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"In the 75 days of 2024, projects worth more than Rs 11 lakh crore have been inaugurated or foundation stones laid while projects worth Rs 7 lakh crore have been unveiled in the last 10-12 days," Prime Minister Modi remarked earlier this week.

The accused were identified as Rohit Singh Bisht (36), a resident of New Moti Nagar, Jitendra (33), Majid Khan (34) and Sajid (33), all residents of Gurugram.

After the searches which lasted for a few hours, the ED officials took her into custody.

To spread awareness among the consumers, the World Consumer Rights Day is marked annually on March 15. For this year, the theme of ‘Fair and responsible AI for consumers” was selected by an umbrella group representing around 200 consumer organisations spread globally.

The Act provides that the CEC and the ECs will be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting of the PM, the Leader of the Opposition (or the largest opposition party) in the Lok Sabha, and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the PM.

The ‘One Nation One Election’ Committee led by Ram Nath Kovind presented its comprehensive report to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

Once racked with militancy violence, Assam’s Baksa district is witnessing development and transformation across sectors and spheres with central and state govt schemes.

Companies setting up manufacturing facilities for EVs will be allowed limited imports of cars at lower custom duty as an incentive.

Nandini Sharma prayed to set aside Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 empowering the ECI to conduct elections through EVMs.

Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, urged the 5-judge Bench to issue notice to SBI before passing any directions.

Among the five personalities to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, except for former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, four others -- ex-Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, would be awarded posthumously.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in a post on X handle said, "Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that they have revised Petrol and Diesel Prices across the country. New prices would be effective from 15th March 2024, 06:00 AM". 

As per the information shared by the party, the Chief Minister tripped while taking a walk at her residence in Kalighat on Thursday evening.

The decision comes days after the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting blocked 18 OTT platforms for sharing obscene content. Union Minister Anurag Thakur emphasized responsibility. Social media praised the decision.