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NEW DELHI : The government has hired Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to help prepare the Vision 2047 document that will set India’s medium-term goals and priorities for becoming a developed economy in the next quarter of a century, two people aware of the development said. The vision document, expected to be unveiled by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will outline an economic strategy towards becoming a middle-income nation by leveraging India’s strengths in industry, services, agriculture, trade and human capital while improving the governance systems and access to public goods. Making economic progress inclusive will be a key element of the vision document.

Isro tested the Crew Escape System (CES) for Gaganyaan, marking one more success for the organisation. After the historic Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 missions, this is one more feather in Isro’s cap. A few days before the CES test, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had directed Isro to aim for setting up an Indian space station by 2035, and seek to land the first Indian on the Moon by 2040.

₹221 crore in his bank account. Interestingly, he learnt about this bounty only after receiving an income tax (I-T) notice. He learnt about this when he received a tax notice informing him about the huge inflow in his bank account.

Chhattisgarh gears up for the assembly elections next month, the opposition BJP in the state faces an uphill task to win the support of tribal population, that is said to have significantly influenced the poll outcome in the past. In the 2018 state polls, the BJP suffered a huge setback in tribal-dominated seats.

Lok Sabha elections but the talks on seat sharing formula still hanging in the air. This year more than dozens of Indian opposition parties formed an alliance called "INDIA" to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary elections next year. The INDIA bloc is an alliance of 28 political parties.

Indian dog breed Rampur hound, Himalayan mountain canines Himachali shepherd, Gaddi and Bakharwal and the Tibetan mastiff are likely to be deployed soon for police duties like sniffing out suspects, narcotics and explosives, besides patrolling risk-prone areas, officials said. The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the BSF, CRPF and CISF are all set to recruit Indian dog breeds for police duties as trials of a few such as the Rampur Hound are underway. An order has also been issued for testing the Himalayan mountain canines.

medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief materials have been sent to Palestine that will reach Gaza via Egypt, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to reiterate India's long-standing position on the Palestinian question. Taking to X, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi wrote on Sunday, «An IAF C-17 flight carrying nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine departs for El-Arish airport in Egypt.» The items will be sent to Palestine via the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Bagchi informed that the humanitarian aid includes «essential life-saving medicines, surgical items, tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, sanitary utilities, water purification tablets, among other necessary items». India's aid to Palestine comes three days after the PM spoke to Abbas. During their conversation on Thursday, Modi had said that India would keep sending humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians.

BJP chief JP Nadda on Sunday attacked the Congress, saying public service delivery may be an «alien concept» for it as its only interest is to keep «the poor in poverty». The reaction came on a day Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to a government order which, he claimed, stated that senior officers of ranks as high as joint secretary, director and deputy secretary are to be deployed to all 765 districts of the country as «Rath Prabharis» to «showcase achievements of the last nine years of Government of India».

Mahua Moitra has already clarified her stand on allegations of bribe for questions raised, the party would now now await the probe by the parliamentary ethics committee as the matter has to do with «her rights and privileges». BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai have alleged that Moitra had accepted favours from Hiranandani in exchange for raising questions in Parliament.

Narendra Modi said, the day isn’t far that an Indian will reach the Moon. Heady as all this clearly is, it’s also crucial that India heaves itself out of poverty, malnutrition and other dampeners of the national spirit.

ANI. The Durga Puja pandal showcases model of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with world leaders and prominent international delegates who attended the event including US President Joe Biden. The pandal also showcases Delhi's Red Fort.

war of words has erupted between Lok Sabha MPs Nishikant Dubey and Mahua Moitra over the ongoing cash-for-query controversy involving the TMC lawmaker. Dubey alleged that Moitra's parliamentary ID was used in Dubai while she was in India, claiming that the National Informatics Centre (NIC) had disclosed this information to probe agencies. He accused Moitra of compromising the country's security for money and accepting bribes to target the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

cricket fans worldwide is going to be a game-changer for the LA28 games, but also for the whole Olympic movement,” said Niccolo Campriani, sports director of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, commenting on the inclusion of cricket and the significance of the Indian market. Campriani is right. Just going by the numbers, cricket’s inclusion in the world’s greatest sporting spectacle is a no brainer.

