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US President Joe Biden nominates Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga to lead World Bank
Karnataka| "Jute, Milk, and Pulses are products produced on a large scale in India. Our policy is to include the poor in every scheme. We have developed the health sector. We have introduced campaigns like fit India and Khelo India," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. "Medicines at cheap rates are being provided. Widows have been provided benefits. PM brought all students stuck in Ukraine. Terrorism & Naxal activities have reduced. We have banned PFI. The defence sector has been developed," he added.
Spain's prime minister arrived in Kyiv Thursday for a surprise visit on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion — a fresh show of support for Ukraine from a NATO ally after US President Joe Biden's visit to the capital this week, CNN reported.
Howrah, West Bengal | 3 coaches of the Howrah-Amta local train derailed near the Maju railway halt earlier today. Officials of South Eastern Railway reached the spot along with an accident relief train from Santragachi. No casualty was reported.
Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavský will be on an official visit to India from 26 Feb to 1st March. He'll hold bilateral talks with EAM on entire range of bilateral relations & exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest: MEA
"The aadhar number has become like a magic number. It is the backbone on which the daily existence of millions depends. Our digital image is growing. Countries including Japan, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, and Portugal are coming to us for our talent," EAM Dr S Jaishankar said, as per ANI.
"The mandate of G20 is to promote economic development & growth. What is the contribution G20 thinks, India can make?... I would say the world sees that 15% of the world's growth this year is to come from India. We are 15% of solution that G20 is looking for," he added.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ahead of the first G20 FMCBG meeting, in Bengaluru. The two leaders exchanged views on G20 Finance Track priorities under G20India Presidency in 2023: Ministry of Finance
BJP National General Secretary meeting on February 26 in Delhi.
BJP President JP Nadda will preside over the meeting.
Along with review of organisational programs, preparations for G20 programs will be discussed
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar proposes Rs 1.83 lakh crore state budget for FY 2023-24, PTI reported.
- No proposal for imposing any fresh tax in the state budget for 2023-24, he said.
- VC fund for financial support to startup entrepreneurs who are women or come from families with annual income of up to Rs 1.80 lakh.
- He proposes to increase social security pension from Rs 2,500/month to Rs 2,750/month in state budget for 2023-24.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is currently striking in Gaza.
Following the recent raids by NIA at 76 locations across 8 states to bust known terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus, NIA has arrested six people working as associates of gangsters including Lawrance Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria & Goldy Brar. Further investigation underway: NIA
CR Kesavan, great grandson of India's first Indian Governor-General, C Rajagopalachari, resigns from Congress party
Rockets fired from the Gaza strip into Israel, AFP reported citing witnesses.
This comes after Israeli army raid killed 11 Palestinians, including a teenager in Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry says, in the deadliest escalation in the occupied West Bank since 2005, as per AFP.
AAP MLA from Bathinda Rural seat Amit Rattan Kotfatta arrested by Punjab Vigilance Bureau in bribery case, PTI reported officials as saying.
According to ANI, the Vigilance team had caught him while taking bribe. Recently, Risham Garg, close to the MLA, was arrested by the Vigilance team while accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Tajikistan, the US Geological Survey says.
The quake struck around 5:37 am local time at a depth of about 20.5 kilometres (12.7 miles). USGS estimates that "little or no population" will be exposed to landslides from the quake, AFP reported.
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PM Modi To Address 12 Post-Budget Webinars
Beginning with a webinar on green growth on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address stakeholders regarding various announcements made in the Union Budget 2023-24.
The finance ministry said in a statement that the Prime Minister will speak at 12 post-budget webinars from February 23 to March 11.
The webinar with agricultural and cooperative stakeholders would take place on February 24, and the following day, skilling and education would take place.
The infrastructure, financial sector, health and medical research, women's empowerment, and Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM VIKAS) topics that the prime minister will discuss in these webinars will all be included.
The ministry stated that various ministries and departments are organizing the webinars to build on the "Saptarishi" Priorities outlined in the Union Budget 2023–2024.
It also stated that PM Modi came up with the concept of post-budget webinars to bring together all stakeholders for synergistic implementation of budget announcements.
Home Minister Amit Shah To Visit Karnataka, MP And Bihar From Feb 23-25
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. During his time there, he will give speeches at public gatherings and take part in other events, such as an interactive session in Bengaluru, a tribal congregation in Satna, and a meeting of farmers and laborers in Patna.
The southern state is scheduled for assembly elections in May, and Madhya Pradesh is scheduled for elections later this year, so Shah's visit to the three politically important states from February 23 to 25 is significant. Both states are governed by the BJP. After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar broke off his ties with the saffron party to form a new political formation, the BJP is also looking to make political gains in Bihar by expanding its support base and partnering with new allies. It is trying to turn the tables on the ruling grandalliance in the state, which consists of the RJD, JD(U), Congress, and the Left.
According to BJP sources, the home minister will attend "Vijay Sankalp Samavesh" on Thursday in Bellary, Karnataka, before speaking in Bengaluru at an interactive session on "Indian Polity 65 years Scenario and Paradigm Shift Under Modi."
On February 24, Shah will travel to Madhya Pradesh, where he will pray at the Maa Sharda Shaktipeeth Temple in Satna, address a group of Kol tribals, an important voting bloc, and open a medical college there.
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