11:52 PMWrap-up: Here's all you need to knowCongress constitutes Constitution Amendment Committee for plenary session on Feb 24-26Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
11:52 PM
Wrap-up: Here’s all you need to know
- Congress constitutes Constitution Amendment Committee for plenary session on Feb 24-26
- Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind flags alleged rise in Islamophobia in India
- FBI is searching Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence
- Turkey Earthquake: India sends 841 cartons of medicines, diagnostic kits
- J&K: Huge Lithium deposits found in Salalkote, Reasi
- Tripura Elections: EC bans Opinion Polls and Exit Polls till Feb 27
- Govt lowers wheat reserve price to control rising flour cost
- NCR: Diesel Generator sets to 800 kW capacity permit for industrial and commercial sector
- New tax regime to leave higher disposable income in hands of people: Sitharaman in LS
- Rajni Patel suspended from the RS from current session over viral video row
- Industrial output expanded slowly in December registering a 4.3% growth
- India’s forex reserves drop by USD 1.494 billion to USD 575.267 billion
- IND vs AUS Day 2: India 321/7
11:34 PM
Up to 5.3 million in Syria may be homeless after quake: UN
11:22 PM
Haryana govt hospitals bans Jeans, palazzo pants, skirts
Haryana govt announces a new dress code policy for medical and non-medical staff in state govt hospitals. Jeans, palazzo pants, skirts banned; female staff to not wear jewellery or heavy makeup, while male staff to not grow their hair long. “I think there should be a dress code at workplaces. This is a good decision. As professionals, as doctors, we need to be in simple and decent clothes. So that the patient is comfortable. Bangles and rings can spread infection,” says Dr Madhulika.
11:07 PM
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik pays tribute to the people of earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria
DMK’s former president M Karunanidhi was the one who planted the seeds of corruption in Tamil Nadu. Today, there is corruption in all sectors of the DMK government.
– Edappadi K Palaniswami, AIADMK Interim General Secy
Minister Thangam Thenarasu says that I (EPS) am not qualified to talk about corruption. If so, who will talk about it? AIADMK, which is the opposition party, is the party that deserves to talk about corruption. DMK government is the only government dissolved for corruption, in the history of India. There are many states in India and no state has dissolved any government for corruption. But DMK government was the only government dissolved for corruption.
– Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu LoP & AIADMK Interim General Secy
10:44 PM
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind flags the alleged rise in Islamophobia in India
Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind flags the alleged rise in Islamophobia and demands a separate law be enacted to specifically punish those who incite violence against minorities.
10:43 PM
Tripura Elections 2023: CM Manik Saha conducts a door-to-door campaign in his constituency Town Bordowali constituency in Agartala today
10:34 PM
Ladakh: Kargil covered in a thick layer of snow; Kargil-Zanskar road blocked
Kargil covered in a thick layer of snow due to heavy snowfall for the past 12 hours. Kargil-Zanskar road blocked; subdivision/block roads from Kargil town turn slippery due to heavy snowfall.
10:31 PM
Rishab Pant recovering at a Mumbai hospital
India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant, who is recuperating after a severe accident he suffered on December 30 last year, gave a glimpse of the progress in his recovery on Friday and said “one step forward…one step better”. He took to Twitter to share his first pictures after he underwent a successful surgery on the road to recovery. Pant is seen walking with help of crutches. The famous wicket-keeper batter had met a car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in which he suffered multiple injuries. He is recovering after surgery at a Mumbai hospital.
10:21 PM
Union Min Pralhad Joshi on suspension of Congress’ RS MP Rajani Patil:
Privilege Committee is going to inquire into it. Prima facie, what Chairman said is that he has firm info that she did it and on that basis, it (suspension) is done. Chairman won’t do it without verifying facts.
