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’s clarion call to investors; increase investment and take advantages of opportunities unveiled in the Budget
Addressing 10th Webinar on Budget, PM Modi stated that government has increased outlay on capital expenditure to Rs 10 lakh crore , the highest ever. He also urged the India Inc to increase investment and take advantage of the opportunities which are there in the Budget 2023-24.
Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav has indicated that his party could field a candidate from prestigious and high profile Amethi seat, which it would leave for the Congress. Amethi was a pocket borough of the Congress Party and was represented by Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament. However it was breached by Smriti Irani in 2019 General Elections.
3. Indian Coast Guard apprehends Iranian Boat off Gujarat Coast and seizes drugs worth Rs 425 crore
Indian Coast Guard apprehended an Iranian boat with crew members carrying 61 kilograms of drugs worth Rs 425 crore in Indian waters at the Arabian Sea off Gujarat.
4. AAP stages protest in Mumbai against Sisodia’s arrest
AAP staged has stir in Mumbai against the arrest of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the CBI in an alleged corruption case. Addressing party workers near Churchgate AAP’s Mumbai unit President Preet Menon stated “We are witnessing an ‘undeclared emergency’ in the country. Sisodia is being targeted by the CBI without evidence. We will not be cowed down by the intimidation tactics of central investigating agencies. We are a party born on the streets of the country and have been protesting against corruption and injustice. If one Manish Sisodiya is arrested, lakhs of people more like him will emerge.”
5. Pakistan bans and clamps down on media broadcast on ex-PM Imran Khan’s speech
Pakistan’s media regulator prohibited media outlets from airing his speeches, as police arrived at one of his homes to deliver another court summons for the ousted Premier.
7. Russian company inDrive makes a dash in the Indian Market with ambitious plans to replace Ola and Uber
Online ride hailing segment is bracing for a disruption, with inDrive – a startup founded in Russia’s Siberia is looking forward to shake off the duopoly of Ola and Uber
8. Chief Economic Adviser: In policy making one should be ready to fail, take wrap on the knuckles
India’s Chief Economic Advisor Nageswaran has once again reiterated that India’s potential growth rate is in the range of 6.5-7 percent. He also drew comparison with venture capitalism for the production linked incentive and stated that there are incentives for producing above a benchmark and one has to be prepared for failure.
9. Ind vs Aus: In 4th and final test Shami may come in for Siraz, Ishan Kisan likely to make his debut
After India lost the third test against Australia by 9 wickets in Indore, the Indian team management might make a couple of changes in their playing XI for the fourth and final test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy.
10. While filming action sequence for Project K in Hyderabad, Big B gets inured and returns home to recuperate
Megastar Amitabh Bacchan has injured himself on the sets of Project K while filming action sequence in Hyderabad. In his personal blog , the veteran actor revealed “rib cartilage popped broke” and there is a “muscle tear to the right rib cage.”
