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The Union Budget's purported discrimination against states governed by the opposition prompted MPs from the INDIA group to hold a protest within the Parliament building.         Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun   Kharge        Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, denounced the Union budget 2024–25 on Wednesday, accusing it of being unfair to the states.According to Kharge, the union budget that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented left the "plates" of all states empty, with the exception of two: Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. “No state received anything,” Kharge said, naming states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and his home state Karnataka. Kharge alleged that the budget was only to “please a few people” and protect the chair. The Congress president made a jab at Sitharaman, the Karnataka representative i...

A red alert was issued by the IMD for some areas of Maharashtra on July 24 due to the intense rains that have been battering the state, particularly Thane and Mumbai.              As rains batter Mumbai and cases of waterlogging get reported across the city, the biggest casualties is the city’s real estate sector. With heavy rains and thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for many districts in Maharashtra amid ongoing rainfall in Mumbai that caused waterlogging in residential areas and on highways. Up till July 24, Maharashtra cities are under an IMD red warning. As the city and the neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar, and Raigad get ready for further rain on Wednesday, a high tide notice has been issued for the coastal areas of Mumbai.Mumbai's weather is predicted to stay gloomy today with temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius. This comes after a recent bout of very heavy rain...

India-Canada Tension: India also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat today in a reciprocal move after Canada expelled a senior Indian diplomat.   India-Canada Tension: India has rejected the allegations as "absurd and motivated". New Delhi:  The US declared it is "deeply concerned" about the charges shortly after the Prime Minister of Canada claimed that India was responsible for the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Speaking for the National Security Council, Adrienne Watson wrote in an email that "the US was deeply concerned about the allegations disclosed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau." It is crucial that Canada's probe continue and the offenders are prosecuted, Ms. Watson added. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, claimed that his country had "credible allegations" connecting Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder to "agents of the Government of India." The claims have been deemed "absurd and moti...

Speaking in the new parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the reservation will only be manipulated by political parties to choose uneducated voiceless women. Nirmala Sitharaman said he is making "sweeping statements". New Delhi:  Today's heated exchange between Congressman Mallikarjun Kharge and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman was brought on by the planned women's reservation bill, which has been approved by the cabinet.  Speaking in the new parliament, Mr. Kharge claimed that political parties would simply use the reserve to select illiterate, voiceless women who were unqualified for the job. One of the BJP's most outspoken lawmakers, Ms. Sitharaman, angrily objected. She claimed that Mr. Kharge was making "sweeping statements". Political parties frequently select unqualified women because of the lower literacy rate among women from Scheduled Castes. Mr. Kharge, who is also the Congress Leader in the Rajya Sabha, claimed that they never pick tho...

The missile strikes were among multiple Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight. The strikes come days after 16 people were killed in an attack on a market in eastern Ukraine and drone debris was found in Romania. Emergency services personnel work to extinguish fire following Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih Russia-Ukraine war:    On Friday, September 8, a Russian missile attack on the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy resulted in the death of one police officer and at least 52 injuries, according to officials. Three people were killed in a second attack in the southern Kherson region. The missile attacks were just one of many that Russia allegedly launched against Ukraine overnight. Local elections in the places it has invaded as well as others that it does not control are another way Moscow is aiming to boost its political influence.In a statement, the foreign ministry of Ukraine announced that it did not recognise the "fake elections." The missile strikes co...

American NSA Jake Sullivan said the US had a deep stake in stewarding the G20 and making sure that it remains a central mechanism for global coordination   US President Joe Biden arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the G20 Summit. His first engagement in    Delhi is a meeting with PM Modi (PTI video/screengrab) NEW DELHI:   In preparation for the G20 Summit, US President Joe Biden arrived in New Delhi on Friday night. He will shortly meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg in the centre of the nation's capital. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser for the United States, predicted that the bilateral meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Modi will result in progress on issues raised during Modi's state visit to Washington, DC, including the GE jet engine deal, India's decision to purchase Predator drones, cooperation on 5G/6G, and the civil nuclear domain. VIDEO | United States President @JoeBiden ...

The UN's statement comes days after a huge controversy broke out over the shift to India from Bharat in the dinner invitation from President Droupadi Murmu to foreign leaders attending the G20 summit this weekend.   It's not for the UN to comment on the (India vs Bharat) debate, said the spokesperson.(Representational)   New Delhi:  When New Delhi completes all necessary procedures, the UN "will change India's name to Bharat in UN records," a spokeswoman for the international organisation told NDTV today.  India will inform us when the necessary steps are taken to change the name, and we will update the name in the UN records, according to Stephane Dujarric, principal spokesperson for the UN Secretary General. The declaration was made a few days after a major controversy erupted over President Droupadi Murmu's invitation to a luncheon for international leaders attending the G20 meeting this weekend, which changed India's name from Bharat to India. Speaking...

