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Telangana: Kanti Velugu screening conducted for over 2L people
Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s flagship Kanti Velugu scheme intended to deal with “avoidable blindness in the state” has so far screened over two lakh people. Of the 2, 03, 008 people, 95,677…
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Government refuses to comment on Adani Group crisis
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday refused to comment on the fraud allegations levelled by a US short seller on Adani Group, which triggered a massive USD 90-billion rout in the group…
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2,814 children rescued under Operation Smile in Telangana
Hyderabad: Under Operation Smile IX’ programme carried out in Telangana for a month during January 2023, a total of 2,814 children was rescued, Telangana police said on Wednesday. During the operation carried…
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Union budget 2023-24 funds for Minority affairs ministry reduced by over 38%
New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has been reduced by over 38 percent to Rs 3097.60 crore for 2023-24 as compared with the last fiscal, according to budget…
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Odisha CM expresses concern on reduction of MGNREGS, food security in Union Budget
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expressed concern over reduction of funds for MGNREGS and food security scheme in the Union Budget for 2023-24. Patnaik said the budget has some…
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Why can’t govt provide gender-neutral toilets? asks Madras HC
The Tamil Nadu government was asked by the Madras High Court to respond to a plea seeking the unavailability of gender-neutral toilets for transgender persons in the state. The court was hearing…
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UNICEF calls for protecting Palestine children amid increased violence
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern about the recent escalation of violence, which left many children dead and injured in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement issued on Sunday…
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‘Punjab completely ignored in the Union Budget,’ says Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh: Ruling Aam Aadmi Party, opposition Congress, and Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday slammed the Union Budget, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema saying the state…
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Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister welcomes Union Budget’s proposals
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister B Rajendranath Reddy on Wednesday welcomed the Union Budget hailing it as an appropriate one in the current times after the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanking the Centre for…
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Huge disappointment for people of J&K: CPI(M) leader Tarigami on Union budget
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami on Wednesday said the Union budget for 2023-24 was a “huge disappointment” for Jammu and Kashmir as the proposals contained in it failed to address the…
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IMF expresses concern over possibility of Pak opposition creating hurdles in govt’s hard economic decisions
Islamabad: The IMF has expressed concern that Pakistan’s opposition parties might create hurdles in the way of implementing the tough economic decisions of the cash-strapped Shehbaz Sharif-led government, media reports said on…
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Adani group stocks dip; Adani Enterprises tumble over 28%, Ports over 19%
New Delhi: Shares of Adani Group firms slumped on Wednesday and have lost more than Rs 7 lakh crore of their combined market capitalisation in the last five trading sessions amid concerns…
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Tendulkar felicitates women’s U19 World Cup-winning cricket team
Ahmedabad: Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday felicitated the India U-19 women’s cricket team for its triumph in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa, saying the feat will encourage many girls…
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Rs 5.94 lakh crore allocated to defence ministry in Union Budget
New Delhi: The defence budget was on Wednesday increased to Rs 5.94 lakh crore for 2023-24 in a modest hike of 13 percent from last year’s allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore…
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Retd HC judge to monitor crime branch probe into Odisha minister’s murder case: Official
Bhubaneswar: A former Orissa High Court judge will monitor the police crime branch investigation into the murder of health minister Naba Kishore Das, an official said on Wednesday. The home department had…
