Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday to become a developed nation by 2047 while also noting that there is a need for effective utilisation of financial resources by the three services. Singh made the remarks after launching several digital initiatives of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) during its 276th annual day celebrations at Delhi Cantonment. He described DAD as the “guardian of defence finance” and stressed on the need to bolster the internal vigilance mechanism so that any suspicious activity can be detected and reviewed immediately. He said this will not only help in dealing with the problem quickly but…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
In an effort to eliminate goods made with Uyghur forced labor, the US State Department added three more Chinese companies to the list of those facing import restrictions for goods coming into the U.S. This brings the total number of companies on the list to 27. The legal backing for these restrictions falls under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (UFLPA) which bans the importation of goods into the United States that were produced by companies based in the Uyghur region or identified as having connections to production to it. Unless the importers on the list can prove the…
Along with being a digital India, there has also been a long queue of many fraudsters. Whether it is SIM card fraud or it is a case of cheating people by using a digital platform in a wrong way. For some time, many such cases are being seen in which people are being cheated. Among these, the case of SIM card fraud has also been in discussions, in which thousands and lakhs of rupees have been cheated with many users. In view of all these matters, new rules for SIM cards for mobile phones were recently issued by the government.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded BJP’s poll bugle in Telangana on Sunday as he launched a scathing attack on the BRS government over corruption, saying the state now wants a change. Speaking at a public meeting in Mahabubnagar, Modi said the BJP is committed to improving the lives of people in Telangana. “In recent years, people of Telangana have strengthened BJP in Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and civic elections. The huge crowd gathered here proves that Telangana wants a change. Telangana wants a change because it wants a transparent and corruption-free government, not false promises. Telangana now wants a BJP…
* ETG opinion poll The incumbent parties in both Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan could face a set back in the upcoming assembly polls, predicts ETG opinion poll. The BJP is likely to fall short of the absolute majority in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections 2023 while the Congress may cross the magic number. In Rajasthan, incumbent Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led government could face a setback, while BJP may catch-up and it likely to come back to power in the state. According to the opinion poll, in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP may win 102-110 seats falling short of majority (116) while…
According to a report titled India’s energy-transition pathway: A net-zero viewpoint by FICCI and Deloitte India, India’s energy demand is predicted to double to around 1200 Mtoe (Millions tonnes of oil equivalent) by 2070 under a net-zero scenario with aggressive energy efficiency initiatives. To reach its net-zero emissions goal by 2070, India will need to invest US$ 15 trillion, according to the report’s additional findings. It has emphasised three key pillars, including grid decarbonization, industrial decarbonization, and transport transition, which together serve as the foundation for India’s energy transition goals and are anticipated to reduce current emissions by 90%. Grid decarbonisation…
The Reserve Bank on Saturday extended the special drive to withdraw Rs 2,000 bank notes from the system by another week, till October 7. The central bank said ever since it announced the move to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes on May 19, Rs 3.42 lakh crore of such notes have been received into the system either by deposition into bank accounts or exchanging, from the public. The currency returned is 96 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes in circulation as on May 19, the Reserve Bank said in a statement, adding only Rs 14,000 crore of such notes are…
ISKCON on Friday said it has sent a Rs 100-crore defamation notice to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi for questioning the religious organisation over its upkeep of cows in its gaushalas (cowsheds).An undated video of the former central minister has gone viral in which she could be heard making accusations against the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). “Today, we have sent a Rs 100-crore defamation notice to Maneka Gandhi for levelling completely unfounded allegations against ISKCON,” its vice-president Radharamn Das said in a statement.Stating that the worldwide community of ISKCON devotees, supporters and well-wishers are deeply pained by the allegations,…
In a significant development, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the women’s reservation bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. According to a notification issued by the law ministry on Friday, the president gave her assent on Thursday. Now, it will be officially known as the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act. According to its provision, “It shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.” Earlier on Thursday, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar signed the bill as…
A pattern of inaction and inadequate investigation from Greek authorities in the 2010 murder of Greek journalist Sokratis Giolias was revealed in an investigation published today by press freedom groups Free Press Unlimited, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders. “Impunity in Europe: the uninvestigated murder of Greek journalist Sokratis Giolias” found no authorities have ever been held to account for their investigative failures amid ongoing impunity in the case. The findings show strong parallels with the recent murder of Greek reporter Giorgios Karaivaz, killed on April 9, 2021. Giolias, a former radio journalist and TV editor who…