Today’s Top 10 News: DNP News brings to you top 10 breaking stories of the day to keep you abreast of all the latest developments from India and around the world.
1. PM Modi lauds CISF on its raising day
PM Modi has greeted Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) on its raising day. He also asserted that it has an important role in India’s security calculus as it provides round the clock security at India’s strategic and key locations. CISF was set up in 1969 and has been assigned to provide security to key government and industrial buildings.
2. Dhankar hits backs at Rahul by saying; world is in awe with Indian Democracy, he is out to diminish it
Amid an escalatory verbal artillery exchanges between BJP and Congress leaders over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of Narendra Modi government during his UK tour. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar stated that such “misplaced campaign to taint and tarnish our Parliament and constitutional entities” is “too serious and exceptional to be ignored” or countenanced.
3. Congress alleges Modi Govt. wants to handover India’s foodgrain logistics to Adani Group
Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh has stated that a conspiracy to handover India’s farm logistics to Adani Group has been temporarily foiled by the farmers agitation, which has forced the withdrawal of three farm laws.
4. CBI to look into the probe regarding embezzlement of crèche scheme funds
CBI has re-registered the case against unknown persons and has taken over the probe into the alleged embezzlement of funds disbursed to the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) under the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche scheme by Ministry of Women and Child Development.
5. Ram Chandra Poudel elected as new president of Nepal
Ram Chandra Poudel of Nepali Congress has been elected as third President of Nepal. Poudel was a common candidate of eight party alliance which included Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre). He had received the vote of 214 lawmakers and 352 Assembly Members.
6. Russia rain and plummet missiles on Ukrainian Cities and infrastructure
Russia fired volley of missiles and rockets which hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings of 10 regions of Ukraine that has knocked out power across the country.
7. Economists say that inflation might have eased in February, but still above RBI’s target
According to reports, retail inflation in India likely eased slightly last month but remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s upper threshold for the second consecutive month, keeping the central bank on track for further policy tightening. Food price increases, which account for nearly half of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, are likely to have slowed last month. However, the majority of the slowdown was most likely caused by lower international prices and the government’s efforts to provide additional wheat supplies.
8. JLR owner Tata intends to sell a stake in its engineering unit in the India IPO
Tata Technologies Ltd. has applied to India’s markets regulator for permission to conduct an initial public offering in which its parent company, Tata Motors Ltd., and other investors will sell up to 95.7 million shares. According to a filing, the initial sale in the engineering unit of luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover’s owner will comprise a 23.6% stake. Tata Motors is selling up to 81.1 million shares, or 20% of the company. Other investors selling shares in the IPO include Alpha TC Holdings Pte. and Tata Capital Growth Fund I.
9. Grief in Team Australia, Pat Cummins mother Maria passes away, players wear black armband in Ahmedabad Test
Australian Captain Pat Cummins mother Maria passed away on Thursday after a prolonged battle against illness. The Australian cricket team wore black armbands as a mark of respect on day 2 of ongoing 4th Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy.
10. Nationalistic pride; Jr NTR says he will not walk the Oscars red carpet as an actor from the Indian industry, but rather as an Indian
Jr NTR has exuded nationalistic pride and is excited to walk the Oscar red carpet with his RRR team including director RRR SS Rajamouli and co-star Ram Charan. “For that day, I don’t think we’re going to walk the carpet as actors of ‘RRR’. I am not going to walk as an actor from the Indian film industry, I’m going to walk as an Indian, with pride filled in my heart and carrying my nation in my heart.”