Trinamool Congress has decided to maintain distance from the controversy surrounding its MP Mahua Moitra, who has been facing allegations of taking bribes for raising questions in Parliament. Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of real estate-to-energy group Hiranandani, who allegedly paid Moitra to raise questions in Parliament about Adani Group, recently claimed in a signed affidavit that she targeted Gautam Adani to «malign and embarrass» Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose «impeccable reputation» gave opposition no opportunity to attack him. A copy of the affidavit was reviewed by PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that the country is heading towards becoming a developed nation in the next 25 years and appealed to the youth to be active participants in this journey. The world is your oyster, he said, and encouraged the young to undertake nine tasks for welfare of the poor and protection of the environment. Addressing students and alumni of the Scindia School in Gwalior on the 125th foundation day of the institution, the prime minister said when he took over in 2014 he could have drawn plans for the short term of a decade but chose to work for the growth of the country in the coming decades.

ISRO) successfully launched the Gaganyaan's TV-D1 test flight on Saturday, bringing the nation one step closer to its first human spaceflight mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his congratulations to the dedicated scientists at ISRO, expressing his delight at this achievement. He shared, «This launch takes us one step closer to realising India's first human space flight program, Gaganyaan. My best wishes to our scientists at ISRO.» Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the achievement, emphasising India's readiness to take significant strides in the space sector. He remarked, «After the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-3, our nation is ready to take its next giant stride in the realm of space. Today, the ISRO launched Gaganyaan's TV-D1 Test Flight into space, scripting another remarkable space odyssey.» «My heartfelt congratulations to our scientists and our citizens on this momentous occasion of success and fulfilment,» added Amit Shah. Similarly, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, praised the historic event, stating, «Congratulations!!! In a momentous step towards the stars, the TV D1 Test Flight for Mission #Gaganyaan has taken off. This historic event reflects the unyielding dedication of our remarkable scientists.»

Stay tune for live updates on Gaganyaan Mission Launch TodayGaganyaan Mission live: ISRO is expected to carry out a brief test flight sequence on Saturday. The Indian space agency will launch the crew escape system and crew module at an altitude of 17 km at 8:00 am today.

Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor that will reduce travel time drastically and ensure better connectivity of the national capital with west Uttar Pradesh. He also dedicated two stretches of the east-west corridor of Bengaluru metro. The PM flagged off the Namo Bharat RapidX train at Sahibabad station, marking the launch of RRTS in India. He also travelled on the Namo Bharat train.

Central Election Committee met here on Friday to finalise its candidates for the coming assembly polls amid indications that the party's top brass may field Union ministers in Rajasthan as it did in Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda among other CEC members brainstormed following hectic meetings the national leadership had with state leaders from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana in the last couple of days to address regional concerns and narrow down the list of probables.

reliance on energy generated from fossil fuels—the main cause of climate change. There is a need to prioritize transforming our energy systems and speeding the shift to renewable energy—because without renewables there is no future. And with this lens, one must view the recently announced Gujarat Government’s Renewable Energy Policy. This policy is nothing short of visionary and is poised to serve as a benchmark for replication in several other windy states across our country.

Siddaramaiah on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve the phase-3 of Bangalore Metro covering an additional length of 45-km at an estimated cost of Rs 15,611 crore. The state government has already submitted the detailed project report (DPR) of phase-3 to the centre, the CM said at the virtual launch of the two sections of the Purple Line of Namma Metro by the PM. With Challaghatta-Kengeri and Baiyappanahalli-KR Puram sections open, the metro network’s length has increased to 74-km and about seven lakh people were using it daily, the CM added. The government has commissioned a detailed project report (DPR) for connecting Sarjapur and Hebbal covering a length of 37-km.