The Hindu Morning Digest: December 31, 2023

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 31, 2023

With announcement of new notification, Census to be delayed till at least October 2024 The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils, towns, and municipal bodies, among others, has been extended till June 30, 2024, a senior government official told The Hindu. This means that the decennial Census exercise, initially scheduled to be … Read more

BJP releases manifesto for Rajasthan Assembly elections

BJP releases manifesto for Rajasthan Assembly elections

BJP National President J.P. Nadda with Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje during the launch of the party’s manifesto for the Rajathan Assembly elections, in Jaipur on November 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on November 16 released its manifesto for the Rajasthan Assembly polls, promising a … Read more

FY24 excise duty collection target may be cut by Rs 45,000 crore

FY24 excise duty collection  target may be cut by Rs 45,000 crore

New Delhi: The Centre may revise the FY24 excise duty collection target downwards by ₹45,000 crore, factoring in some possible fiscal support if crude oil prices continue to remain elevated, people familiar with deliberations told ET. This revision is not likely to impact the overall revenue mopup as the other resources may make up for … Read more

Manifesto promises not ‘revdis,’ will lead to women-oriented growth: Anurag Thakur

Manifesto promises not ‘revdis,’ will lead to women-oriented growth: Anurag Thakur

On the last day of campaigning for Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur speaks to Nistula Hebbar on the contest…..  On the last day of campaigning for Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur speaks to  Nistula Hebbar on the contest…..  Going into the Assembly elections, what do you think are planks on which BJP … Read more