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Delhi govt aims to make citizens as rich as Singaporeans by 2047

March 10, 2021

The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi has presented its first digital financial year 2021-22 budget. The Delhi government has set an ambitious target of increasing the per capita income of Delhiites equivalent to people of Singapore by 2047. Out of the budget of about Rs 69,000 crore, the Delhi government...

Bypoll results indicate what will happen in MCD elections: AAP’s Gopal Rai

March 4, 2021

In a major upset for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) bagged four seats, including Kalyanpuri, Rohini-C, Shalimar Bagh (North) and Trilokpuri, in the bypolls held on five seats of the MCD. The Congress won the Chauhan Banger ward, whereas the BJP drew a blank. After...

AAP, CONGRESS SMELL SCHOLARSHIP SCAM WORTH CRORES IN SOUTH MCD

February 24, 2021

If the AAP and the Congress are to be believed, a Rs 6 crore scholarship scam related SC/ST children studying under the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has come to the fore. At a meeting of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation House, AAP and Congress councillors accused officials in the...

PM COMMITTED TO CULTURE OF SUFI SAINTS: NAQVI

February 17, 2021

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday offered ‘chadar’ on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on the occasion of 809th Urs and said that PM Modi is a “personality committed to culture of Sufi saints” and “devoted to...

Modi government’s aim is to double farmers’ income, not play petty politics: Naqvi

November 28, 2020

As the farmers’ protest reached the national capital, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi spoke exclusively to The Daily Guardian and said that the farm laws are actually pro-farmer and anti-middleman and politicians with zero knowledge of farming are the ones creating trouble. Excerpts: Q. The farmers’ movement is becoming fierce...

‘RED LIGHT ON, GAADI OFF’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO CURB POLLUTION IN DELHI

October 22, 2020

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched the “Red Light On, Gaadi Off” campaign on Wednesday. He appealed to all the residents of Delhi to join the campaign as part of the war against pollution. Rai said, “Till now, the Delhi government and various agencies had been involved in the war...

After months of denial, govt finally admits community transmission

October 19, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday admitted that India is in the community transmission stage. He, however, emphasised that it was limited only to certain districts and states. The Health Minister’s statement, which came during his weekly webinar, ‘Sunday Samvaad’, gains significance as it has come in the backdrop...

CAIT hopes govt stimulus will boost business this festive season

October 13, 2020

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has lauded the stimulus announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday for boosting the purchasing power of government employees. The CAIT said that with such a stimulus package the forthcoming Diwali season is going to boost the domestic demands and will...

VACCINE LIKELY BY EARLY 2021, WILL TAKE FIRST SHOT IF ANY TRUST DEFICIT: HARSH VARDHAN

September 14, 2020

With the country eagerly awaiting a breakthrough as far as the discovery of the coronavirus vaccine is concerned, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has come up with positive news on Sunday. He said that “a coronavirus vaccine could be ready by the first quarter of 2021.” In an online...

Covid-hit 1.75 crore small businesses on verge of closure: Top traders body

September 14, 2020

The Covid-19 has massively dented the business sector in the country. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has painted a gloomy picture as far as the condition of small businesses is concerned. They are massively suffering, it says. The CAIT has revealed that around 25% of small businesses, that...

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