Morning Digest | House panel apprised of collusive threat from China and Pakistan; T.N. sanctions graft case probe against EPS, and more

Former Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK normal secretary Edappai Palaniswami. File picture
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House panel apprised of collusive threat from China and Pakistan

The Indian Navy presently has a power of round 130 ships and submarines and whereas the goal is to have a 200-ship Navy, given the present trajectory it’s prone to have 155-160 ships, Chief of Defence Staff and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs Gen. Anil Chauhan has mentioned in a submission to the Parliamentary standing committee on defence.

Tamil Nadu accords sanction for graft case probe against former CM Palaniswami

The Tamil Nadu authorities has accorded sanction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register an in depth inquiry and examine allegations of irregularities against AIADMK normal secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi Ok. Palaniswami within the development of buildings for presidency medical faculties throughout the State.

Tax paid by senior residents surges to over ₹1 lakh crore

There has been a shocking surge in earnings tax funds from senior residents in the course of the previous yr, lifting the general tax collections from the 60+ inhabitants by as a lot as 61.5% from pre-COVID ranges to surpass ₹1 lakh crore.

Kozhikode prepare arson case: suspect despatched to 11-day police custody, UAPA could also be invoked

The suspect within the Kozhikode prepare arson case, Shahrukh Saifi, 24, was despatched to police custody for 11 days on Friday. He was taken to the Armed Reserve Camp of the police at Maloorkkunnu within the metropolis for the second spherical of interrogation.

With 2024 LS polls in thoughts, Kharge calls up Opposition leaders

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has spoken to prime Opposition leaders together with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.Ok. Stalin and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray previously two-three days to hold ahead the theme of Opposition unity within the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Mission to map rural India’s cultural belongings covers over one lakh villages

In a bid to harness the distinctive cultural heritage of rural India, the federal government has recognized and documented distinctive options of more than one lakh villages throughout the nation.

IPL 2023 | Super Giants spinners go away Sunrisers in a tangle, make it a stroll within the park

Super Giants spinners extracted the utmost from the gradual and low pitch to strangulate the Sunrisers Hyderabad batters and restricted them to a modest 121 for eight on the Ekana Cricket stadium right here on Friday.

Hyundai a logo of India-South Korea ties: Jaishankar

Automobile big Hyundai is a logo of India-South Korea relations, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar mentioned on Friday. Speaking at an occasion welcoming the Foreign Minister of South Korea, Park Jin, Mr. Jaishankar mentioned India-South Korea relations embraced a wide selection of components like financial, political, tradition and people-to-people ties and appreciated the curiosity of Korean residents in Buddhism. 

Special Task Force of T.N. police combing Mudumalai forest space 

The Special Task Force of the Tamil Nadu police has launched a combing operation within the Mudumalai forest space forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the Theppakadu elephant camp within the Nilgiris on April 9.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde sees supporters off forward of his personal journey to Ayodhya on Sunday

In his first go to after changing into Maharashtra Chief Minister in June final yr, Eknath Shinde will likely be reaching Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on April 9 together with MPs, MLAs and 1000’s of activists from his Shiv Sena faction.