On March 19, Khalistani elements attacked the Indian High Commission in London.       Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak   Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that his country is "working closely with the Indian government to tackle the Khalistani issue" after arriving in Delhi on Friday to attend the historic G20 Summit. In the UK, violent Khalistani fanaticism of any type would not be tolerated, according to Sunak. As a result of the attack on the Indian High Commission in London on March 19, there have been growing concerns in India regarding the actions of pro-Khalistan individuals in the UK. Indian Americans have harshly condemned the incident and asked that those guilty be brought to justice right away. “…We are working very closely with the Indian government to particularly tackle 'PKE' Pro-Khalistan Extremism. I don't think it's right. Our security Minister recently was just in India talking to his counterparts. We have working groups...

The Burmese Air Force was forced to ground the planes as malfunctions and structural flaws were detected.   Myanmar angry with Pakistan over 'unfit' fighter jets supplied by Islamabad The Myanmar junta dictatorship has issued a harsh warning to Islamabad for selling "faulty" multi-role fighter fighters, which is yet another humiliation for Pakistan. Narinjara News, a Myanmar-based publication, said that Pakistan had signed a contract to produce JF-17 fighter jets for Myanmar. According to sources, a contract for at least 11 multi-role fighter jets was inked in 2016.  Following that, between 2019 and 2021, Islamabad provided combat planes to Naypyidaw. However, the junta grounded all of the jets after declaring them "unfit for operations." According to There port, Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation in China and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex collaborated to produce the jets. But soon after the planes were delivered, the Burmese Air Force was compelled to ...

The Centre on Friday announced a panel to explore the possibility of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly elections.       Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi, a Congressman, blasted the "One Nation, One Election" campaign from the Centre on Sunday, calling it an assault on the Indian union and all of its states. "Bharat, or INDIA, is a Union of States.Gandhi wrote on X, then known as Twitter, "The concept of 'one nation, one election' is an attack on the Union and all its States. A panel to examine the potential of holding the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies elections simultaneously was announced by the Centre on Friday. Union home minister Amit Shah, Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, former chairman of the 15th Finance Commission NK Singh, former LokSabha general secretary Subash Kashyap, senior attorney Harish Salve, and former chief vigilance comm...

Ashok Chavan also said that around 26-27 opposition parties are expected to to participate in the third joint meeting of the bloc in Mumbai on August 31.         Congress leader Ashok Chavan(Image via X) Congressman Ashok Chavan predicted on Saturday that the newly established Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) would probably unveil its logo in August at its third joint conference, which will take place in Mumbai, according to news agency ANI. At a press conference, Chavan stated, "Approximately 26 to 27 parties would attend the meeting.Mumbai will host a casual gathering on August 31st and a formal summit on September 1st.Two meetings have already been scheduled, thus the third will be used to discuss the next agenda. We've decided to create a unified logo, which might be unveiled on August 31. #WATCH | Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress Leader Ashok Chavan on upcoming opposition meetings, "Around 26-27 parties will participate in the meeting. An i...

KCR has joined hands with the BJP, did not attend any meeting of the opposition alliance INDIA, Kharge said in Hyderabad.      Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Hyderabad on Saturday. The chairman of Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Telangana's chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao, was questioned by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Telangana as to why he did not attend any meetings of the opposition alliance INDIA (Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance).   "BJP and BRS are currently good pals. They cannot speak negatively of one another when there is an inside deal. According to what I've heard, KCR has ceased criticizing the BJP. said Kharge in Hyderabad. "To confront Modi in the center, 26 parties have teamed up. However, your KCR skipped every meeting. He didn't even inquire about the cooperation of all secular parties in the fight against Modi. Although they claim to be a secular party, BRS has secretly allied with the BJP. However, we are unit...

In a non-public filing, the lessor submitted pictures to the court, listing missing parts from two Airbus A320 planes it inspected.   Go First and many of its foreign lessors are locked in a legal dispute (Representational) New Delhi:  Critical components, such as fan blades and escape slides, are missing from at least two aircraft of the bankrupt Go First airline, according to the aircraft's lessor, ACG Aircraft Leasing of Ireland, which is attempting to recover the aircraft. After the airline was granted bankruptcy protection in May, Go First and many of its international lessors became embroiled in a legal conflict that has lasted for months. Insolvency prevented the retrieval of more than 50 Airbus aircraft that were on the ground and frozen its assets. The lessors have attempted to recover their planes in court, but have thus far been unsuccessful. They cited worries that parts would disappear and harm their assets. Lessors are only permitted to sometimes check Go First p...

