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Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad High Court

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 1 (ANI): After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side lawyer Mangla Arti was performed at 3:30 in the morning and bhog was done at 12 pm. Puja started at gyanvyapi pic.twitter.com/ZjcWYnklCG — Vishnu Shankar Jain (@Vishnu_Jain1) February 1, 2024 “Timings for Aarti at Vyas cellar. Daily 5 aarti –Mangla- 3:30 am, Bhog- 12 pm,

Modi’s government refrains from populist budget before election, trims fiscal deficit

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government resisted the temptation of spending trillions of rupees on schemes for the poor in its last budget before elections and instead stuck to the path of fiscal consolidation to attract investors. The lack of social spending largesse is indicative of Modi’s confidence in returning to power for a rare third term on the back of his stratospheric approval ratings, which have been further boosted by the building of a grand Hindu temple on long disputed land. Tax policies were left unchanged, major subsidies on food, fertiliser and fuel were

BJP putting everyone in jail to win polls: Mamata Banerjee

Santipur, Feb 1 (PTI) A day after her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged land scam case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP was imprisoning opposition leaders to win the upcoming general elections. Speaking at a public distribution programme at Santipur in Nadia district, Banerjee said even if she was put behind bars, she would come out of it. “BJP is putting everyone in jail only to win the election,” Banerjee said. She reiterated that while her party was eager to form an alliance with the

Govt allocates 4.55 trln rupees for food, fertiliser, employment subsidies

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Government will spend 4.55 trillion rupees ($54.84 billion) on subsidies for food, fertilisers and rural employment schemes in the fiscal year starting April 1, down 7% from the current financial year, an official budget document showed on Thursday. The Asian country has budgeted food subsidy for the financial year starting April 1 at 2.05 trillion rupees, a decrease of 3.3% from this year’s estimated 2.12 trillion rupees. The fertiliser bill declined by 13% to 1.63 trillion rupees from an estimated 1.88 trillion rupees for the ongoing financial year. The outgo on the Mahatma Gandhi

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