In today’s evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s stance on the Indian economy, fiscal growth and artificial intelligence; Allahabad High Court’s latest order on Gyanvapi case; actor Poonam Pandey’s death due to cervical cancer and other top stories.
Nirmala Sitharaman: 7% Growth Possible; Global Agencies Like IMF Have Enhanced Assessments | Exclusive Interview
The Narendra Modi government is confident of managing inflation as well as maintaining the robustness in economic growth, said union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday in an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, a day after presenting the interim budget in Parliament ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. She also spoke about India’s growth estimates and how international organisations too are now more hopeful. READ MORE
‘Kolhan Tiger’ Champai Soren’s Big Leap to Jharkhand CM’s Chair: All About ‘Shibu’s Yes-man’
Amid the drama over the action against Hemant Soren, Champai Soren – the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader known as ‘Kolhan’ or ‘Jharkhand Tiger’ and even “Shibu Soren’s yes-man” – became the 12th Chief Minister of Jharkhand, as he took the oath on Friday. Although the 12th CM, Champai became the seventh person to take oath, as the previous CMs have served multiple terms. READ MORE
Actor Vijay Launches Political Party, Says Won’t Contest 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
Tamil film actor ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay on Friday launched his political party and called it ‘Thamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam’ after formally applying to register the party with the Election Commission. He said his party would not participate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election but was eyeing the 2026 Tamil Nadu poll. READ MORE
Uttarakhand UCC Draft Recommends Banning Halala & Iddat; Making Live-in Relationships Legal | Top Points
A state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted the document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The draft was handed over to the chief minister by the five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. A meeting of the state cabinet has been called on Saturday to discuss the draft, days before the government has called a special session of the assembly. A special four-day session of the Uttarakhand assembly has already been convened from February 5-8 to pass a legislation on the UCC. READ MORE
Poonam Pandey Passes Away at 32 of Cervical Cancer; Manager Confirms She Died On Thursday Night
Poonam Pandey has passed away. Her team confirmed the news with News18. “She passed away last night,” her team said. The news of her death was first revealed in a post shared on her official Instagram handle. “This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer. Every living form that ever came in contact with her was met with pure love and kindness. In this time of grief, we would request for privacy while we remember her fondly for all that we shared,” the post read. READ MORE
‘Won’t Tolerate It’: Congress Distances Itself from DK Suresh’s ‘Separate Nation’ Remark Amid Parl Uproar
As chaos over Congress MP DK Suresh’s ‘separate nation for southern states’ remark continued to rock the Lok Sabha proceedings on Friday, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress won’t tolerate such statements as BJP leaders sought strict action against Suresh. “If anyone speaks about breaking the country, we will never tolerate it irrespective of whichever party they belong to. Mallikarjun Kharge will himself say that from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, we are one and we will be one,” the Congress chief said in Parliament. READ MORE
Proof Should be Above Faith for Court, Says Muslim Side After HC Refuses to Stop ‘Puja’ in Gyanvapi
The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to grant an interim stay on the Varanasi court order that allowed Hindu prayers before idols in ‘Vyas Ji ka Tahkhana’– a cellar in the basement of Gyanvapi mosque. The court said that unless the January 17 order is challenged, nothing can be done. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agrawal passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the committee. READ MORE
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