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  • EaseMyTrip To Hire 500 Employees Under One Crore Internship Scheme Announced In Budget 2024 | Companies News

    New Delhi: EaseMyTrip, an Indian online travel company headquartered in New Delhi, will hire 500 interns under a Central Government scheme announced in the Union Budget.

    Nishant Pitti, CEO & Co-Founder of EaseMyTrip, made this announcement on the social media platform ‘X’ after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inaugural session of ‘Journey Towards Viksit Bharat: A Post Union Budget 2024-25’ Conference organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi today.

    Pitti on X said, “We announce that @EaseMyTrip will be hiring 500+ employees across India under the new employment scheme introduced by our Hon’ble Finance Minister in the 2025 budget. This initiative supports the government’s vision of employment and skill development for more than 10M youth. We commend Hon. PM @narendramodi ji for his unwavering commitment to building a #ViksitBharat. More details to follow.”

    EaseMyTrip is the first company to announce the hiring of 500 interns after the Finance Minister announced the internship scheme in the Union Budget. EaseMyTrip was founded in 2008 by Nishant Pitti, Rikant Pitti, and Prashant Pitti.

    The company provides hotel bookings, air tickets, domestic and international holiday packages, bus bookings, and white-label services. EaseMyTrip has overseas offices in Singapore, UAE, and Thailand, with country-specific websites for UAE, UK, and Thailand.

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Budget speech that the Centre will launch a scheme for internship opportunities for the youth in the top 500 companies of India as part of the Union Budget 2024-25.

    She said this scheme will be implemented over the next five years and is expected to benefit 100 million youth. Interns will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 5,000 and a one-time assistance of Rs 6,000. The companies will bear the cost of training the interns via corporate social responsibility.

    Pitti said, “We are elated as we plan to add 500+ talented individuals to our team. This move supports the government’s futuristic vision for the country and perfectly aligns with our growth strategy. The expansion underscores our dedication to nurturing the next generation of industry leaders. As we invest in human capital, we intend to set new benchmarks for excellence in the travel sector in India.”

    He further added, “The Hon’ble Prime Minister’s commitment to building a Viksit Bharat is commendable, and we truly support his vision. Our plans to expand our team signify a notable step towards empowering the youth, driving innovation, and contributing to the nation’s progress.”

    EaseMyTrip’s plan to undertake large-scale hiring will positively impact the Indian travel industry’s landscape. By bringing in fresh talent, the brand is helping generate employment in the market while paving the way for growth and innovation across the ecosystem. 

  • Central Government Bans 18 OTT Platforms For Posting Vulgar Content; Check Full List Here |

    New Delhi: The Central government has banned 18 OTT platforms and associated social media accounts for publishing obscene, vulgar, and in some instances, pornographic content.

    The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that 18 OTT platforms, 19 websites, 10 apps (seven on Google Play Store, three on Apple App Store), and 57 linked social media accounts have been rendered inaccessible to the public in India.

    Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur emphasized the responsibility of the platforms to not propagate obscenity, vulgarity, and abuse under the guise of 'creative expression.

    Ministry of I&B blocks 18 OTT platforms for obscene and vulgar content after multiple warnings; 19 websites, 10 apps, 57 social media handles of OTT platforms blocked nationwide. @PIB_India @MIB_India pic.twitter.com/5TGrQu5wrn — DD News (@DDNewslive) March 14, 2024

    According to a statement, the decision to act against the OTT platforms was taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, in consultation with other ministries/departments of the Government, and domain experts specializing in media and entertainment, women's rights, and child rights. (Also Read: Moto G Power 5G (2024), Moto G 5G (2024) With Android 14 Launched; Check Price, Specs)

    In the release, the I&B ministry said that “one of the OTT apps amassed more than 1 crore downloads, while two others had over 50 lakh downloads on the Google Play Store. Additionally, these OTT platforms extensively utilized social media to disseminate trailers, specific scenes, and external links aimed at attracting audiences to their websites and apps. The social media accounts of the concerned OTT platforms had a cumulative followership of over 32 lakh users.” (Also Read: Tech Showdown: Nothing Phone (2a) Vs Realme 12 Pro 5G; Battle for Best Buy in Rs 25,000 Segment)

    List Of Apps Blocked Today By Government:

    Dreams Films, Chikooflix, Prime Play, Voovi, Yessma, Uncut Adda, Tri Flicks, X Prime, Neon (With inputs from PTI).

  • Cupboard approves DA hike by means of 4 p.c

    Through IANS

    NEW DELHI: In a pageant bonanza for lakhs of Central govt workers and pensioners, the Union Cupboard on Thursday gave its clearance for the discharge of an extra installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Reduction at 4 p.c.

    This could be due from July 1, 2022.

