament address

President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Friday highlighted the government's various schemes and goals. She said the government was committed to fulfilling the welfare of the poor and the dr...

January 31, 2025 11:25 AM

PM Modi hails 2025-26 Budget Session as first in a decade free from foreign interference

Ahead of the Budget Session for 2025-26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media on Friday, highlighting that this is the first Parliament session since 2014 where he has observed "no foreign interference" in India's affairs. In his remar...

January 31, 2025 12:20 PM

PM Modi highlights innovation, inclusion and investment as key to India’s future as Budget session begins

Ahead of the Budget session on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed his government's commitment to all-round development in its third term, highlighting innovation, inclusion, and investment as the key pillars of India’s economic growth ...

January 31, 2025 10:47 AM

Maha Kumbh: Probe panel on stampede to reach Prayagraj on Friday

A three-member judicial panel will reach the Maha Kumbh on Friday to probe the cause of the tragic stampede at the ongoing event that resulted in 30 deaths and injuries to 60 people on Wednesday. The Judicial Enquiry Commission, set up to investigat...

January 31, 2025 10:16 AM

Stock market opens higher ahead of economic survey, union budget

As the nation gears up for the Economic Survey and the Union Budget 2025-26, domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Friday, with optimism in the air as investors looked for potential catalysts from the upcoming announcements. The Sensex rose by...

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the sixth Pre-Budget Consultation with experts and representatives from the health and education sector for the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi on Monday. ANI Photo

January 31, 2025 9:36 AM

Budget Session 2025-26 begins today; Finance Minister Sitharaman to present Economic Survey at noon

The Budget session of Parliament kicks off today, beginning with President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of both Houses at 11 am. After the address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey at noon i...

January 31, 2025 9:06 AM

President Droupadi Murmu to address joint session of Parliament today

President Droupadi Murmu will address both Houses of Parliament on Friday, marking the beginning of the Budget Session. The President will address the joint sitting at 11 a.m. After her address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table th...

January 30, 2025 10:48 PM

Amit Shah hails PM Modi’s decade of governance as a “turning point in India’s history”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ten years in power as a turning point in India's history, asserting that it marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. Speaking at the launch of the book '...

January 30, 2025 9:16 PM

PM Modi, Vice President Dhankhar attend prayer meeting on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar attended a prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi on Thursday to commemorate the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. PM Modi was also seen interacting with people present at Gan...

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