General News Winter Session of Parliament commenced on 25th November, to be held through 20th December. Both houses faces adjournments amid uproar over Adani, Sambhal issues; Lok Sabha meets for less than an hour in first week. 75th Anniversary of India’s Constitution: President Murmu releases commemorative coin and stamp along with copies of the Constitution in Sanskrit and Maithili. Lok Sabha extends tenure of joint parliamentary panel on Waqf bill. Maharashtra Election Results: Ruling Mahayuti secures a landslide victory. By-election results: Congress wins in Wayanad, Palakkad; wins all three seats in Karnataka. BJP edges past SP in UP, TMC consolidates position in West Bengal. Priyanka Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP after big win from Wayanad. Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand’s 14th Chief Minister. Cabinet approves ₹10,700 crore equity infusion in Food Corporation of India. Government doubles penalties for stubble burning under new 2024 Amendment Rules. Cabinet approves national mission on natural farming, railway projects, and one nation one subscription for research. BRICS Summit adopts Kazan Declaration, recognising reforms for the UN and multilateral institutions. Cabinet approves PM Vidyalaxmi scheme for affordable education loans. Russia’s first deputy Prime Minster calls on PM Modi; discusses trade, energy. Jaishankar holds […]
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General News Assembly polls: Maharashtra votes on Nov 20, Jharkhand in 2 phases on Nov 13, 20; results on Nov 23. Wayanad by-election 2024: Voting on November 13, results on November 23. Nayab Singh Saini takes oath as Haryana Chief Minister as BJP secures historic third term. Centre revokes President’s rule in J & K; Omar Abdullah takes oath as J&K Chief Minister. Omar Abdullah meets PM Modi, seeks early restoration of J&K statehood. NDA finalises seat-sharing deal for Jharkhand Assembly polls; BJP gets 68 seats, AJSU 10. PM Modi holds bilateral meetings with Canada’s Trudeau and other ASEAN Leaders at East Asia Summit. Maldives President Muizzu in India on first state visit to repair ties. President Droupadi Murmu embarked on 3-nation visit to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi. India, Australia hold 2+2 Secretary level talks, discuss political and defence issues. BRICS Summit adopts Kazan Declaration, recognising reforms for the UN and multilateral institutions. Indian govt agents targeting Khalistanis using Bishnoi Group, alleges Canadian Police. India recalls diplomats from Canada, citing Trudeau govt’s failure to ensure their safety. PM Modi holds delegation level talks with Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez at Vadodara’s Laxmi Vilas Palace. India Pakistan extends Kartarpur Corridor agreement till […]
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General News J&K polls: Phase 1 sees 61.38% voter turnout and phase 2 records 57.31%; Phase 3 underway. Parliament’s standing committees constituted: BJP’s Mahtab to head Finance, Shashi Tharoor given External Affairs. Cabinet clears Kovind-led report on ‘One Nation, One Election’, bill to be introduced in Winter Session. Government approves proposals worth ₹1,45,000 crore to enhance country’s defence preparedness. Cabinet Committee on Security approves procurement of 240 aero-engines for IAF’s Su-30 MKI aircraft. Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff. President Droupadi Murmu visits Siachen Base Camp; interacts with soldiers and officers. Rajnath Singh inaugurates IDAX-24 Expo, anti-drone gun, pseudo satellite, latest defence tech on display. India successfully carries out launch of Agni-4 ballistic missile from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border. BrahMos fixes reservations for Agniveers, 15% in technical, 50% in admin and security roles. Odisha Cabinet approves 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in State’s uniform services. Cabinet approves expansion of Chandrayaan 4 Mission, allotting ₹2,104 crore with a 36-month timeline. India, China, Russia to jointly build massive nuclear power plant on moon to establish a future human lunar colony. Centre releases the “Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, […]