    A complete burden of Rs 12,852 crore can be borne by means of the exchequer against fee of those allowances for the present fiscal, reputable assets mentioned.

    From July 1, 2022, until March 31, 2023, a complete of Rs 8,568 crore can be spent on it. DA hike might be advisable for over 50 lakh Central govt workers and 62 lakh pensioners.

    With this, the DA has been greater from 34 p.c to 38 p.c for all of the workers.

    NEW DELHI: In a pageant bonanza for lakhs of Central govt workers and pensioners, the Union Cupboard on Thursday gave its clearance for the discharge of an extra installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Reduction at 4 p.c.

    This could be due from July 1, 2022.

    A complete burden of Rs 12,852 crore can be borne by means of the exchequer against fee of those allowances for the present fiscal, reputable assets mentioned.

    From July 1, 2022, until March 31, 2023, a complete of Rs 8,568 crore can be spent on it. DA hike might be advisable for over 50 lakh Central govt workers and 62 lakh pensioners.

    With this, the DA has been greater from 34 p.c to 38 p.c for all of the workers.

  • New Wooded area conservation Regulations Spark a battle

    Via Specific Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: The talk over the brand new Wooded area Conservation Regulations introduced in by way of the Central executive is heating up forward of Parliament’s monsoon consultation. Some fireworks are anticipated within the two Properties when the federal government puts it for approval, with Congress readying its arsenal to mount an assault at the Modi executive for looking to ‘dispossess’ tribals in their rights even because it seeks to reinforce its pro-ST credentials by way of nominating Droupadi Murmu, who belongs to the Santhal tribe, as presidential candidate. 

    The federal government, in fact, refutes the price. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda alleged that the Congress allegations have been “only a futile try to divert the eye from the truth that NDA’s presidential candidate is a tribal girl”. Right here’s a have a look at the foundations that experience brought on a verbal spat between the 2 aspects:

    New laws to ‘streamline’ inexperienced clearance procedure 

    The Ministry of Surroundings, Wooded area and Local weather Trade (MoEFCC) notified the Wooded area Conservation Regulations, 2022 on June 28, that may change the sooner laws notified in 2003

    The brand new laws might be positioned for approval of each Properties of Parliament within the coming monsoon consultation

    What’s the alternate?

    The Scheduled Tribes and Different Conventional Wooded area Dwellers (Popularity of Wooded area Rights) Act, 2006, popularly referred to as the Wooded area Rights Act, 2006, confers land and livelihood rights each particular person and group to tribal, Dalit and different households dwelling in wooded area spaces. Beneath the regulation, FRA compliance is necessary prior to clearance is accorded for diversion of wooded area land for non-forest functions
    The Wooded area (Conservation) Regulations, 2022, delinks necessary FRA compliance for looking for wooded area clearance for infrastructure initiatives and places onus on states/UTs to make certain that it’s complied with prior to the wooded area land is passed over to the venture proponent   

    How will the brand new laws have an effect on tribal rights?
    The brand new laws permit the Union executive to allow the clearing of a wooded area for a venture prior to prior consent of the wooded area dwellers, as mandated beneath the 2006 Act

    Opposition’s price

    The brand new laws will dilute Wooded area Rights Act, 2006
    Will disempower wooded area tribals and would possibly displace them
    As soon as wooded area clearance is accorded, dwellers’ claims of resettlement might be disregarded
    States might be beneath higher force from Centre to boost up land diversion procedure

    Centre’s declare

    New laws don’t dilute or infringe at the provisions of the Wooded area Rights Act, 2006
    They’ve been promulgated to streamline approval procedure
    Will permit parallel processing of the proposals and do away with the redundant processes
    States/UTs can be certain compliance of the FRA “at any level”

  • Allahabad Prime Court docket: The FIR lodged in opposition to the editor of The Cord is quashed through the Allahabad Prime Court docket

    Prayagraj: The Allahabad Prime Court docket on Wednesday quashed the FIR lodged in opposition to The Cord editor Siddharth Varadarajan and a reporter for publishing information at the loss of life of a formative years all through the farmers’ agitation in New Delhi. Did it Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar handed the order after listening to a petition filed through Siddharth Varadarajan. The court docket noticed that because the allegations made within the FIR don’t reveal the fee of offenses below Sections 153-B and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code, they aren’t maintainable within the eyes of legislation and are prone to be quashed. . Therefore the FIR is quashed.

    It’s noteworthy that all through the agitation in opposition to the 3 agricultural regulations of the Heart (that have now been withdrawn), there used to be a protest of farmers in Delhi on 26 January 2021 and Navreet Singh Dibdiba of Rampur suffered severe accidents in an coincidence close to ITO. got here and died.

