By Nava J Thakuria A national body, dedicated to make India an illegal migrant free nation, urges Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to approve all FIRs to be registered against the scam-stars of National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process in the State. Bharat Raksha Manch (BRM) also appeals to the State government to file an affidavit before the Supreme Court seeking for the complete re-verification of the NRC draft. BRM, in a memorandum to Sarma, pointed out that at least five FIRs were lodged against the former NRC State coordinator Prateek Hajela, who has seemingly gone with an…
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In yet another setback to the Aam Aadmi Party, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested its Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Singh, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy. The arrest comes after the agency conducted hours-long raids at the residences of Singh and a few others allegedly linked to the case, and questioned the staff members of the AAP leader. AAP workers and supporters staged a protest outside Singh’s residence, raising slogans against the central government. This is the third major arrest from the AAP. Earlier, the ED had arrested Health Minister Satyendar Jain in…
The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, an initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has reached a historic point by providing assistance to more than 50 lakh street vendors across the country. According to the union government, nearly 50 lakh street vendors have received loans totalling Rs. 8,600 crore (US$ 1.03 billion) under a micro-credit scheme introduced in 2020 to assist them in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme seeks to give collateral-free working capital loans of up to Rs. 50,000 (US$ 600.65). Under the…
By Nava Thakuria As if, it was not enough to malign the image of Professor Muhammad Yunus, the lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh, by repeated legal harassments from various government agencies, now the pioneer of microfinance and social business has been summoned to appear before the anti corruption commission on 5 October 2023 against a money laundering case. Five more individuals, attached to Prof Yunus, are also being asked to appear before the commission in Dhaka within two days. They are preparing to follow the procedure, said a source close to Prof Yunus. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who will seek the mandate of 130 million…
The Bihar government has released the data of the recently conducted caste census in the state ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha elections. According to the data announced by Development Commissioner Vivek Singh, Bihar’s total population stood at 13.07 crore out of which 36 per cent are Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), 27.13 per cent are Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Both EBCs and OBCs account for 63 per cent of the state’s total population. The survey also found out that Yadavs, the sub-OBC group, is the largest in terms of population accounting for 14.27 per cent of the total share. The Dalits, which…
The World Bank, in its latest development update on Tuesday, projected India’s GDP growth this financial year to be 6.3% — a decline compared to last year but same as WB’s earlier projection. India’s GDP growth was 7.2% last financial year. However, the international financial institution warned that global recession fears could lead to depressed foreign demand and monetary policy tightening. Of immediate concern are increasing food prices, keeping headline inflation figures high. Also worrying is the trade deficit, which has reflected a sharp contraction in exports due to slower global growth (read: demand). The current account deficit has also…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday revealed that Telangana Chief Minister K. ChandraShekhar Rao had expressed his desire to join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, but changed his mind after his proposal was rejected. Addressing a BJP rally at Nizamabad in the poll-bound state, Modi said that since then KCR avoiding him to receive during his Telangana visits and unable to see into his eyes. He also claimed that KCR had made multiple attempts to secure BJP’s support after the GHMC polls, where the saffron party won 48 seats. “I am going to tell you a secret. When BJP won 48 seats in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stepped up his attack on the opposition, accusing it of playing with the emotions of the poor and dividing the country on the lines of caste. His stinging remarks came hours after the Bihar government released its caste census report, just months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “Enemies of development got six decades that means 60 years (to rule at Centre). They failed to deliver the goods. But in nine years (of BJP rule at Centre) enormous development has taken place… and the world is singing the praises of India. When so much work…
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Bihar government on Monday released a state-wide caste-based survey that accounts for 36.01% of its population in the extremely backward classes (EBC) and 27.12% in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. The data was released by Vivek Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, on Monday. According to the survey, while the state has a population of 13 crores, only 15.52 per cent belong to the general category. The Scheduled Caste comprises 19.65 per cent and the Scheduled Tribe accounts for 1.68 per cent of the total population. The survey also stated that Yadavs, the…
Taking a dig at the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that for 60 years they did not bring development and always played with the sentiments of the poor. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has turned the state from a ‘Bimaru Rajya’ to the top ten states in the country. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, PM Modi said that Gwalior-Chambal has given bravehearts for the security of the country. “I salute this historic land of Gwalior. This land symbolizes courage, pride, military honour, music, taste, and the cultivation of mustard. Gwalior has given…