10:20 PM
AP source: FBI is searching Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence as part of classified records probe
10:15 PM
Union Budget 2023 discussion in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha disturbed, says Pralhad Joshi
In Lok Sabha, the debate was for over 12 hours. Govt wanted a healthy, structured, constructive debate. Unfortunately, in Rajya Sabha, an incident that took place yesterday came to light, Chairman decided to name a Member and under that pretext, they all walked out, and informed Union Min Pralhad Joshi. They didn’t come back since they didn’t have an interest in the debate. We tried to take the discussion further but there were no speakers. The speakers who were there said that since the discussion is over, reply may be given today itself. So, it was done.
10:12 PM
DK Shivakumar corruption case: Karnataka HC stays the probe till Feb 24
Karnataka HC stays till Feb 24, a probe by CBI against State Congress chief DK Shivakumar in the corruption case against him for allegedly possessing Rs 74.93 cr of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2013 & 2018, when he was serving as cabinet min.
Despite the efforts of US to make Iranian oil export zero, Iran found some ways to export its oil. We believe if India really wants to buy oil from us there are ways. We believe that India is key partner for Iranian oil market.
– Ambassador of Iran to India
10:06 PM
India sends 841 cartons of medicines, diagnostic kits to quake-hit Turkey, Syria
More than 22,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on Monday, and rescue workers are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in harsh winter conditions, reported CNN. The medicines that have been sent include Paracetamol 100 ML IV, Ceftriaxone GM INJ, Propofol INJ., etc. The protection and safety tools that have been sent include gowns, gloves, shoe covers, and caps. The other medical aid includes Electrocardiographs six channels, Syringe Pump, and a Physiologic monitor system.
09:46 PM
Cong constitutes Constitution Amendment Committee in 85th Plenary Session
Congress constitutes the Constitution Amendment Committee, for the 85th Plenary Session of the party, to be held from 24th to 26th February 2023, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
09:24 PM
Al-Qaeda terror case: Four accused convicted by Patiala House Court
Four accused – Mohd Asif, Mohd Abdul Rehman, Zafar Masood & Abdul Sami – convicted by Patiala House Court under UAPA today, in connection with arrests between 2015 & 2020 regarding an Al-Qaeda terror case. Accused Syed Mohd Zeeshan Ali & Dr Sabeel Ahmad acquitted by court
09:05 PM
List of the members to be part of Congress 85th Plenary Session
09:04 PM
Congress 85th Plenary Session from Feb 24-26
Congress constitutes the Subjects Committee, for the 85th Plenary Session of the party, to be held from 24th to 26th February 2023, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
08:56 PM
Punjab Police arrest Vijay Kumar associated with Canada-based terrorist network
In a major breakthrough against Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Landa’s criminal network, Jalandhar Rural Police arrested Vijay Kumar, wanted in 18 cases of drugs, illegal weapons, kidnapping & extortion. Arrested three others & seized four pistols, ammunition and two motorcycles, informed Punjab DGP
08:54 PM
J&K: Huge Lithium deposits found in Salalkote, Reasi
DC Reasi says, “Geological Survey of India was working for past 5-6 years on bauxite reserves in Salalkote area. As per their report, there is availability of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves in this bauxite composite.”
08:53 PM
Tripura Elections: EC bans Opinion Polls and Exit Polls till Feb 27
EC has banned Opinion Polls and Exit Polls till Feb 27. We gave instructions to all media houses today. After 4 pm on Feb 14, no program/rally/campaign can be disseminated through media.Neutral discussions on poll arrangements can be done, said Chief Electoral Officer.
08:52 PM
Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow:
08:52 PM
UP development necessary for India five trillion dollar economy dream, says Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah says development of Uttar Pradesh is necessary to make India a five trillion dollar economy and that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) will play key role in achieving the target.
08:33 PM
Wheat to cost Rs 2350/quintal pan India in 2023-24
Ministry of Finance, decides that the reserve price for sale of wheat under open Market Sale Scheme will be Rs 2350/Quintal (Pan India) for FAQ and Rs 2300/Quintal (Pan India) for URS wheat of all crops including RMS 2023-24.
08:29 PM
FM Sitharaman says new tax regime to leave higher disposable income in hands of people
The revamped new tax regime, which offers a rebate on annual income of up to Rs 7 lakh, will leave higher disposable income in the hands of people, she added.
