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Delhi on Tuesday reported 2,683 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.09 per cent, while 27 more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,32,951 and the death toll...
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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 167.21 crore with more than 50 lakh vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day, it...
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Maulvi Kamargani Usmani (right)
The Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad on Tuesday termed the murder of Kishan Boliya, who was shot dead on January 25 for a religion-linked Facebook post he had shared earlier, as an act of terror and has decided to charge the accused under the stringent Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime...
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Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be the first leader from the Opposition to reply to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, sources said. Harish Dviwedi of the Bharatiya Janata Party will move the motion of thanks in Lok Sabha, they...
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Tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra's Viarbha region will be open for tourists from Wednesday, an official from the state forest department said on Tuesday. The Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra), Bor Tiger Reserve and Umred Paoni Karhandala...
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Akhilesh Yadav
The Congress party has fielded no candidates against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav from Karhal and Jaswant Nagar assembly seats where the deadline for filing nominations ended on Tuesday. A Congress party spokesperson said the party pitted no candidates...
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Over 2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp, while 528 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in December 2021, according to its compliance report. In its latest report, WhatsApp said 20,79,000 Indian accounts were banned on WhatsApp during the said...
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America's National Football League legend Tom Brady has officially announced his retirement on Tuesday after months of speculation and rumors surrounding his future plans. The future Hall of Fame quarterback declared in a lengthy social media post that he has decided to hang up his cleats...
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BJP national president JP Nadda
A four-member committee appointed by Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda to ascertain the facts over the death by suicide of a minor girl on Tuesday visited the district and met the victim's family and others. Nadda had earlier announced setting up the all-woman panel,...
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Taxes have not been raised during the pandemic to collect additional funds for the massive spending programme of the government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday in response to questions on her Budget belying expectations of a reduction in the income tax burden on the middle...
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Nagaland on Tuesday reported its first Omicron variant of COVID-19 case, a senior health department official said. Principal director, health and family welfare, Dr Neikrielie Khimiao said a total of 152 samples were sent from Nagaland to the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable...
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Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday claimed the state contributed Rs 48,000 crore to the central kitty in the form of GST, but it got only Rs 5,000 crore in the Union Budget for 2022-23, which he said, reads like an election manifesto with no relief for middle class tax...
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In a signal of its commitment to Afghan people, India on Tuesday set aside in its budget for 2022-23 an amount of Rs 200 crore as development assistance to Afghanistan besides allocating Rs 100 crore for the Chabahar port project. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated a total...
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The telecom minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation on 5G spectrum is expected to come by March, after which spectrum action will be held expeditiously for the rollout of the next generation service. The minister said the the...
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A youth allegedly tried to throw a chemical at Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar at the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee office in Lucknow on Tuesday, party sources said. However, he was caught by the party office bearers before any damage was done, they said. Kanhaiya was at the...
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The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, who is facing allegations in criminal cases which are being probed by the Enforcement Directorate, to travel abroad later this month. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said the applicant is allowed to travel abroad on...
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The tourism and hospitality industry on Tuesday termed the Union Budget 2022-23 as 'gravely disappointing', saying the measures announced by Finance Minister Sitharaman were not enough to support the sector that has been crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic. In her Budget 2022-23 speech,...
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Fifteen former bureaucrats with experience in the electoral process have been appointed as special observers for the assembly polls in five states. They will be supervising and monitoring the work being done by the electoral machinery in their assigned states and ensure that stringent and...
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The Indian equities markets key indices rose by nearly 1.5 per cent on Tuesday led by broad-based buying support as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed in the Union Budget 2022-23 to significantly boost investments in order to accelerate economic growth.The benchmark Sensex surged 848.40...
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Former FM &Congress leader P Chidambaram on the Union Budget: Today's budget speech was the most capitalist speech to be ever read by an FM. The word 'poor' occurs only twice in para 6 and we thank the FM for remembering that there are poor people in this country.People will reject this...
