The Supreme Court praised the growing Indian economy as robust and recognised in the world. The Supreme Court’s observation came while hearing the suit filed by Kerala Government against Centre. The Kerala Govt accused the Centre of not allowing it to borrow more money to meet its needs. Justices Surya Kant, KV Vishwanathan were hearing Kerala Govt’s plea raising the grave financial crisis. The Supreme Court remarked that India's economy is robust and is recognised in the entire world. Notably, India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world and visions to become the third largest soon. PM Modi has exuded confidence in returning to power and making the nation third-largest economy. External Affairs Minister also recently said that the country will soon move to grab the third position.
08 March,2024 06:10 PM IST
Israel’s military pounded northern Gaza and warned it would increase its attacks as country’s war with Hamas entered day 16. Amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, PM Netanyahu met with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on October 21 in Tel Aviv. Both leaders discussed the ongoing situation in war-torn Israel condemning the loss of lives. Calling on the Italian PM, PM Netanyahu said the countries had to defeat this barbarism. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni assured Benjamin Netanyahu of Italy’s support for Israel. Since the war began on Oct 07, thousands of people have lost their lives in the deadly conflict. More than 4,385 Gazans and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed till now, according to Reuters.
22 October,2023 11:30 AM IST
Brazilian Army General Tomas Miguel Paiva witnessed India's military capability in Rajasthan’s Pokhran. The firepower demonstration in Pokhran was carried out by the Indigenous Weapon Systems. Several Indigenous Weapon Systems including Arjun tanks and ALH Dhruv showcased their valour. The Brazilian Army General also witnessed the demonstration of Akash Missile system capabilities. Brazilian Army Commander is on a six-day visit to India from August 28 to September 2. General Tomas Miguel Mine Ribeiro Paiva’s visit underlines the deep-rooted bond between Indian, Brazilian Armies.
31 August,2023 03:04 PM IST | Mumbai
The Integrated Firepower exercise was conducted by special forces in Rajasthan’s Pokhran on August 11. The indigenous war machines like MBT Arjun tank, T90 Bheeshma tank, BMP tank, and ALH Rudra were showcased during the exercise. BMP Tank Gunner explained key features of the BMP tank.
12 August,2023 01:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Nripendra Misra on May 22 said that the PM was not keen on the introduction of the Rs 2,000 notes but went along with the advice of his team. “PM Modi was not at all in favour of Rs 2000 notes. But, as demonetisation was to be done in a limited time, he gave reluctant permission for it. PM never considered Rs 2000 note as a note of the poor, he knew Rs 2000 has hoarding value instead of the transactional value,” said Nripendra Misra.
23 May,2023 10:57 AM IST | Mumbai
Opposition party leaders on March 15 took out a protest march against the Central Government over Adani row. Opposition MPs began their march from Parliament to ED office to submit a memorandum over Adani issue. The opposition is demanding formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee to address the Adani-Hindenburg issue.
15 March,2023 10:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar started a controversy by saying that the population in the state would not get under control as women are not educated and men are careless. The Janata Dal-United supremo was addressing a public meeting in Vaishali amid his ongoing Samadhan Yatra on Saturday when he made the remark. The Bihar CM's remark was slammed by the opposition and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi.
10 January,2023 04:46 PM IST
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday continued his habit of spurting out drivel as he addressed a press conference in Kurukshetra during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. Speaking at a public rally in Kurukshetra, the place where the Mahabharata battle took, Gandhi invoked Pandavas and claimed that they were ‘tapasvis‘ and had supporters of ‘all religions’, leaving many wondering which all religions existed during the times of Mahabharata.Gandhi further claimed that Pandavas did not implement demonetisation and GST because they were tapasvis (ascetics).
10 January,2023 01:00 PM IST | Mumbai
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation move in 2016, stating there was no flaw in the decision making process. Justice BR Gavai read out the majority view on behalf of himself and justices SA Nazeer, AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.The top court said the Centre had the power to demonetise all series of a bank note, adding the November 8, 2016 decision can't be said to be unreasonable nor was it hit by the doctrine of proportionality. The Supreme Court said it is not relevant whether the objective behind the decision was achieved or not. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who had appeared on behalf of the petitioners, welcomed the dissenting judgment, calling it a slap on the wrist of the government. The Congress and BJP have differences in opinion regarding the SC verdict on demonetization.
02 January,2023 11:08 PM IST | New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation move in 2016, stating there was no flaw in the decision making process. Justice BR Gavai read out the majority view on behalf of himself and justices SA Nazeer, AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.The top court said the Centre had the power to demonetise all series of a bank note, adding the November 8, 2016 decision can't be said to be unreasonable nor was it hit by the doctrine of proportionality. The Supreme Court said it is not relevant whether the objective behind the decision was achieved or not. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who had appeared on behalf of the petitioners, welcomed the dissenting judgment, calling it a slap on the wrist of the government.
02 January,2023 07:43 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