"India has broken the mould on how to do the G20 presidency - the scale and ambition to tackle big problems of the world, like global hunger, low growth and poverty," the UK's envoy to India Alex Ellis said at the NDTV G20 Conclave. UK's envoy to India Alex Ellis and former US diplomat Atul Keshap at the NDTV G20 Conclave New Delhi:  According to Alex Ellis, the UK's envoy to India, the scope of India's development and its gravitas in the global order may be gauged using two straightforward metrics. One is how India has established a significant bar for the management of the G20 presidency, Mr. Ellis stated at today's NDTV G20 Conclave. The other, according to Mr. Ellis, is how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Indian descent who represents Britain stated "Jai ShriRam" on August 15, the day of Indian Independence. "India tops the UK's student, visitor, and skilled worker visa rankings... Did you ever think that on August 15, someone residing...

According to the lawsuit, Mr Foster's life expectancy has decreased from 39 to 31.5 years as a result of the incident, leaving him unable to speak or eat solid foods.     The airline reached a settlement on Tuesday after a one-day trial. According to a report in CBS News, United Airlines has reached a settlement with the family of a paraplegic man who suffered brain damage as a result of an event in 2019 as he was being let off the plane. Nathaniel Foster Jr.'s family members.  the airline "failed to abide by the standard of care owed to disabled passengers" after a worker "aggressively" pushed his wheelchair while aiding him in deboarding. The case claims that as a result of the same, the guy experienced "significant" and permanent brain damage. The 26-year-old, who was using a wheelchair, ventilator, and tracheal tube at the time of the incident, "jerked forward and back" and slouched in his chair after it was "forcefully" pus...

Western politicians have suggested that President Putin ordered Prigozhin killed to punish him for his failed mutiny against the top brass in Russia.       Kremlin said the accusation and many others like it were false. Moscow:  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary company, was allegedly killed on instructions from the Kremlin, according to Western reports, but the Kremlin called these claims a "absolute lie" and refused to confirm his demise until test results were available. After the mercenary leader's plane crashed on Wednesday evening with no survivors, breaking his quiet after he staged a mutiny against army officials two months prior, President Vladimir Putin offered his sympathies to Yevgeny Prigozhin's family on Thursday. Yevgeny Prigozhin and his top accomplices in the Wagner mercenary outfit were reportedly executed, according to "preliminary information" given by Vladimir Putin.  Although they have started an investigation, Russian...

The Governor in the letter said he has got reports from various agencies about availability and use of narcotics, and how it has become common that they are allegedly available in pharmacies and even in government-controlled liquor stores.      Punjab AAP Bhagwant Mann's government has been warned by Governor of President's rule New Delhi:  The Governor's warning that he would support the President's rule in response to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's failure to react to official correspondence caused friction between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab and the Governor, which has since gotten worse. Governor Banwarilal Purohit issued a warning to Mr. Mann today, stating that if his letters go unanswered, he may recommend President's control in the state and initiate criminal proceedings. Invoking Article 356 places a state under the direct rule of the center, typically following the Governor's submission of a report. The Punjab Governor highlighte...

Chandrayaan updates: The stated objectives of Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission, are rover moving on the Moon's surface, and in-situ scientific experiments    Chandrayaan updates: The Vikram lander reached Moon after a 40-day journey. The achievement of Chandrayaan-3, which landed at the south pole region of the Moon—a feat that had not yet been accomplished—has India receiving praise from all corners of the globe.Cheers and congratulations could be heard at the ground station as the success was acknowledged.  But bogus messages also began to proliferate on social media and on WhatsApp and other online sites. While ISRO scientists were waiting for the Pragyan rover to emerge from the Vikram lander at the appropriate moment, social media users had already posted a picture of the two payloads on the lunar surface. Vikram is seen on the Moon's surface in another bogus film that is quickly gaining popularity. In the backdrop, a blue Earth is rising. Some users claime...

Chandrayaan-3 successfully performed a soft landing on the moon on Wednesday evening, making India the 4th country to have successfully landed on the lunar surface. New Delhi:  The Indian Space Research Organisation has released the first selfies taken by India's robots Vikram and Pragyan from the moon's surface, marking the arrival of the moment that a billion Indians have been anticipating with bated breath. Lander Chandrayaan-3 As the Pragyan rover moved slowly, Vikram captured photographs and a video of its ramp. ISRO tweeted the video along with the following statement: "... and here is how the Chandrayaan-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface."   Here is how the Lander Imager Camera captured the moon's image just prior to touchdown. pic.twitter.com/PseUAxAB6G — ISRO (@isro) August 24, 2023 India became the fourth nation to successfully land on the moon as Chandrayaan-3 completed a soft landing on the moon at 6:04 PM on Wednesday. The late...