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- India
Nothing for middle class, poor in Union Budget: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the government had delivered a “zero-sum budget” that has nothing for the middle class, farmers and the poor, drawing a derisive response…
- India
Crypto not currencies as they are not issued by the central bank: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Clarifying the Centre’s stance on crypto-currencies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government does not recognise such digital financial assets as they are not issued by the central…
- India
PM Modi speaks with Bahraini Crown Prince, reviews bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with his Bahraini counterpart Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and reviewed bilateral ties, while noting that the relationship has seen continued progress…
- Bangalore
All sectors taken care of: K’taka CM on Budget 2022-23
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the Budget 2022-23 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has taken care of all sectors. “The funds for MSMEs have been increased…
- Hyderabad
Prime Volleyball League: Hyderabad announces Vipul Kumar as captain
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Black Hawks announced Vipul Kumar from Uttar Pradesh as their captain for the first season of the Prime Volleyball League, which begins on February 5 in Hyderabad. The announcement…
- Technology
After mobile phones, India eyes smartwatches, earbuds manufacturing
New Delhi: After giving an impetus to mobile phones and laptop/tablet manufacturing locally, the government on Tuesday announced a new Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for producing wrist wearable devices, hearable devices and…
- India
AIMIM leader Waris Pathan’s face blackened by man in Indore
Indore: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan’s face was blackened by a man in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Tuesday, an official said. The incident took place when Pathan, the party’s…
- India
Union Budget 2022-23: What is in it for the education sector?
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Tuesday released the budget for the financial year 2022-23, the education sector has been allocated a budget of Rs 1,04,278 crore. There is an increase of…
- India
Rs 60K cr allotted for ‘Har Ghar Jal’, 3.8 cr households to benefit
New Delhi: The central government has allotted Rs 60,000 crore to cover 3.8 crore households in FY 2022-23 under ‘Har Ghar Jal’, ‘Nal Se Jal Scheme’, launched in August 2019. She said,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Couple dies by suicide at Bolarum railway station
Hyderabad: A couple died by suicide at railway tracks in Bolarum, on Monday night. Their bodies were discovered on the rails near Bolarum railway station on Tuesday morning. According to the police,…
- Telangana
All-party protest held in Hyderabad for railway coach factory
Hyderabad: An all-party joint action committee from Warangal district staged a protest, demanding the railway coach plant in Kazipet to be announced in the Union Budget, as promised under the Andhra Pradesh…
- 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.…
- Bangalore
BJP leader threatens stir for programs in Hindi on Kannada FM Radio
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka minister, Suresh Kumar on Monday questioned the decision to broadcast programmes in Hindi and other languages in Kannada Rainbow 101.3 FM channel. In his letter…
- Bangalore
K’taka hijab row: Students defying govt order sent out of classrooms
Udupi: The protesting Muslim girl students of the Government Girls Pre-University College here, who attended their Class wearing ‘hijab’ thereby defying the Karnataka government order, were sent out of the respective Classrooms…