    FIR used to be lodged for publishing the scoop
    Police say that the coincidence took place when the tractor of Dibdiba overturned, whilst some eyewitnesses declare that the person died of bullet accidents. ‘The Cord’ printed a tale on January 30 titled – The postmortem physician has noticed a bullet harm, however can’t do anything else as his arms are tied. The inside track used to be printed through Varadarajan on January 30, 2021, and the following day on January 31, 2021, an FIR used to be lodged on a criticism through an individual named Sanju Turaiha. The FIR alleges that Varadarajan attempted to incite folks, insurrection, malign the picture of clinical officials and disturb legislation and order via tweets.

  • Modi Sarkar: 8 years of Modi executive are being finished on Might 30, BJP UP has ready the description of the methods

    Abhay Singh, Lucknow: On Might 30, High Minister Narendra Modi’s executive will entire 8 years of energy on the Heart. In this instance, the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party is making ready to have a good time ‘8 Years Provider Excellent Governance and Deficient Welfare’ program until the sales space degree around the nation, whilst in Uttar Pradesh too, arrangements have began in complete swing on the state degree to make this program a luck. are long past. Giving details about the methods, BJP State Basic Secretary Govind Narayan Shukla stated that the report back to country program will probably be carried out on June 1 or 2 on the state headquarters.

    Methods will probably be held at sales space degree
    Below this system, the guide of achievements of 8 years of the central executive will probably be launched by way of the district in-charge, district president and MP by way of retaining a press convention on the district headquarters. Together with this, a file card of the paintings of the federal government may also be given. He stated that the beneficiaries of the schemes of the Central and State Governments could be honoured. Together with this, for carrier, excellent governance and deficient welfare, more than a few methods had been defined on the sales space for 75 hours. In those methods, from MPs, MLAs-MLCs to birthday celebration’s state to house place of job bearers, each day for 8 hours, anyone sales space will take part in booth-based actions.

    Prabhat pheri may also depart
    Below this program, sales space employees will touch door-to-door to ship the leaflets of the achievements of the central executive to the folk. Together with this, Prabhat Pheri may also be taken out by way of early life and girls. They’ll even be commemorated by way of visiting the martyr’s circle of relatives house. On the identical time, there’s a program to get the plantation carried out by way of visiting the houses of the beneficiaries and providing them saplings.

    Program on final touch of 8 years of Central Executive
    BJP State Basic Secretary Govind Narayan Shukla stated that at the final touch of 8 years of the Central Executive led by way of PM Modi, 75 hours of more than a few methods within the title of carrier and excellent governance and deficient welfare have additionally been deliberate. Below which, at the first day, methods of tree plantation and pond cleansing on the meeting degree will probably be arranged by way of Kisan Morcha. On the second one day, the well being check-up camp at Neighborhood Well being Heart, Anganwadi will probably be carried out by way of the employees of Mahila Morcha.

    Backward Entrance were given the accountability
    While at the 3rd day, garlanding the statue of serious males on the meeting degree and cleanliness marketing campaign within the agreement will probably be run by way of the Scheduled Entrance. At the fourth day, garlanding the good males on the district degree and cleanliness marketing campaign within the agreement will probably be run by way of the Scheduled Tribes Morcha. At the 5th day, the marketing campaign of cleanliness and tree plantation on the number one faculty, higher number one faculty on the meeting degree will probably be run by way of the Backward Categories Entrance.

    Other tasks on all fronts
    He advised that at the 6th day, the paintings of distribution of ration at affordable gulle store for the weaker segment of the society will probably be run by way of the BJP group. While at the 7th day, the native frame group will run a well being check camp, cleanliness marketing campaign at the ward for the city deficient. At the 8th day, the honour rite of the individuals who have accomplished achievements in more than a few fields on the district degree will probably be arranged by way of the BJP group. While at the 9th day the vaccination facility and the honour rite of the well being employees will probably be carried out by way of the scientific cellular. At the final day of the marketing campaign, the BJP executive of the Heart and the state will touch on the sales space degree on the houses of the beneficiaries and different methods will probably be arranged by way of the birthday celebration.

    Beneficiaries may also take part within the public assembly
    Together with this, the BJP chief stated that beneath the marketing campaign, it’s been ensured to prepare Garib Kalyan Jansabha at district facilities between June 1 and June 13, 2022. By which the beneficiaries of central executive schemes may also be incorporated. The general public assembly to be held on the district degree will probably be addressed by way of the Union ministers and ministers of the state executive and state officers and senior leaders of the birthday celebration.

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    On the identical time, the State Basic Secretary of BJP stated that the Modi executive, which is in keeping with the chant of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’, pushed by way of the energy and talents of 135 crore Indians, geared toward removing poverty and making the rustic filthy rich. Many tasks had been taken. Modi executive is operating consistent with the chant of ‘Antyodaya’ of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ji, because of this to serve the individual status on the final rung of the society. Narendra Modi has proven what an effective management is.