No new taxes introduced by State’s Finance Minister

Today is the day when Gujarat’s annual budget is to be announced by State’s Finance minister, Gujarat finance minister Kanubhai Desai is presenting the state budget at Gujarat Assembly in Gandhinagar, and here are all the live updates to know:  This is the first budget since the Assembly elections in which the BJP retained power with a thumping majority and chief minister Bhupendra Patel was elected for a second term.  The Budget session of the Assembly started on Thursday (February 23) and end on March 29.  The session is expected to be stormy as Opposition parties Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have said they will raise issues of public importance such as the leak of question papers of competitive recruitment exams, inflation, unemployment, and farmer woes, among others. Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorFollowing is the list of all updates: Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train Project: A provision of ₹200 crore covers equity contributio

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Mumbai’s Churchgate station to be renamed soon…

The Churchgate railway station in Mumbai will soon be called as ‘Chintamanrao Deshmukh station’, named after the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) CD Deshmukh.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorThe first national executive meeting of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction, which was declared the original Shiv Sena by the Election Commission last week, was held on Tuesday. The meeting passed a resolution to rename the Churchgate railway station after the former RBI governor and Union Finance Minister CD Deshmukh.The national executive meeting of the Shiv-Sena faction was held days after the Election Commission allotted them the party name and bow and arrow symbol.Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, also known as C D Deshmukh, was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He joined RBI in 1939 and served as its Secretary to the Board, Deputy Governor and Governor. In August 1943, he was appointed as Governor of the RBI and served in

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Check all the key announcements

 Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday presented the state budget and said no new taxes will be imposed. Khattar also proposed Rs 1,83,950 crore state budget for the year 2023-24, an increase of 11.6 percent over the revised estimates of Rs 1,64,808 crore.Notably, the Haryana Budget Session of the Assembly commenced on February 20 and CM Khattar had said that the focus of the Budget shall be welfare for all the sections of society with specific attention towards the rural development, environment, healthcare and education sectors.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorDuring the consultation meeting with his Cabinet and the administrative wing at Haryana Niwas, Khattar had said that the lines of the Union Budget, Haryana’s Budget will be aimed at the holistic development of the state bringing the Antyodaya into the mainstream.Check the break-up here:Pensions – Rs 1,3000 croreHealth and Medical education – Rs 9,647 croreElectricity – Rs

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Rani Mukerji turns out the singer for the first time?

The powerhouse of talent, Rani Mukerji, is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway.  The film’s trailer will be out tomorrow, February 23.According to the latest information from the sources, “Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is a special film for Rani Mukerji as this is the first time she has turned singer. A soulful composition in the film has been sung by her and it will be one of the film’s highlights. The song has a mix of Hindi and Bengali lyrics.”Following is the trailer of movie :Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorThis will be the first time that Rani Mukerji will be credited as a playback singer in a film. The source further said, “Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is very close to Rani Mukerji’s heart as it tells an incredible and inspiring story. Hence, when the opportunity came in front of her to lend her voice to a song, she decided to go for it as she wants to give more than 100% to this film.”Mrs Chatte

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Gujarat HC asks Oreva Group to pay 10lakhs compensation to families

Gujarat Highcourt has today come up with a solution. The court today (February 22) ordered Oreva Group’s MD Jaysukh Patel to pay a compensation amount of Rs 10 lakh to the families of each of the 135 victims, who died in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse case on October 30 last year.presently the Gujarat HC has initiated the Suo Moto proceedings in the case of bridge collapse, During a hearing on Tuesday (February 21), the Oreva group had offered to pay a compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh to each victim’s family.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorThe court now made it clear for the MD of the Oreva group to pay 1-0lakhs to the victim’s family and 2 lakhs to all those who were injured in the incident, The families of the victims were expecting a very high compensation on the line of Uphaar cinema tragedy.Watch: OTTIndia updates you with the latest news, Country’s no.1 digital news platform OTTIndia, Keeps you updated with national, and internation

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Nitish Kumar slams farmers for speaking English- says “This is Bihar”