Replying to the discussion on Union Budget for 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the Budget balances the requirement of development imperatives within the limits of fiscal prudence.
On relief under the new tax regime announced in the Budget, she said it is “very attractive” as the tax exemption limit has been hiked to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 2.5 lakh earlier. Besides, a standard deduction of Rs 50,000 has been allowed under the scheme.
08:26 PM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman replies on Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha
08:25 PM
Ambassador of Iran Dr. Iraj Ilahi to India at the National Day Event of Iran:
- India is of special importance to the Republic of Iran. The recent cordial meeting between the President of Iran and PM Modi is proof of this.
- Energy has been an important area, and external pressure is there but India’s strategic autonomy is still the biggest support for the continuation of this cooperation. Connectivity has been another field of cooperation between Iran and India.
08:15 PM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman replies on Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha
- India will not be borrowing if only there was a wider tax base
- Rs 10.09 lakh cr loans written off in last five years, not waived off; borrowers continue to be liable
07:55 PM
Rescues in Turkiye offer moments of relief in quake aftermath
The survivors included six relatives who huddled in a small pocket under the rubble, a teenager who drank his own urine to slake his thirst, and a 4-year-old boy offered a jelly bean to calm him down as he was shimmied out.
But the flurry of dramatic rescues — some broadcast live on Turkish television — could not obscure the overwhelming devastation of what Turkey’s president called one of the greatest disasters in his nation’s history. Entire neighborhoods of high-rise buildings have been reduced to twisted metal, pulverized concrete and exposed wires, and the magnitude 7.8 quake has already killed more people than Japan’s Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, with many more bodies undoubtedly yet to be recovered and counted.
Four days after the earthquake hammered a sprawling border region that is home to more than 13.5 million people, relatives wept and chanted as rescuers pulled 17-year-old Adnan Muhammed Korkut from a basement in Turkey’s Gaziantep, near the quake’s epicenter. He had been trapped there for 94 hours, forced to drink his own urine to survive.
07:52 PM
HDFC Bank in bribery case: Three-year jail to two ex-employees
Three-year rigorous imprisonment to two ex-employees of HDFC Bank in bribery case of Rs. 2 Lakhs. Along with the imprisonment, Nitin Nikam, ex-Relationship Manager to pay Rs 60,000 & Ganesh Dhaiygude, ex-Rural Sales Executive to pay Rs. 10,000 as fine.
07:50 PM
Delhi: Tajik national’s bag carrying over US$ 5,000 stolen
A 32-year-old Tajik national’s bag, carrying over US$ 5,000, was allegedly snatched by some unidentified persons while he was standing outside a private hospital in east Delhi. The incident occurred on Thursday, 9th Feb. CCTV footage was examined and a case was registered.
07:42 PM
AIADMK-BJP alliance is going on smoothly till now: Edappadi K Palaniswami
AIADMK-BJP alliance is going on smoothly till now. There is no need to talk about it. Alliance will continue as long as time permits. So, till then the alliance b/w BJP & AIADMK will continue, said Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu LoP and AIADMK Interim General Secretary.
I think it was done in a very humiliating manner. Shouldn’t have happened. If they feel something wrong was done, they should’ve sent it to Committee. Don’t know if they sent it.She wasn’t given a chance to clarify.
– Jaya Bachchan on suspension of Cong MP Rajani Patil from RS
No particular gender has the right to violate the law. Law was violated, rules were violated – Congress accepted this in the House.
– Smriti Irani on suspension of Cong Rajani Patil
07:36 PM
HM Amit Shah attends Global Investors Summit in Lucknow
If we want to bring investment in a state & make it production hub, five factors are key. Law & order must be intact, infrastructure must be good, govt must be transparent & implement policies properly & must take quick calls. UP’s law & order has improved, infrastructure has developed, and many policies made to support industries. UP govt transparent under Yogi’s leadership. For Industry & Investment, UP has become and the ideal place.
07:35 PM
Cow Hug Day Row: Senior Cong leader Jairam Ramesh takes swipe over Animal Welfare Board
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh takes swipe over Animal Welfare Board of India withdrawing its appeal to celebrate February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’ following directions from the government, asks who had “moo-ted” the idea in the first place.
