LIVE: Modi to inaugurate 'Maitri Setu' between India & Bangladesh tomorrow

Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the celebrations for India's 75 years of independence should reflect the spirit of the country's freedom movement

5:10 PM

India revives focus on cybersecurity plan amid Chinese hacking concerns

India is mulling a new national strategy to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity amid allegations that Chinese intrusions may have affected operations at a key stock exchange and supply of electricity in the country’s commercial capital.

 

The plan will coordinate responses across ministries including Home Affairs, Information Technology, Defense and the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre in case of an attack and set audit procedures, former Lieutenant General Rajesh Pant, India’s National Cyber Security Coordinator said in an interview. It will be approved by the cabinet committee on security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

4:51 PM

LIVE: Hours after being replaced due to 'ill health', TMC candidate Sarala Murmu joins BJP

Hours after being replaced due to 'ill health', TMC candidate Sarala Murmu joins BJP

4:48 PM

LIVE: Denied poll ticket, two sitting TMC MLAs join BJP

Denied poll ticket, sitting Trinamool Congress MLAs Rabindranath Bhattacharya, Sonali Guha join BJP

4:38 PM

Amit Shah and Modi are two syndicate ministers who come to Bengal and lie: Mamata Banerjee

Amit Shah and Narendra Modi are two syndicate ministers who come to Bengal and lie. I respect the chair of a Prime Minister but it is surprising to see a Prime Minister lie, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata

4:37 PM

DIPAM, Niti Aayog officials to brainstorm on CPSE asset monetisation on Tuesday

The Finance Ministry and Niti Aayog officials will on Tuesday brainstorm on the way forward in CPSE asset monetisation, including identification of non-core assets and procedural simplification.

 

Officials said the workshop by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) and Niti Aayog will delve into the modalities of the selection of non-core assets and fast-tracking their sale.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last month said that 100 under-utilised or unutilised assets with public sector units (PSUs), such as those in the oil and gas and power sectors, will be monetised, creating Rs 2.5 trillion of investment opportunities.

4:36 PM

Modi-Shah's 'model state' Gujarat model has multiple killings in last 2 years: Mamata Banerjee

Modi-Shah's 'model state' Gujarat has witnessed four rapes, two killings every day in the last two years, says Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, citing media reports

4:24 PM

Delhi reports 239 new cases, 309 recoveries, and three deaths in the last 24 hours

4:05 PM

LIVE: A day will come when country will be named after Narendra Modi, says Mamata

A day will come when country will be named after Narendra Modi, says Mamata, taking a dig at PM over inclusion of his photo in Covid-19 vaccination certificates

4:02 PM

Will continue to protest against rising inflation, high fuel prices: Congress

The Congress on Monday said it would continue to protest against rising inflation and high prices of petroleum products, and would demand a discussion on the issue in Parliament.

 

The first day of the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament in Rajya Sabha was virtually washed out due to the uproar created by the Congress.

 

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said he had given a notice to the chairman under rule 267 for a discussion on rising prices of petrol, diesel and LPG, due to which farmers, women and common people are upset, but it was disallowed.

4:00 PM

NITI Aayog to release the SDG India Index and Dashboard on March 10

The third rendition of India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index will be launched by NITI Aayog on 10 March 2021. 

 

First launched in December 2018, the index has become the primary tool for monitoring progress on the SDGs in the country and has simultaneously fostered competition among the States and Union Territories. 

 

Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, will launch the SDG India Index & Dashboard, 2020-21 in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Dr K. Shivaji, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Ms. Renata Lok-Dessallien, United Nations Resident Coordinator, and Ms Shoko Noda, Resident Representative, UNDP in India. 

 

Designed and developed by NITI Aayog, the preparation of the index follows extensive consultations with the primary stakeholders -the States and Union Territories; the UN agencies led by United Nations in India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), and the key Union Ministries.

3:48 PM

Women's Day: Prez, PM, Union ministers laud women for their roles in various fields

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers and leaders of political parties conveyed their wishes on Monday on the occasion of International Women's Day, extolling the role of 'nari shakti' in various fields.

 

Prime Minister Modi greeted women on the occasion of the International Women's Day and said India takes pride in their many accomplishments.

 

He said it was his government's honour to work towards furthering women empowerment in the country across a wide range of sectors.

 

"Saluting our indomitable #NariShakti on International Women's Day! India takes pride in the many accomplishments of the women of our nation. It is our Government's honour to be getting the opportunity to work towards furthering women empowerment across a wide range of sectors," he tweeted.

3:35 PM

LIVE: It's opportunity to showcase to world our achievements since 1947: PM Modi

It's opportunity to showcase to world our achievements since 1947: PM tells panel on celebrations for India's 75 years of independence

3:33 PM

LIVE: India will take strong steps to achieve goals that seemed impossible earlier, says PM Modi

When we celebrate 75 years of independence, India will take strong steps to achieve goals that seemed impossible earlier, says PM Modi

3:32 PM

LIVE: Public participation should be basis of celebrations for India's 75 years of independence, says PM Modi

Public participation should be basis of celebrations for India's 75 years of independence, says PM Modi

3:31 PM

LIVE: PM lists 5 pillars for celebrating India's 75 years of independence

PM Modi lists 5 pillars for celebrating India's 75 years of independence: Freedom struggle, Achievements@75, Actions@75, Resolve@75, Ideas@75