On February 21, Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slammed a farmer by the name of Amit Kumar for using too many “English phrases” when sharing his thrilling life’s adventure. The farmer from Lakhisarai was speaking at a celebration marking the launch of the state government’s “fourth agriculture roadmap” at the Bapu Sabhagar auditorium.In his opening statement, the farmer first praised the CM for establishing an atmosphere that allowed him, a management graduate with a promising profession in Pune, to have the guts to throw it all up and start mushroom farming in his home area.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorCM Kumar, who remained in his seat but interrupted the agro-entrepreneur, cut the agro-entrepreneur off just a few minutes into his speech. “Is it England? You are working in Bihar, practicing agriculture which is the profession of the common folks,” said Kumar, evoking applause from the crowd.“This is India. This is Bihar,” said the CM w

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Look what Yogi Government has comeup with.. Key points to know

Suresh Khanna on Wednesday tabled the state’s annual budget for the financial year 2023-24 and the second budget for ‘Yogi 2.0’. Khanna announced that a 16.8% growth in state GDP has been registered while the employment rate is down to 4.2%. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath presided over a meeting of the state cabinet to give a nod to the budget.The annual Budget of approximately 7lakhs crore mainly focuses on the infrastructure, development, welfare schemes and empowerment of youths and women in the state, as expected.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorOn May 26 last year, the state government had presented an annual budget of ₹6.15 lakh crore. A supplementary budget of ₹33,769.55 crore was presented on December 5, 2022, taking the total size of the UP budget in 2022-2023 to ₹6.50 lakh crore. An increase of about 10% in the outlay may take the annual budget for 2023-2024 to nearly ₹7 lakh crore.The following are the key points: Studen

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Javed Akhtar in Pakistan, says 26/11 attackers still roaming free…

Celebrated writer and poet of the country Javed Akhtar’s blunt comments in Pakistan on 26/11 terrorists “roaming free” in the country and the bitterness in the hearts of Indians have gone viral on social media.This was when he was in Pakistan last week for a festival in Lahore in memory of legendary Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorWhile an interaction spoke about defusing tension between the two countries and said Pakistan couldn’t blame Indians for being angry.He was responding to someone in the audience saying: “You have visited Pakistan so many times. When you go back do you tell your people that these are good people, they aren’t just bombing us but also greeting us with garlands and love?”Javed Akhtar replied: “We should not blame each other. It will solve nothing. The atmosphere is tense, which should be doused. We are people from Mumbai, we have seen the attack on our city. They (attackers) did not come from Norway

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Here is the complete list of all the winners, look what Kangana said regarding the event

DadaSaheb Phalke international film Festival announced The Kashmir Files as the Best Film award, and Anupam Kher was awarded as the most versatile actor for the same film. Where on the other hand Both Husband and wife, also now the new parents, Alia-Ranbir were also awarded at the evening.Veteran actor Rekha was honored with an award for her ‘Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry’. She attended the event in a golden saree and was seen bonding with Alia, who was in a white saree. The two exchanged hugs and kisses and posed together for the paparazzi. Meanwhile, Hariharan won an award for ‘Outstanding Contribution In The Music Industry’.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorFollowing is the list of all the winners :Best Film: The Kashmir FilesBest Director: R Balki for Chup: Revenge of The ArtistBest Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Brahmastra: Part 1Best Actress: Alia Bhatt for Gangubai KathiawadiMost Promising Actor: Rishab Shetty for KantaraBest

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History, Significance, Theme

21st of February is observed as Mother language day internationally across the world. The day is being celebrated in order to spread awareness of linguistic, and cultural diversity, and to promote multilingualism. India is home to hundreds of languages and thousands of dialects which make its linguistic and cultural diversity the most unique in the world. Language is not only a means of communication but it also represents a diverse cultural and intellectual heritage.Also read: Delhi: Man kills girlfriend, stores body in RefrigeratorHistory: In November 1999, the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) proclaimed International Mother Language Day. The General Assembly of the UN welcomed the proclamation of the day in its resolution.More than 6,700 languages are spoken worldwide but at least 40% are threatened with extinction.The classroom has a vital role to play in keeping them alive!@UNESCO is calling on countries to imp

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