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New Delhi, Feb 1 : In the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, special attention has been paid to agriculture and allied sectors.With a view to revive the country’s economy reeling from the coronavirus crisis and s…

New Delhi, Feb 1 : The government proposes to open up the countries’ power distribution segment to competition by allowing operation of more than one entire in a supply area.This will be a major reform in the power sector that will empower consumers …

Gandhinagar, Feb 1 : The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) virtually celebrated its 45th ‘Raising Day’ on Monday.President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the …

New Delhi, Feb 1 : The Delhi Police on Monday said that no illegal detention has been done in the farmers’ agitation and protest, and appealed people not to fall prey for rumours.”We have registered a total of 44 cases in the farmers’ protest so far …

New Delhi, Feb 1 : With more than 100 farmers from the state going ‘missing’ after the Republic Day violence in Delhi, Punjab ministers led by Sukhjinder Randhawa and Member of Parliament Manish Tewari on Monday met Home Minister Amit Shah here to se…

New Delhi, Feb 1 : Voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles has been announced in the Union Budget on Monday.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that vehicles will undergo fitness test in automated fitness cent…

New Delhi, Feb 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised that Indias quest for prosperity must be guided by Swami Vivekananda’s ‘Awakened India vision.Modi was addressing the 125th anniversary celebrations of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’, the monthly jo…

New Delhi, Feb 1 : Dubai’s deputy chief of police and public security, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan has once again raised Pakistani heckles.A couple of days back, Khalfan tweeted whether the Baloch people in Pakistan should be given missiles to d…

New Delhi, Feb 1 : The government has suspended internet connectivity for two days at the Singhu and Tikri (Delhi-Haryana) border, and Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border for two more days at the request of Delhi Police, officials said on Monday.Ac…

Hyderabad, Feb 1 : The death toll due to Covid-19 in Telangana crossed 1,600 on Monday, health officials said.Two more persons succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 1,601.The state had reported first Covid death in the …