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By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Libby George

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Committee has completed its work and its report will be delivered on February 2. CM Dhami, speaking to about the implementation of UCC in the state of Uttarakhand, said, «While making a promise to the people of the state in the 2022 assembly elections, we constituted the UCC Committee, taking a pledge to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state.

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, also known as CAA, is set to be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. As reported by PTI, Thakur made these remarks during a public rally in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Sunday. “The Ram mandir (temple) in Ayodhya has been inaugurated, and within the next seven days, the CAA will be implemented across the country.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday appeared before ED (Enforcement Directorate) in Patna for questioning in connection with probe into land-for-jobs scam. The alleged scam occurred when Lalu Yadav was Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, calling it “political tourism". The Acharya said that Congress is “travelling", while other parties are gearing up for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will on Monday reach Bihar through Kishanganj, a district with a heavy Muslim population which is also a party stronghold.

Government of India (GoI) will present the Interim Budget 2024-25 on 1st Feb’24 (Thursday). Although the Budget presentation is only one part of managing public finances, it attracts significant attention. Based on provisional data available for 8MFY23 (Apr-Nov’23), our calculations suggest that gross taxes can exceed budget estimates (BEs) for the third consecutive year, by as much as INR1.3t in FY24. Due to higher non-tax revenue receipts, such as dividends, coupled with higher devolution to states and an expected shortfall in divestments, there is a projected over-achievement of INR1.1t in total receipts in FY24. According to the first supplementary demands presented on 6th Dec’23, the GoI has sought to authorize an additional cash outgo of INR584b in FY24, largely because of higher subsidies and defense services.

interim budget, since the exercise comes just ahead of the general elections, an ET poll showed. The government will likely increase the amount of money transferred under its flagship direct benefit transfer scheme — Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi or PM-Kisan — by about 50% to ₹9,000 per year from the current ₹6,000, said some of the economists polled. A new iteration of the housing scheme and a push for jobs is also expected in the upcoming interim budget, the ET poll of economists indicated. Six of the 10 economists polled by ET say higher allocation for PM-Kisan is one of the three social sector interventions expected.

NEW DELHI, MUMBAI : Amidst a recovery in global steel prices and the upcoming general elections, JSW Steel maintains an optimistic outlook for the domestic steel market for the fourth fiscal quarter, expecting a notable uptick in steel volumes, Jayant Acharya, joint managing director of the company, said in an interview. “I expect the volumes will be better, driven by a seasonally strong quarter. The global steel prices in the last month have improved in the US, Europe, and China, as well as in the Asian regions," he said, adding that the buoyant global prices should translate into better pricing even in the domestic market.

Nitish Kumar severed ties with the grand alliance in Bihar and rejoined BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann had earlier said there will be no alliance with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state.

sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh stated, with a desire to “keep senses in fervour", that there is no need to injure anyone else’s thinking or belief in our zeal. Whatever those who believe that this entire event is just an election gimmick should consider, the crowd that has been gathering in Ayodhya for the past week and its behaviour demonstrates that we are experiencing a cultural renaissance. If this had not happened, Diwali would not have been celebrated on 22 January in Bengal and Bihar, both of which are known for casteism and sectarian discord.

ideology play a crucial role in elections? Besides, the Congress and Opposition's INDIA bloc may have been burning the midnight oil to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. However, with a few leaders switching political parties, and political parties switching alliances, the INDIA bloc is expected to face a major hit in upcoming polls.

severed ties with the Lalu Yadav's party and returned to the BJP-led NDA. Speaking with ANI on Sunday, Owaisi said the RJD fell victim to the same "game" it had played with the AIMIM in 2022. He was referring to the alliance between the RJD and JD(U) which was formed in 2022.

OBC reservation in the state and the government will soon issue Kunbi certificates to all the applicants. Manoj Jarange, who was leading huge protests in Maharashtra welcomed the announcement and decided to call off the indefinite hunger strike for Maratha quotas. "Our agitation will continue until at least one person from my community benefits under the new rules the state is going to introduce.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton barred Barclays from working on municipal bond deals after his office said the bank didn’t respond to requests for information about its carbon emission commitments.

Prashant Kishore said that the political equations in Bihar will undergo a substantial change ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and the developments will be more dramatic. "In the present Bihar picture, there are two sides. On one hand, Nitish Kumar is the face, supported by the BJP.

NDA government would be formed again in Bihar. I have said this before that I disagree with Nitish Kumar over his policies and it would continue if we continue to work over his policies," Chirag Paswan said.

Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal (United) president, Sunday resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, saying "things were not working well" for him in the Mahagathbandhan and the INDIA bloc. He staked claim to form a new government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party he had dumped less than 18 months ago. The new Bihar government is likely to have two deputy chief ministers – Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha of the BJP, news agency ANI reported citing sources.

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time at Raj Bhavan on Sunday. Bihar Politics Live Updates Referring to his party's alliance with NDA, Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar said, “We will stay together.

China has ramped up its digital yuan work over the last year, while the ECB is now in the preparation phase for a digital euro and India is seeing a million transactions per day processed by commercial banks throughout the country for the digital rupee. Yet in the US, the Federal Reserve has been cautious about pushing ahead with pilots and several governors have expressed scepticism about the need for a CBDC. This month, Donald Trump vowed to prevent the creation of a digital dollar if he wins the US presidential election, calling a CBDC a "dangerous threat to freedom". Josh Lipsky and Ananya Kumar from the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Centre warn that technological payments innovation at the Fed is lagging behind its peers and competitors.

ALSO READ: Bihar politics LIVE: Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM for record 9th time at 5 pm; celebrations outside BJP office In 2017, the Congress leader had tweeted: “Word of the day! Definition of *snollygoster* US dialect: a shrewd, unprincipled politician. First Known Use: 1845. Most recent use: 26/7/17." Sharing that post, Tharoor said in a post of X, “Didn't realise it would be the Word of Another Day too!#snollygoster." Reacting to Kumar’s decision to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Congress on Sunday compared Nitish Kumar to a “chameleon", and said the people of the state will never forgive him for his “betrayal".