Author: Samridhi Raj

India will observe one day State Mourning to show respect and pay condolences for Queen Elizabeth’s demise. The State Mourning is to be held on Sunday of September 11th. An official statement by the Home Ministry of India stated that India will observe a State Mourning on Sunday to pay tributes to the Late Queen.  The statement further announced that the national flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India and there will be no official entertainment on the day. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth-II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on…

The Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is all set to become the Attorney General for India again. The Advocate is reported to start his tenure from October 1, 2022 after current Attorney General K.K. Venugopal ends his on September 30th.

India will undertake the G20 Presidency for a year upto 2024. The tenure begins from December 1, 2022 and will last till November 30, 2024. Meanwhile the G20 summit will also be held at New Delhi on 9th and 10th September, 2024.  After swapping the presidency over the nations of Italy in 2021 and Indonesia in 2022, India is finally all set to undertake the G20 Presidency for 2024. The G20 presidency of India will resume from December 1,2022 and will last till November 30, 2024. The G20 Summit is to take place in New Delhi on 9th and 10th…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the newly appointed Prime Minister of the UK, Liz Truss, to discuss nation ties along with paying his condolences for Queen’s demise. PM Modi tweeted on Saturday and informed about his call with UK’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss. The two leaders talked about strengthening the strategic partnership between the two nations. “Spoke with UK PM @trussliz and exchanged views on further strengthening the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in all sectors,” tweeted PM Modi. He further added that he also expressed sincere condolences for the Queen’s demise. Look at his tweet here:- The conversation between…

India’s semi-high-speed bullet train, Vande Bharat, breaks the record of bullet train on its first day of the trial run itself. The train reached the high speed of 100km/hr in only 52 seconds in its trial run from Ahmedabad to Mumbai on Friday. The third Vande Bharat bullet train is all set to run the tracks of India with its record-breaking speed and facilities after it got its approval in trials.  The bullet train reaches a record-breaking speed of 100 km/hr in 52 seconds in its trial from Ahemdabad to Mumbai on Friday of September 8th, 2022. The maximum speed…

India ranked 132nd in UNDP’s Human Development Index, falling behind even its neighbours of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The census is made on survey based on 191 countries from across the globe. India dropped one level down as compared to previous year in UNDP’s (United Nation Development Programme) Human Development Index Report. India ranked 132nd in the census of 2021 among the 191 countries that were surveyed across the globe. In 2020, India ranked on the 131st spot. The report, published on Thursday of 8th September, 2022, by the UN saw a concerning decline in all the countries. The…

Reliance Petroleum Retail Ltd, one of the Reliance Industries, will buy the Polyester business of Subhalakshmi and the Polytex business of Shubhlaxmi for Rs 1,592 crores. The acquisitions are under the subject of approval by the Competition Commission of India. A subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited — Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited, is going to make a large purchase of Indian Polyester businesses. The gross amount to be spent is Rs 1,592 crores on two businesses of Shubhalakshmi Polyesters Ltd (SPL) and Shubhlaxmi Polytex Limited (SPTex). The total of Rs 1,522 crores is going for the buying of Shubhalakshmi Polyesters Ltd Business…

Prince of Wales, Charles III, the eldest of late Queen’s four children immediately attains the throne of England after Queen’s death. Doing so, King Charles III becomes the oldest heir ever to attain the throne of England.  King Charles III, aged 73, becomes the new King of England after Queen’s death. The attainment of throne by King Charles III was confirmed by the royal officials.King Charles is the oldest heir ever to take up the throne of England and also becomes the first king of that name to sit on the throne since 1685. Camilla, Wife of King Charles III,…

The Supreme Court wrapped a total of 1,296 miscellaneous cases and 106 regular cases in 4 days under new CJI Lalit’s tenure. Along with this the court has also responded to more than 440 transfer petitions all this while. The arrival of new CJI(Chief Justice of India) Uday Umesh Lalit has brough up of a whiplash in the Supreme Court. The new Chief Justice is all set to clear as many cases as possible in his tenure and seems like he is on a good start. More than 1.8k cases in total were disposed in four days under the new…

On Thursday, the State-Owned Fuel Retailers announced the reduction in the prices of the commercial LPG Cylinders. The prices of the 19-kg LPG cylinders are now reduced in various cities, almost upto ₹100.  In today’s world of capitalism with prices increasing almost blindly, a slight relief has been induced. The State-Owned Fuel Retailers that make the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have announced the reduction in the prices of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. There is, however, no change of prices for the domestic cylinders used in households.  The prices of 19-kg commercial usage LPG cylinders have been reduced by ₹91.50 starting…