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Ahead of the Goa Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the People of Goa have only two options -- AAP or Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in front of them.Speaking to ANI, Kejriwal said, People of Goa have only two...
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman's presser begins:I have not tried to earn even a single paisa by increasing tax this year and even last year. PM had given clear instructions that people should not be burdened with taxes at the time of the pandemic, notwithstanding the deficit.The Central bank will...
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Union Budget will be debated for 11 hours in the Rajya Sabha on February 11. Parliamentary Affairs minister Pralhad Joshi informed the Business Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha chaired by M Venkaiah Naidu that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to debate on the same day. To...
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Many people were fear trapped as three abandoned coal mines collapsed during illegal mining in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, officials said on Tuesday. The first incident happened at Kapasara outsourcing project of Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) in Nirsa police station area around 5...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked across the aisle to greet opposition members after congratulating Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting her fourth successive Union Budget. Modi seen interacting with Trinamool Congress leaders Sudeep Bandyopadhyay and Saugata Roy in the Well...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday dubbed the Union Budget 2022-23 as disappointing and said it has nothing for the common people. In a tweet in Hindi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor noted that people had high expectations from the Union Budget during the...
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Industrialist Anand Mahindra: Brevity has always been a virtue. @nsitharaman 's shortest budget address may prove to be the most impactfulCongress MP Shashi Tharoor: Extremely disappointing, a damp squib! There seems to be absolutely nothing in this Budget. It's an astonishingly...
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PM Narendra Modi reacts to the Union Budget: I congratulate Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for this 'People Friendly and Progressive budget'. I will speak in detail on the Budget at 11 am tomorrow.This budget brings in new hopes and opportunities for the people. It strengthens the...
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Historian and author Ramchandra Guha will be in conversation with senior journalist Naresh Fernandes on his new book, Rebels Against The Raj: Western Fighters For India's Freedom.Guha tells the heroic story of seven foreigners who fought against the Raj. Of these, four were British, two...
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With Nirmala Sitharaman's budget presentation lasting for about one hour 31 minutes on Tuesday, the Finance Minister's budget speech this year became the shortest ever since 2019.Last year, Sitharaman's budget speech lasted for about one hour 48 minutes, while in 2020, it went on for 2 hours 40...
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The ad with actor Morgan Freeman's face. Pic: @rejitweets
The Vadakara Cooperative Hospital has been called out by netizens for using Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman's picture to advertise its skin treatment facilities. The services advertised had included removal of warts, skin tags, milia and molluscum. After seeing the advertisement,...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday slammed the Centre over the Union Budget and said that it does not have anything for the salaried class, middle class, poor, youth, farmers and MSMEs.M0di G0vernment's Zer0 Sum Budget! Nothing for--Salaried class--Middle class--The poor and...
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Dr Naresh Trehan, cardiovascular surgeon and CMD on Medanta Medicity Heart Institute on the Union Budget: There is very little mention of healthcare. Two to three things help us -- one is the fact that the skilling initiative has been intensified, it's good. We need skilled manpower to assist...
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For the full text of FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, go here.
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The government will borrow about Rs 11.6 lakh crore from the market in 2022-23 to meet its expenditure requirement. This is nearly Rs 2 lakh crore higher than the current year's Budget estimate of Rs 9.7 lakh crore. Total market borrowings of the government for 2022-23 are estimated to...
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju: This is a very good Budget. It is a very inclusive Budget that takes care of the interests of every section of society including the poor, rural & border areas, and the people living in the Northeast: Former MoS Finance Jayant Sinha: It's a pro-growth...
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A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to investigate the root cause of the suicide of a young girl Lavanya and to issue direction to the Centre to enact a stringent Anti-Conversion Law immediately.The petition was filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay,...
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A special court here on Tuesday deferred the verdict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case as the judge concerned has tested positive for coronavirus, a senior public prosecutor said. The court is now likely to pronounce the verdict on February 8, but the judge would confirm...
