Sitharaman briefs BJP MPs on Union Budget

New Delhi (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday arrived in the Parliament to brief the Members of Parliaments (MPs) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Union Budget 2023-24 presented in the Parliament earlier this week. All Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of the party were told to be present in the meeting, being held ahead of Friday’s Parliament Session. Visuals from Parliament said Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju, Dharmendra Pradhan, V Muraleedharan and BJP MPs Sukanta Majumdar and Sushil Modi were seen arriving for the meeting.

BUDGET INCREASED BY 4 TIMES FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, SAYS JP NADDA IN TRIPURA

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5 NAMES RECOMMENDED BY COLLEGIUM FOR SC

JUDGES TO BE CLEARED SOON: CENTRE TO SC

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday assured the Supreme Court that the Collegium’s recommendation for the appointment of five judges in the apex court will be cleared soon. Attorney General R Venkataramani told a bench that warrant of appointments of these five names is expected to be issued soon. The bench expressed displeasure over the delay by the Centre in clearing recommendations for transfer

A ccording to a latest survey by Morning Consult, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most popular global leader, leaving behind other popular leaders like Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, etc. from 22 countries. The survey was conducted between January 26 to 31. Modi topped with a popularity approval rating of 78%. He was then followed by Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador with an approval rating of 68%. Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese ranked third with a rating of 58% in popularity.

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DOES NOT WANT TO LET HOUSE FUNCTION: MEGHWAL

New Delhi: Lashing out at the Opposition over the repeated stalling of the Houses, MoS Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said the parties do not want to let the Parliament function.

MARKET TURMOIL ‘STORM IN TEA CUP’: FINANCE SECRETARY

New Delhi: The stock market turmoil created by rout in Adani group shares is a “storm in a tea cup” from a macroeconomic point of view, finance secretary TV Somanathan said on Friday.

Crackdown against child weddings; 1,793 held in Assam

Guwahati (ANI): In a crackdown against people involved in child marriages in the state, Assam Police on Friday said that as many as 1,793 people have been apprehended so far in the state.

(BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday said that the budget has been increased by four times for the tribal communities adding that for the past 70 years, no one cared for the tribals. The BJP national president was addressing the Vijay Sankalpa Jansabha at Amarpur in the Gomati district. More on P5

While talking to ANI, Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan, Inspector General of Police (IGP) (L&O) and spokesperson of Assam police said, “Till Friday morning, 1,793 persons have been arrested by police across the state.” “Out of these, 131 persons have been arrested in Biswanath. The arrested persons’ figure might be increased. Operations are still on,” Prasanta Kumar Kumar Bhuyan added. P5

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Threat call received to blow up Ram Temple in Ayodhya: UP Police

Ayodhya (ANI): A threat call was received at Ram Lalla Sadan in Ayodhya to blow up the Ram Janmabhoomi where the construction of Ram temple is underway.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Madhuban Singh said that a man named Manoj Kumar received a call from an unidentified caller from Delhi, threatning that there would be a blast at the Ram Janmabhoomi.

“Manoj Kumar who is residing at Ram Lalla Sadan in Ayodhya got a call at around 5 am on Thursday where a person from Delhi said that by 10 am there’d be a blast at Ram Janmabhoomi. Teams are formed to arrest the person. The man would be arrested soon and action would be taken against him,” the SP said.

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BJP WINS 4 OUT OF 5 SEATS IN UP’S MLC ELECTIONS Lucknow: The BJP won 4 out of 5 seats in UP’s Legislative Council. The SP suffered a defeat. The BJP won Gorakhpur-Faizabad block graduate, Kanpur block graduate, BareillyMoradabad block graduate, Allahabad-Jhansi block teacher and Kanpur block.

CALICUT-BOUND AI FLIGHT LANDS IN ABU DHABI AFTER FLAMES

New Delhi: A Calicutbound Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi landed back at Abu Dhabi airport after flames were detected in one of the engines soon after take-off, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Friday.

Gehlot seeks top-3 priorities to be included in Budget

 Ministers, MLAs raise demand of forming new districts

 Some MLAs also seek removal of Collectors and SPs in their respective areas

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Jaipur: Ahead of presenting the State Budget on February 10, CM Ashok Gehlot met ministers and MLAs at his residence here on Friday. The public representatives put forward demands for their areas to be included in the Budget while some MLAs also complained against the local administration and police officials. Discussions were also held about formation of new districts.

The CM asked top-3 priorities from each MLA to be included in the Budget. The CM will give gifts to every MLA by rising above the party line. Although some MLAs have given a long list to the CM but now they will have to trim it to top-3 priorities. Ministers Parsadi Lal

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. —FILE PHOTO

Meena, Mahesh Joshi, Rajendra Yadav, Subhash Garg and MLAs Joginder Awana, Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Rita Choudhary, Mahadev

Khandela and Rajendra Pareek met CM. Deputy Chief Whip Mahendra Choudhary also met CM.

Some MLAs complained and sought removal of

SPs and Collectors in their respective areas.

Tijara MLA Sandeep Yadav complained about Bhiwadi SP.

Minister Rajendra Yadav raised issue of making Kotputli a district. He even threatened to leave the Congress. Mahadev Khandela asked not to keep his assembly constituency in another district. Sandeep Yadav advocated for making Bhiwadi a district. Ministers and MLAs also pitched in to make new districts as this has become a big issue.

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