Today on Thursday, the Delhi government will distribute health cards to people registered under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). The cards will be provided to the beneficiaries at 3 pm in an event organised at Vigyan Bhawan. PM-JAY aims to reduce the financial burden of healthcare on economically weaker families across India, which was launched in the year 2018. Recently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Health Authority (NHA) of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Health and Family Welfare of the Delhi Government. Delhi has…
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Janata Dal United (JDU) working president and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha has clarified that there is no disagreement in the party regarding the Wakf Amendment Bill. While talking to journalists in Patna on Sunday, he said that this is not the first amendment in this Act, changes have been made in it before as well. Jha said that the main objective of the amendment is to ensure that the poor Muslim community, especially the Pasmanda class and women, get more benefits from Waqf properties. He said, “This bill will bring complete transparency and resources will be used at the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Rising India Summit 2025’ held in New Delhi on Tuesday. Highlighting India’s economic progress, he said that India has become the 5th largest economy of the world from the 11th in a short time and is soon moving towards becoming the third largest economy. He said that despite global challenges, the country has doubled the size of its economy in a decade and now India is emerging before the world as “fast and fearless”. The Prime Minister mentioned the important decisions taken in the first 100 days of the year 2025, which include zero…
The Indian government on Monday announced a hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 each, which will be effective from Tuesday. However, the retail prices of these fuels will remain unchanged due to the fall in oil prices in the global market. Lower crude oil prices will reduce production costs for oil refining and marketing companies such as Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum, thereby increasing their retail margins. Excise duty on petrol has now been increased by Rs 13 per litre and on diesel by Rs 10 per litre. This move will help the government raise…
The Pakistani Army on Monday violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Digwar sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army gave an immediate and effective response to this violation. This incident has happened during the three-day visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir. A massive search operation has been launched in the area to rule out the possibility of infiltration. It is noteworthy that earlier on April 1, the Pakistani army had violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing after a landmine explosion on the LoC in…
The tariff policies recently implemented by the United States are having a significant impact on global financial markets. US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have resulted in significant devaluation in international markets. Major indices such as the Nasdaq-100, S&P 500 and Nikkei 225 saw significant declines, with the Nikkei futures market even triggering a circuit breaker. Futures markets anticipate an approximately 80% rate cut in the US this year, leading to a sharp decline in Treasury yields and a loss in the value of the dollar. The main factor in the current market downturn is the intensifying trade conflict between…
The Rajya Sabha approved the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, which was earlier approved by the Lok Sabha. On this historic occasion, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi described the passage of the Bill as an important step towards socio-economic justice, transparency and inclusive growth of the country. He expressed confidence that this change will be especially beneficial for those sections which have been marginalized in the society for a long time. Along with this, he thanked all the members and parliamentary committees who participated in the fruitful discussion on this Bill. Passage of this Bill will be a strong step towards addressing…
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was approved in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after 11 hours of extensive discussion. This bill has also been passed by the Lok Sabha earlier. In the upper house, 128 votes were cast in favor of the bill and 95 against it. The bill aims to improve the structure of the Waqf Board and reduce the number of legal disputes. Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, refuting the opposition’s allegations, claimed that the basic objective of the bill is to ensure proper management of waqf properties in a democratic manner. He accused the opposition…
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the order of the Calcutta High Court directing the cancellation of appointments to 25,753 teaching and non-teaching posts made by the West Bengal School Service Commission in 2016. The Supreme Court termed the entire recruitment process as tainted and made some changes to the order of the Calcutta High Court. The Supreme Court said that the credibility and validity of the selection process has been lost, so the directions of the Calcutta High Court have been modified. The petition challenging the CBI inquiry into the creation of super-numeric posts by the West Bengal government…
After the Lok Sabha passed the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the government will introduce it in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The bill was discussed intensely for over 12 hours in the Lok Sabha, starting from Wednesday afternoon till early Thursday. The Wakf Bill was passed with 288 votes in favour and 232 against. Also, the lower house passed a resolution confirming the imposition of President’s rule in Manipur. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move a statutory resolution in the Rajya Sabha today approving the proclamation issued by the President on February 13, 2025. Though members cutting across party…