07:21 PM
Rajya Sabha viral video row: I have given “faansi ki sazaa”, says Rajni Patel
Congress MP Rajni on her suspension from RS for current session for recording House Proceedings said, I did nothing like that but I have been given “faansi ki sazaa” even when I did nothing. I come from the family of freedom fighter, and my culture doesn’t permit me to violate the law. I did nothing like that but I’ve been given “faansi ki sazaa” even when I did nothing. I come from a family of freedom fighter and my culture doesn’t permit me to violate the law. We stopped PM Modi’s reply, again and again, yesterday which is why they are freaked out. This is their manufactured programme.
07:18 PM
Kerala: Fire breaks out in an aquarium in Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram
07:17 PM
Passengers deport at the Istanbul airport in Turkey
A black ribbon displayed on an electronic board in the arrivals area of the airport, mourning the victims of the powerful earthquakes that hit the country recently.
I believe indigenisation alone will not lead to the modernisation of the defence forces. We also need to focus on design & development. Innovation is hence an important cornerstone of modernisation.
– Gen Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff at Global Investor’s Summit
06:50 PM
CBI files FIR against Maharashtra MLA Ratnakar Gutte in alleged bank fraud of Rs 409 crore, conducts searches: Officials
06:49 PM
Sri Lanka: Jaffna Cultural Centre to be dedicated to people tomorrow
Jaffna Cultural Centre built with an Indian government grant, is to be dedicated to people tomorrow, 11th Feb. Dignitaries including Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, MoS Information & Broadcasting L Murugan attend the event.
Owaisi says he is so happy as the Secretariat is looking like the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is a tomb which means the Secretariat is looking like a tomb to Owaisi. KCR is building Secretariat like Taj Mahal to see the happiness in the eyes of Owaisi.
– Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay
06:33 PM
Reliance, Aditya Birla Group, Tata to invest more than Rs 1 lakh crore in UP
- Reliance Industries will invest Rs 75,000 crore in rolling out 5G mobile telephony services, expanding retail network and setting up renewable energy capacity over the next four years, its Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced at the UP Global Investors Summit here.
- Similarly, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said his group has committed Rs 25,000 crore investment across its various businesses such as cement, metals, chemicals, financial services and renewable energy in the state.
- Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said group firm Air India SATS will set up an integrated multi-modal cargo hub at the upcoming Jewar airport in partnership with Zurich Airport.
06:28 PM
NCR: Diesel Generator sets to 800 kW capacity permit for industrial and commercial sector
Diesel Generator sets of capacity up to 800 kW shall be permitted for industrial and commercial sector in the entire NCR, subject to their conversion to dual fuel system in areas where gas infrastructure and supply is available, announced Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
06:21 PM
FM rejects ‘green Budget for Adani’ charge; says allocation not with anyone in mind
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rejected Opposition charges of the Budget allocations for green and clean energy being made keeping the Adani Group in mind, saying it might be Congress culture to give benefits to ‘jijas’ and ‘bhatijas’ but not of the Modi government. Sitharaman had in Budget 2023-24 provided Rs 35,000 crore for clean energy transition — a space where the Adani Group has announced massive projects ranging from renewable energy capacity to green hydrogen production. Such allocation has been tagged ‘green growth’ budget and the Opposition punned it to imply it was meant for Adani Group firms such as Adani Green Energy Ltd.
06:16 PM
PM Modi address at Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy:
- On the parameters of change with time and development, Dawoodi Bohra community has always proven itself. Today, the expansion of important educational institutions like Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah is a living example of the same.
06:12 PM
Mehrauli: Delhi High Court stops demolition of few plots
Anti-encroachment drive carried out by DDA earlier today, in Mehrauli. Locals claim that their houses are not illegal. Delhi police & CRPF personnel deployed on the spot, Delhi High Court stops demolition of few plots in Mehrauli. ‘Court has not mentioned all the plots, so will return tomorrow to continue the demolition of those houses’, claims DDA.
