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Editors Guild calls FinMin's order for scribes a 'gag'

The Editors Guild on Wednesday described the finance ministry restrictions on the entry of media persons into North Block as a "gag" on media freedom and urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

FinMin restricts media, Sitharaman says 'no ban'

The finance ministry has put in place restrictions on the entry of media persons into North Block, allowing access to only those accredited journalists who have a prior appointment with an......

FinMin restricts media, Sitharaman says 'no ban'

The finance ministry has put in place restrictions on the entry of media persons into North Block, allowing access to only those accredited journalists who have a prior appointment with an......

Bengal Guv 'apprises' PM, Shah of situation in state

IMAGE: West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi leaves home ministry, North Block after a meeting in New Delhi, on Monday. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI Photo West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath......

Govt reconstitutes various cabinet panels, Shah in all of them

IMAGE: Amit Shah takes charge as Minister of Home Affairs at North Block in New Delhi, last week. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo The government on Thursday announced constitution of......

Budget 2019: Why FM likely to stick to fiscal deficit target at 3.4% of GDP

Budget-makers in North Block are looking to maintain this fiscal status quo, in spite of tax revenues nowhere close to where the government wants and in spite of possible higher expenditure......

What Sitharaman did after becoming the finance minister

This is not her first stint in North Block or in leading a major economic ministry. She started Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term as minister of state for finance, was made the......

Piyush Goyal's maiden Budget, at a glance

IMAGE: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal poses with a briefcase containing Budget papers at his North Block office in New Delhi on February 1, 2019. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo Here are the......

From North Block to Mint Street, Shaktikanta Das has traversed a long way

From defending the shock announcement of demonetisation to spearheading the remonetisation drive that included the cumbersome process of printing and supplying new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes, his......

Real reason behind the tension between Mint Road and North Block

The lack of an informal communication channel is what should bother the government and the RBI, if they want to eliminate the undesirable outcomes of the current tension between the two, says A K......

Sanjay Dutt's 10 UNDERRATED Performances

Drugs, divorces, terrorism charges, prison time, Sanjay Dutt’s story is stuff of fiction. Nargis and Sunil Dutt’s son has caused so much controversy that even the biopic......

'Laughter is so important these days'

'Comedy comes naturally to me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon gets into a small town avatar once again in her next film, Arjun Patiala. After scoring hits in Bareilly......

Soccer Extras: Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Jose Luis Brown. Photograph: Twitter World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina's opening goal in the 1986......

Sports Shorts: Russian boxer Dadashev dies after fight

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: In this video grab, former boxer and trainer Buddy McGirt is seen urging Maxim Dadashev to stop the fight during his fatal......

Extras: Enrique quits as Spain coach for personal reasons

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Spain coach Luis Enrique gestures during the UEFA Nations League match against England at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, in......

Football Extras: Atletico set to sign Benfica's Felix for $135 million

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Joao Felix, 19, made his first-team debut for Benfica last season, helping the Lisbon side win the Portuguese league title.......

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Rain toll in North reaches 37; floods in Haryana, Punjab

Rains in the northern states took at least 38 lives, triggering landslides that stranded hundreds of people in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-heavy-rains-ravage-himachal-haryana-punjab/20190819.htm

Restrictions eased; landlines, mobile internet partially restored in J-K

Restrictions on the movement of people were eased and landline phone services restored in some areas of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, even as... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/landlines-mobile-internet-partially-restored-in-j-k/20190817.htm

'It is not tax terrorism, it is tax jihadism'

'The IAS officers are after the rich people, the IRS officers are after the middle class and the IPS officers are after the poor. This is the new... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/interview/it-is-not-tax-terrorism-it-is-tax-jihadism/20190814.htm

Parliament gets a makeover, shimmers in new lights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Tuesday a special dynamic system of over 800 LED lights that have been installed on the facade of... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-parliament-gets-a-makeover-shimmers-in-new-lights/20190813.htm

Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field� IMAGE: Jose Luis Brown. Photograph: Twitter World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/soccer-extras-argentina-world-cup-winner-brown-dead/20190813.htm

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