Add Current Affairs

The number of medical colleges in India has doubled since 2014.

Eric Garcetti, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, was officially sworn in as the US Ambassador to India.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Rahul Gandhi, who now stands disqualified as member of parliament, was called 'Mir Jafar' and insults were hurled at the Congress family but no judge disqualified any BJP leader.

The Odisha state government has identified 50,952 children aged below 18 years who have lost either their mother or father or both parents due to Covid-19 and other reasons in Odisha during the pandemic so far.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will dispose of the bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on April 10.

The central government has raised dearness allowance for employees by 4 per cent, taking the total to 42 per cent from 38 per cent.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing on April 5 a plea by 14 opposition parties, led by the Congress, alleging arbitrary use of central probe agencies against political opponents.

Akasa Air plans to hire nearly 1,000 people and take the total staff strength to more than 3,000 by the end of March 2024.

Madhya Pradesh BJP, has  the party office in Bhopal. After 32 years, the BJP is constructing a state-of-the art party office with an expenditure of near ₹ 100 crore.

The Union government has extended the deadline for voluntary linking of Aadhaar with voter identity card upto March 31, 2024. Earlier, the deadline was April 1, 2023.

Over 500 parents of children affected by rare genetic disorder Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) from 21 states, including Odisha

In a significant verdict having wider ramifications, the Supreme Court Friday held that mere membership of a banned organisation is an offence liable to be punished with imprisonment under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Nearly 30 per cent posts of teachers and principals in state government-aided minority schools are lying vacant in Uttar Pradesh.

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to replace around 17 per cent of the area under paddy (rice) cultivation with millets and oilseeds in the coming years.

A Delhi court Friday said it will pronounce its order on former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's bail plea on March 31 in the excise policy case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian made drone killed a US contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said.

World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes, the governing body said Friday.

The Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) is planning to impose caps on its debt and equity exposure to companies, two sources said, in a bid to lower concentration of risk following criticism of its investment in Adani group companies.

In a relief to taxpayers opting for new tax regime, individuals earning marginally higher income than no-tax ceiling of `7 lakh will pay tax only on the differential income after the government amended the Finance Bill.

Reigning world champion Rudrankksh Patil won bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle, his second of the tournament, even as China extended their golden run at the ISSF World Cup 2023 by winning both gold medals on offer for the second consecutive day here.

 Lok Sabha today approved the Union Budget envisaging a total expenditure of around ₹ 45 lakh crore for 2023-24 without any discussion.

The Aadhaar-PAN linking was free before March 31, 2022. A fee of ₹ 500 was imposed from April 1, 2022, and was later increased to ₹ 1,000 from July 1, 2022.

Rahul Gandhi Disqualified as MP: Announcing his disqualification, the Lok Sabha Secretariat in a notification said that it was effective from March 23, the day of his conviction.

The Supreme Court on Thursday disagreed with the Centre's submission that petitions challenging the amended law allowing tenure extension of the Enforcement Directorate director up to five years should not be entertained as they have been filed by political entities facing serious money laundering charges.

A cleaner, who worked in the office of a civil surgeon in Punjab, was on Thursday acquitted by the Supreme Court of the charges of allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹ 300 two decades ago for preparing a death certificate.

The Delhi court on Thursday reserved the order on the point of issuance of summons in a Defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Nine states - Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and West Bengal - have withdrawn general consent to the CBI to investigate cases, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told Parliament.

Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has sacked Sanjay Raut as the leader of its parliamentary party and appointed Lok Sabha MP Gajanan Kirtikar as his successor.

Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed Rajya Sabha today that 92 Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) and 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) have been notified in 13 states of the Indian Himalayan region.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may be at risk of being disqualified from parliament following his conviction and a two-year jail sentence in a 2019 criminal defamation case, some legal experts said on Thursday.

There will be no change in retail power tariff in Odisha for 2023-24 financial year. The rate will remain unrevised for the third consecutive year, said a source in the OERC.

The government is examining the Supreme Court's verdict on the appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners and it will take "appropriate action" on it, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

As much as 15 per cent of pilots in India are women, which is almost three times the global average of 5 per cent, according to an official release on Thursday.

A Delhi court on Thursday framed charges for several offences, including abduction and murder, against AAP leader Tahir Hussain and 10 others in connection with the alleged murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during 2020 Delhi riots.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly Thursday once again unanimously adopted the bill to ban online gambling, weeks after state Governor R N Ravi returned it to the government for reconsideration.

The moratorium on opening of new engineering and technical colleges, which was put in place three years ago, will be lifted from the 2023-24 academic session, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) announced Thursday.

Sri Lanka has imported two million eggs from India to ensure food security in the crisis-hit island nation, Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said Thursday.

The defence ministry Thursday signed two contracts worth over `3,700 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for radars and receivers, which will enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force.

Hindenburg Research Thursday disclosed short positions in Block Inc and alleged that the Jack Dorseyled payments firm overstated its user numbers and understated its customer acquisition costs.

 India added two more medals to their tally after picking up a silver and bronze in Pistol and Rifle mixed team events while China won both the gold medals on competition Day-2 of the ongoing ISSF World Cup at the MP Shooting Academy Range, here Thursday.