06:09 PM
Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister at Global Investor’s Summit:
- Defence is getting a dedicated place in the range of International seminars, conferences & summits. Our defence industry’s self-reliance is attracting people worldwide.
- No matter how prosperous society is Defence is essential for the maximum functioning & safety of our society. This summit is important for Atmanirbharta of India’s Defence.
- Once India was Atmanirbhar, but we were not sufficient in terms of defence & our country was looted many times by invaders. Our country is on its tryst to regain its importance on the International stage & everyone has recognized this.
- Just like a plane needs a runway, I hope that this summit acts like a runway for the targeted heights of investment in Uttar Pradesh & development in the country. This is just the starting of a big development.
Indian teams are working day and night as part of “Operation Dost” to help relief and rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkiye.
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi
06:07 PM
PM Modi inaugurates Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy
PM at the inauguration of new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in Mumbai addressed the crowd. “I am here neither as a PM nor a CM. The fortunate that I have is something that perhaps very few people received. I have been connected to this family for 4 generations. All 4 generations have visited my home.”
05:59 PM
New tax regime to leave higher disposable income in hands of people: Sitharaman in LS
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new tax regime, which offers a rebate on annual income of up to Rs 7 lakh, will leave higher disposable income in the hands of people. Replying to the discussion on Union Budget for 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the Budget astutely balances the requirement of development imperatives within the limits of fiscal prudence. She said the Budget focuses on the middle class, employment generation, MSME, agri sector, rural population, health and green growth.Sitharaman said the new tax regime announced in the Budget is “very attractive” as the tax exemption limit has been hiked to Rs 3 lakh, from Rs 2.5 lakh earlier. Besides, a standard deduction of Rs 50,000 too has been allowed under the scheme. This new tax regime will benefit the majority of middle-class taxpayers, she said, adding that the rebate has been provided on an income of up to Rs 7 lakh. “Since the enhanced rebate limit is unconditional, it leaves higher disposable income in the hands of people,” Sitharaman said.
05:58 PM
“Budget 2023 balances requirement of India’s development imperatives”: Sitharaman in LS
“In simple words, budget 2023-24, astutely balances the requirement for India’s development imperatives within the limit of fiscal prudence. That is a very difficult balance, it is a very delicately balanced tact,” Sitharaman said.
“Since the pandemic when the economy dipped by minus 23, our efforts to recover the economy have been through the capex route (capital expenditure route) from the government’s side. This is because it has a great multiplier effect,” she added.
05:51 PM
Multiple injuries in east Jerusalem ‘terror’ ramming: Israel police
A suspected assailant rammed his car into several pedestrians in east Jerusalem on Friday, injuring at least six people, Israeli paramedics said, the latest incident as violence rises in the contested capital.The alleged car-ramming took place at a bus stop in Ramot, a Jewish settlement in east Jerusalem. Tensions have soared in the Israeli-annexed eastern half of the city, following a Palestinian shooting attack on Jan. 27 that killed seven people in the deadliest attack in Jerusalem in over a decade. The Israeli rescue service said its medics were treating six people, including two children in critical condition undergoing CPR. It said two other victims were unconscious and in serious condition, while another two were in moderate condition. Police said that the suspected attacker was shot at the scene. There was no immediate word on his condition.
05:49 PM
Rajni Patel suspended from the RS from current session: Rajya Sabha chairman
Rajani Ashokrao Patil engaged in this unwholesome activity and what has been seen is a matter that must engage our attention, said Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
05:36 PM
Parliament viral video row: Rajya Sabha Chairman addresses the issue
“In the public domain yesterday, on Twitter, there was the dissemination of a video relating to proceedings of this House. I took a severe view of it and did all that was required. As a matter of principle and to keep the sanctity of Parliament, no outside agency’s involvement could be sought,” said Jagdeep Dhankar RS Chairman
05:33 PM
Industrial output expanded slowly in December registering a 4.3% growth compared to the previous year. Industrial growth had jumped to 7.1% in November
05:21 PM
India’s forex reserves drop by USD 1.494 billion to USD 575.267 billion as of February 3: RBI data
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