Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted in Parliament on Tuesday that his government has succeeded in lifting 25 crore people out of poverty in the last 10 years, provided tap water to 16 crore homes and built 5 crore houses for poor families, as it has been working “tirelessly” to implement schemes for the economic development of the country.
An official said that to curb fraud in Goods and Service Tax (GST) and increase compliance, the GST formations, under the Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBIC) under the Union Ministry of Finance, are carrying out a focussed drive across the country on the issue of non-existent/ bogus registration and issuance of fake invoices without any underlying supply of goods and service.
An FIR has been filed against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a police station in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district over remarks on 'poisoning' of the water of Yamuna river, sources said on Tuesday. The development came just hours before the polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly which is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Wednesday to take a holy dip in the Sangam at the Mahakumbh Mela. The PM had visited earlier as well to review the preparations for the grand event. As PM Modi is expected to take a holy dip this time, the local residents and devotees attending the Mahakumbh are filled with excitement over the Prime Minister's visit.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will visit Patna on February 5 to participate in the 'Azadi Ke Parwane' programme, which marks the birth anniversary of Jaglal Chaudhary who was an Independence activist, Dalit leader and noted politician from Bihar. The event will be held at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall at 1 p.m. as confirmed by Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Singh.
Gujarat State Monitoring Cell has intercepted an illegal liquor consignment being smuggled via the Ro-Ro ferry operating between Hazira (Surat) and Ghogha (Bhavnagar). During a crackdown, officials discovered 19,200 bottles of liquor worth Rs 19.20 lakh hidden inside a laminated steam boiler in an Eicher tempo parked at the Ro-Ro ferry terminal in Hazira.
