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Shinde's maiden Budget offers Rs 6K aid, free crop cover to farmers

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday presented its maiden Budget for 2023-24, in which it proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also......

SC to hear plea on role for specially-abled in IAS in January

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday asked the Centre to examine how people with disabilities can be put under different categories in civil services. A bench of justices S A Nazeer and V......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Govt launches 24X7 toll free mental rehabilitation helpline

The Centre on Monday launched a 24X7 toll free mental rehabilitation helpline for providing psychological support to people. The helpline 'KIRAN' (1800-599-0019) was launched by Union......

'Under very difficult circumstances, people are going above and beyond the call of duty'

'It has been a phenomenal effort at all levels of the government.''People were working 15-16 hour shifts in the central government, in the state governments, in the districts....' IMAGE: A worker......

Rs 201 per day? Rs 277? How much welfare do Indians need?

Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section. IMAGE: All Indians need access to......

Don't hoard cash; come to banks when you need money: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Sunday said enough cash is available at banks and people need not be anxious and make repeated trips to branches and ATMs to hoard money. ‘The Reserve Bank assures members......

No 'one size fits all' solution for social development: India

Underscoring that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution for social development, India has said the ambitious 2030 development agenda adopted by the UN recognises the principle......

A technology designed to touch many lives

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have developed technologies that will enable people with disabilities enjoy the digital world, says Indrani Roy. Image: Professor......

Muktangan empowers poor women to become teachers

As the teachers began gaining confidence, it also drew the attention of other women in the community, leading to greater demand for teaching jobs, finds Ranjita Ganesan. Image: Muktangan......

'Praying for all affected in the Chennai floods'

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Chennai has been crippled by the heavy rains and several celebrities took to Twitter to pray for everyone's......

'Khel Ratna validates my journey of ability beyond disability'

'I am happy that disability no bar, gender no bar and age no bar and now at 49, if I can be awarded Khel Ratna for active sports, it validates my journey of ability beyond disability.' IMAGE:......

Sports Shorts: Indian women's hockey team wins Malaysia series 4-0

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India’s players celebrate after Navjot Kaur scores in the concluding match of the bilateral women’s hockey......

Want to play vs Vishy Anand?

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand will be playing a game of chess closer to heart, next Sunday, in Chennai.Anand, who is the ambassador and spokesperson for Vidyasagar --a NGO for children with......

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