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The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country's salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of a National Tele Mental Health program, saying that COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages.The pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages. To better the access...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced a financial aid of Rs 10 lakh to the 20-year-old woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Kasturba Nagar, and added that the government will appoint an able lawyer to represent her in a fast-track court. Last week, the 20-year-old...
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The smash online word game Wordle has been bought by The New York Times, which will integrate the daily word puzzle into The New York Times Games suite of word games, creator Josh Wardle announced today.Wordle will initially remain free to new and existing...
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In fresh guidelines to ease COVID-19 curbs in 11 districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the state government has allowed an increase in the number of guests at marriage functions, and also permitted swimming pools, water parks, theatres and restaurants to remain open with 50 per cent...
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2022-23 has been announced as International Year of Millets: FM.So what are millets? The popular ones include: Finger Millet (Ragi), Foxtail Millet (Kakum/Kangni), Sorghum Millet (Jowar), Pearl Millet (Bajra), Buckwheat Millet (Kuttu), Amaranth Millet (Rajgira/Ramdana/Chola) and Little...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday began the presentation of the Union Budget 2022-23 by expressing empathy to those who died due to COVID-19. I want to take a moment to express my empathy for those who had to bear adverse health and economic effects of the pandemic, the Union...
11:28
Things hotting-up in poll-headed Punjab: Former Punjab minister and Congress leader Jagmohan Singh Kang and his sons Yadvinder Singh Kang and Amarinder Singh Kang join the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's YouTube channel on Tuesday crossed 1 crore subscriptions and is the highest amongst top global leaders.Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro ranks second after PM Modi on the list of global leaders with the highest subscriptions on their YouTube channel with a total of 36...
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Sensex surged over 600 points and Nifty advanced 159 points in opening trade on Tuesday, as the Union Budget 2022-23 presentation in Parliament began. The 30-share Sensex was trading 603.39 points or 1.04 per cent higher at 58,617.56, and the broader Nifty rose 159.25 points or 0.92...
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Dharavi Police on Tuesday arrested two people including social media influencer Vikas Fhatak, also known as 'Hindustani Bhau' for allegedly instigating students to protest to demand online exams for classes 10th and 12th in view of COVID-19.The second accused arrested has been identified as...
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The The Union Budget 2022 will be presented at 11 am. This is the sixth Budget session to be held since the outbreak of the pandemic in January 2020. For Budget updates click here.
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A student of the girl's pre-university college in Udupi district has moved the Karnataka high court with a prayer to allow the right to wear a 'hijab' (headscarf) inside the classroom.The writ petition was filed on behalf of the student Resham Farooq, represented by her brother Mubarak Farooq.The...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at the Parliament.She will present the Union Budget 2022 today.
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Lt Gen Manoj Pande, new Vice Chief of the Army, being accorded Guard of Honour at South Block.
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India registered a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 1,67,059 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, informed Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.India on Monday reported 2,09,918 fresh COVID-19 cases and 959 fatalities.However, with the addition of 1,192 new...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at the Ministry of Finance ahead of presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament.The Budget presentation will begin with a speech from the Finance Minister scheduled to take place at around 11 am.This year, the Union Budget will be delivered...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Union Budget for the year 2022-23 in Parliament today at 11 am.The Budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, 2022 is likely to raise spending on infrastructure to set the economy on a firmer footing.The Budget comes days before the first phase...
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The Centre on Monday extended work from home arrangement for 50 per cent of its employees below the level of under secretary till February 15, according to a personnel ministry order. Persons with...
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Enforcement teams have seized liquor, psychotropic substances and unaccounted cash worth Rs 305 crore in Punjab since the model code of conduct came into force in the state with the announcement of assembly elections on January 8, according to state Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju. The...
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The Shiv Sena on Monday extended support to former BJP member Utpal Parrikar, who is contesting the February 14 elections as an independent from the Panaji assembly constituency in Goa, and announced it is withdrawing its candidate from the prestigious seat. Shiv Sena Member of Parliament...
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