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General News Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule; Lok Sabha clocks 136 % productivity Parliament passes Finance, Appropriation and J&K Bills. Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed review. Lok Sabha Speaker constitutes six new parliamentary committees for 2024-25. 12 members elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, BJP now holds 96 seats. 78th Independence Day: PM Modi addresses the nation from the Red Fort for the 11th consecutive time. President approves 103 Gallantry Awards for Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. PM Modi releases 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient, and biofortified crop varieties. Assembly election 2024: J&K to vote in 3 phases from Sept 18, Haryana to vote on Oct 1; results on Oct 4. Centre announces five new districts in Ladakh – Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives sign Charter and MoU for establishment of Colombo Security Conclave Secretariat India and New Zealand sign customs co-operation arrangement to ease trade between the two countries./li> India and Australia call for strengthened international cooperation to combat terrorism comprehensively. PM Modi holds talks with Vietnam counterpart, agrees to expand strategic partnership Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar host their Japanese counterparts for 2+2 ministerial dialogue in […]
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General News Monsson session of Parliament begins, to go on till August 12. Lok Sabha Speaker amends rules to bar MPs from chanting slogans while taking oath.. Centre constitutes Cabinet Committees on security, economic and political affairs. BBJP announces in-charges for 24 states including poll-bound Jharkhand, Haryana. Assembly by-polls: Congress, TMC win 4 seats each, BJP bags 2, AAP and DMK get 1 seat each.. President Murmu appoints 6 new governors; Gulab Chand Kataria replaces Banwarilal Purohit in Punjab.. President Murmu confers 10 Kirti Chakras, 26 Shaurya Chakras. PM Modi holds talks with President Putin at the Kremlin in Russia PM Modi receives Russia’s prestigious civilian honour – the Order of St Andrew the Apostle. Jaishankar, Wang Yi agree to expedite resolution of border disputes to stabilize relations. Jaishankar and Blinken discuss regional and global issues on the sidelines of Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo Jaishankar inaugurates India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius./li> Former ambassador to China, Vikram Misri, assumes charge as Foreign Secretary. Jal Jeevan Mission achieves historic milestone of 15 crore rural tap water connections across country.. Three new criminal laws come into force; no more IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act. Central Armed Police Forces, seven […]
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General News Lok Sabha Results 2024: NDA secures absolute majority by winning 292 seats. BJP wins 240 seats. I.N.D.I.A bloc bags 233 seats Narendra Modi takes oath for third consecutive term as PM along With 72 ministers; 9 new faces in Cabinet. Om Birla wins first election for Lok Sabha Speaker’s post in about five decades. BJP chief JP Nadda replaces Piyush Goyal as Leader of House in Rajya Sabha. Congress Working Committee pass resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat; Priyanka to make poll debut from Wayanad. General Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as the 30th Chief of Army Staff. PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme 17th instalment authorised by PM Modi on first day of assuming office. Amit Shah launches special programme to fast-track immigration services. PM Modi inaugurates 84 major developmental projects worth over ₹1,500 crore in J&K. PM Modi’s Principal Secretary PK Mishra, NSA Ajit Doval get 5-year extension; IB chief Tapan Kumar Deka gets one-year extension. Union Education Ministry sets up 4 committee to review grace marks given to over 1,500 candidates in NEET-UG exam. NTA Chief Subodh Kumar Singh removed from post […]
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General News Budget session gets extended by a day; session concludes as both Houses adjourned sine die. Lok Sabha sees 148% productivity and Rajya Sabha 137%. Sonia Gandhi , J P Nadda, Chavan and Deora among 41 elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha MPs. Govt tables White Paper highlighting economic situation in country during Congress-led UPA rule. 97 crore electors registered before forthcoming general elections in the country: Election Commission. Electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional, SBI should reveal the details of donors: SC. Lok Sabha polls: AAP-Congress alliance vs BJP in Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa; Punjab-Solo. Farooq Abdullah snubs INDIA bloc, to contest polls alone in J&K. SP, Congress reach final agreement on parliamentary polls. PM Modi lays foundation stone for new ISRO launch complex in Tamil Nadu. PM inaugurates 3 major space infra projects of ISRO, reveals names of Gaganyaan mission astronauts. ISRO successfully launches next generation weather satellite INSAT-3DS from Sriharikota. India sets annual defence production target of ₹3 lakh crore and exports worth ₹50,000 crore by 2028-29. Defence Acquisition Council approves projects worth around ₹80,000 crore. Cabinet Committee on Security approves ₹19,000 crore mega Navy deal for BrahMos missiles. Centre proposes 5-year guaranteed procurement at MSP for 5 crops […]
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