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Rs 45K cr for Ken-Betwa interlinking of rivers project
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced Rs 44,605 crore for the implementation of Ken-Betwa river link project which is necessary for irrigation of Bundelkhand region, prompting critical remarks from…
- India
Union Budget 2022: Here’s how Opposition leaders reacted
The Union Budget for the Financial Year 2022-23 was released on February 1 with an emphasis on infrastructure spending, tax on cryptocurrency, battery swapping policy to encourage the use Electronic Vehicles and…
- India
Union budget lacks special provision for farmers, common man: Rajasthan CM
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the Union budget will further lead to rise in fiscal deficit and has no special provision for farmers, common man, poor and women.…
- India
Authors of anti-CAA protest book had no authorisation to use Danish Siddiqui’s name, says family
A soon to release photo book outlining the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) movement has been met with some criticism from deceased photojournalist Danish Siddiqui’s family. On Tuesday, the family alleged in a…
- India
Battle for UP: Criminals out, wives in
Lucknow: Even as it mounts a blistering attack on the Samajwadi Party for giving tickets to criminals, the BJP itself has fielded the wives of two convicted criminals in the Uttar Pradesh…
- India
India to get its own digital currency by RBI next year: FM
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of India’s own digital currency by the RBI next year that will be based on Blockchain technology, while the much-expected…
- India
Sitharaman reaches Parliament ahead of Union Budget 2022-23 presentation
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reached the Parliament where she is scheduled to present the Union Budget 2022-23 in Lok Sabha at 11 am. Earlier today, Sitharaman met President…
- India
India reports 1,67,059 COVID-19 infections, 1,192 deaths
New Delhi: 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…
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Indian customers spent 4 hours daily on Fire TV devices in 2021
New Delhi: Indian consumers spent nearly four hours daily watching content on their Amazon Fire TV devices in 2021, up from 3 hours per day as compared to 2020, the company said…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: OU to continue online classes for UG, PG courses
Hyderabad: Due of the COVID-19 pandemic, Osmania University will continue to offer online sessions for all current semesters of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees till February 12. On Monday, the Principals of the…
- Middle East
Bahrain: Around 500 Indians died in 2021 due to post-Covid complications
In 2021, at least 500 Indians died in Bahrain, the biggest death toll on record. Indians are the Kingdom’s largest immigrant community. According to News of Bahrain, the great majority of the…
- India
Karnataka: Muslim student moves HC after college’s hijab ban
A Muslim student has filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking a declaration that wearing a hijab (headscarf) is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 14 and 25 of…
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Kapil Mishra had no role in Delhi riots: Prosecutor in Umar Khalid bail hearing
In the series of hearings regarding JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid’s bail plea, the prosecution told the court on Monday that the “main conspirators” in the Northeast Delhi riots of 2020…
- India
VHP, Bajrang Dal put up ‘Hindus only’ posters at Mangalore fair
Members of the Hindutva outfits Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal put up a poster at a fair in Mangalore asking Hindus not to indulge in trade with vendors from other religions.…
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Watch: Dr Kafeel Khan talks about life behind bars
Dr Kafeel Khan narrates the events that unfolded during the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy in 2017, wherein 63 children died due to an oxygen shortage and Khan was wrongly accused of negligence and…