India
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UK defends BBC freedom, says investing heavily in relations with India
London: The UK government has defended the BBC as a media outlet “independent in its output” in the wake of widespread Indian diaspora protests against the controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra…
- Middle East
Budget 2023: Rs 1002 crores allocated for issuing e-passports
Jeddah: With a significant budgetary allocation for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP-V2.0) , the Ministry of External Affairs is preparing to roll-out digital passports. Rs. 1,002.78 crore was…
- India
India’s Haj quota for 2023 fixed at 1,75,025: Govt
New Delhi: India’s Haj quota for this year has been fixed at 1,75,025 according to the bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia, the government said on Thursday. In a written reply to a question…
- India
Vadodara youth held for assaulting university student
Vadodara: The Vadodara police on Thursday arrested a youth on the charge of assaulting a girl student of M S University. According to a complaint with Sayajigunj police station, the incident took…
- India
Azad calls on Shah, takes up land eviction issue in J&K
Srinagar: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Chairman, Democratic Azad Party (DAP) met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to take up the land eviction issue, said the party on Thursday. During the meeting, which…
- India
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, matters of heart to be discussed in Taj city
Agra: More than 300 heart specialists and experts will share new research, achievements, experiences and techniques in the field of heart disease at a two-day national convention in Taj city on February…
- India
I struggled, says Siddique Kappan after coming out of jail
Lucknow: “I struggled,” Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan said minutes after he walked out of jail on Thursday to camera crews, a small curious crowd and to his wife and teen son, waiting…
- Technology
Samsung Galaxy S23 Series starts from Rs 74,999 in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday announced the launch of its Galaxy S23 series at a starting price of Rs 74,999 in India. The Galaxy S23 series comes in three variants — S23,…
- Delhi
Importance of personal savings ‘jettisoned’ in ‘hullabalo’ over old, new tax regimes: Chidambaram
Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that in the “hullabaloo” over the old and the new tax regimes, the importance of personal savings in a developing country has been “jettisoned”.…
- India
Centre to move motion of thanks on Prez address in LS today
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday will move a motion for thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha. The motion would be moved by the BJP MP C.P. Joshi.…
- Sports
Gill’s maiden T20I ton powers India to 234 for 4 against NZ in series decider
Ahmedabad: Shubman Gill smashed a whirlwind unbeaten century, his maiden ton in the shortest format, to power India to an imposing 234 for four against New Zealand in the series-deciding third T20…
- India
Union Budget: Massive cut in funds for madrasas; merit-cum means scholarship
The Union budget 2023 witnessed an 87% cut in the merit-cum means scholarship meant for professional and technical courses for students from minority communities with just Rs 44 crore allocated to it.…
- India
UAE-India flight: Drunk Italian woman runs half-naked on plane
Mumbai: Mumbai Police has arrested an Italian woman passenger for allegedly creating a ruckus mid-air on a Vistara Airline flight soon after taking off from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai on January 30.…
- Delhi
No more tax exemption for Insurance policies where premium is above Rs 5L
Delhi: Insurance policies where the premium is over Rs 5 lakh will no longer be tax-exempt, as per the provisions in the Union Budget 2023-24. Kapil Mehta, Co-founder, SecureNow Insurance Broker said…
- India
Govt doubles deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh
Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to double the deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh and Monthly Income Account Scheme to Rs 9 lakh. In…
