Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Bavarian Minister for European and International Affairs Mr. Eric Beisswenger in Munich, Germany. In a social media post, Ms. Sitharaman said that, in light of the German Chancellor’s recent visit to India in January this year, the two leaders discussed how the deep bilateral partnership between the two nations continues to strengthen. They also discussed the recently concluded India-EU FTA and explored avenues for climate finance

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government will move a Privilege Notice against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for making baseless statements and misleading the Lok Sabha during the Budget discussion. Talking to news persons yesterday, Mr Rijiju said Rahul Gandhi also made useless and false allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Rijiju noted that on what basis Mr Gandhi made a serious allegation without giving any notice. He further

In Maharashtra, the counting of votes for the election to 12 district councils and 125 Panchayat Samitis across the state will be held today. The counting is scheduled to start at 10 am and will decide the fate of 7,438 candidates. The State Election Commission has completed all arrangements for the process. Voting was held on Saturday across the 12 district councils – Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani,