Tamil Nadu Assembly polls concluded on 6 April. A whopping Rs 428 crores worth of assets in cash and kind have been seized from the state so far since the announcement of the election said the Election Commission.
The assets of Trinamool Congress candidate and sitting MLA Jyotsna Mandi have increased by an eye-watering 1985.68%, according to a report released by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
As per Law Minister Pratap Jena of the BJD-led Odisha Government, the State has initiated a process to sell 35,272 acres of land that belongs to Shri Jagannath Mandir in Odisha and six other States.
Farmers have declared that a nationwide ‘rail roko’ protest will be held on 18th February. Some farmers’ unions have been protesting against the farm laws on the borders of Delhi.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price called India a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. Price said ‘We welcome India’s emergence as a leading global power and its role as a net security provider in the region.
Under severe pressure from the Central Government, the micro-blogging social platform, Twitter has blocked the 709 accounts flagged by Indian Government as “carrying inflammatory and divisive comments“.
PM Modi slammed the Congress and accused it of taking a ‘U-turn’. He was defending the new farm laws during a discussion on the President’s Budget session speech in the Rajya Sabha.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to celebrate the year 2021 as ‘year of the cow’ to tackle the country’s financial crisis.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on 1st February. Disappointment loomed large over common people as the budget lacked any kind of new exemption on the expected income tax, but people over the age of 75 have been exempted from ‘IT returns’.
APEDA said that there is no condition imposed by the Government of India and that it does not mandate that only Halal Meat has to be exported. However, it is the requirement of the majority of countries importing the meat.