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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General News Parliament Winter session concludes a day early, both houses adjourn sine die. Lok Sabha passed a total of 18 bills, while 17 bills were passed in Rajya Sabha. President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to the three Criminal Code bills. Parliament passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation and Reorganisation (Amendment) Bills. A total of 146 opposition MPs have been suspended from both houses of Parliament this winter session. 2 unidentified men jump from visitors’ gallery of Lok Sabha leading to commotion in House. Government ropes in CISF for security of Parliament complex. Lok Sabha expels Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from House for ‘unethical conduct’. Assembly elctions: BJP wins in 3 states & Congress wins Telangana. Zoram People’s Movement leader Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram Chief Minister. Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana CM, Bhatti Vikramarka his deputy. Bhajan Lal Sharma sworn in as Rajasthan CM; Diya Kumari, Prem Chand Bairwa as deputy CMs. BJP’s Vishnu Deo Sai takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM; Ujjain BJP MLA Mohan Yadav named MP CM. PM Modi holds talks with Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto and Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarik. India to provide $250 million Line of Credit to Kenya for modernisation […]
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General News Assembly Elections: Mizoram records voter turnout of 78.4%, while Chhattisgarh records 68.15%. Rajasthan sees 74.13% voter turnout in assembly polls; Madhya Pradesh sees 77.15%. Telangana Assembly Elections: 63.94% voting recorded; Results for all states will be out on December 3. Winter session of Parliament will be held from 4-22 December. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended for next five years. Cabinet approves ₹24,104 crore outlay for development mission for particularly vulnerable tribal groups. India successfully test-fires ‘Pralay’ missile off Odisha coast. Russia to supply, license production of Igla anti-aircraft missiles to India Indian Navy, DRDO test indigenously developed naval anti-ship missile. PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate rail, power sector projects between India, Bangladesh. Jaishankar hosts Ambassadors of G20 member countries, guest countries & international organisations. Fifth India-US 22 Ministerial Dialogue begins in New Delhi. India and Australia exchange views on deepening multifaceted ties in several areas in 2+2 dialogue. India, UAE ink MoU to strengthen educational cooperation for students, faculty. Sonia Gandhi launches book on Mallikarjun Kharge’s political journey. Governor can’t sit on bills on withholding assent, must return them, rules Supreme Court. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet gives nod to caste-based census; exercise likely to […]
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General News New Parliament Building designated as Parliament House of India hosts special session. Parliament passes Women’s Reservation Bill after unanimous support in Rajya Sabha. Women’s Reservation Bill gets President Droupadi Murmu’s nod, becomes law. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die after passage of landmark bill. Assembly bypolls: BJP wins three seats, Opposition block INDIA bags four. President Kovind panel meets, seeks views of state and national parties on simultaneous polls. Will make ‘clarificatory’ changes in forms to say linking Aadhaar with voter ID optional: EC tells SC. Aditya L1 gets ‘send off’ from Earth as ISRO performs key manoeuvre, begin 110-day journey to L1 point. ISRO prepares to revive Chandrayaan 3’s Lander and Rover on Moon from sleep during lunar sunrise. PM Modi launches ₹13,000-crore ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme for traditional workers. Rajnath Singh inaugurates 90 infra projects of BRO across 11 States and Union Territories. Govt approves defence acquisition worth ₹45,000 crore from domestic vendors. Indian Air Force receives first C-295 transport aircraft from Airbus, 55 more to follow. PM Modi participates in ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia. African Union becomes permanent member of G20 under India’s presidency. G20 leaders adopt Delhi Declaration […]
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