Three notable BJP figures, among them the controversial Kaiserganj MP and former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Mumbai North Central MP Poonam Mahajan, and Ladakh’s Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, may find themselves sidelined. Sources within the party suggest that Singh’s wife, Ketki Devi Singh, who previously held a parliamentary seat from Gonda for two years (1996-98), could potentially step in as the BJP’s nominee in his place.

In 2023, global military spending surged to a historic high of $2,443 billion, marking the sharpest yearly increase in more than a decade. Despite ranking as the world’s fourth-largest defense spender, behind the US, China, and Russia, India faces challenges in maximizing its military investment. Hindered by substantial salary and pension obligations and a lack of coherent long-term strategies for systematically enhancing military capabilities, India struggles to optimize its defense expenditures.

Aaj Ka Panchang, 23 April, 2024: Hanuman Jayanti, Hanuman Janmotsava, Chitra Pournami, Chaitra Navapada Oli Ends, Chaitra Purnima Vrat, Chaitra Purnima, Anvadhan, and Swarochisha Manvadi will be celebrated today.