A year after the coup by Myanmar’s military on February 1, millions of people are resisting a return to repression and isolation and the movement has become stronger. Helen Regan, writing in CNN said that experts are of the view that the junta’s attempts to gain full control are being frustrated […]
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BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore hails Budget, says ‘it’s booster shot’
BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget 2022-23 calling it a booster shot for the economy and good for the common man. Speaking to ANI, Rathore said, “This is a very good budget for the common man with an increase of 35 percent in infrastructure, to automatically accelerate the […]
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Rahul Gandhi : Modi govt’s ‘zero sum budget’ has nothing for poor, farmers, MSMEs
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday slammed the Centre over the Union Budget and said that it does not have anything for the salaried class, middle class, poor, youth, farmers and MSMEs. “M0di G0vernment’s Zer0 Sum Budget! Nothing for–Salaried class–Middle class–The poor and deprived–Youth–Farmers–MSMEs,” tweeted Rahul Gandhi. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on […]
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Moderna’s ‘Spikevax’ Covid-19 vaccine gets full approval by FDA
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Spikevax’ received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after more than a year of its “emergency use authorization”, reported USA TODAY. The announcement was made by Moderna on Monday. “The totality of real-world data and the full (license) for Spikevax in the United States reaffirms the importance of vaccination against this virus. […]
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Gurugram taxi driver rewarded for helping arrest child traffickers
Gurugram Police has rewarded a taxi driver with Rs 25,000 for alerting and helping them arrest a gang allegedly involved in child trafficking early this January. Gurugram Police Commissioner KK Rao on Monday said, “Umesh Lohia, a private taxi driver from Gurugram’s Nathupur alerted the police regarding a gang stealing newborn babies. […]
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ICC Women’s ODI Rankings: Mithali Raj rises to second, Mandhana retains sixth spot
West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews has progressed four places to 11th position in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after a fine show in the first two matches of their four match-series against South Africa. Matthews, who grabbed two wickets each in both matches, is the highest-ranked bowler from the West Indies […]
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Union Budget visionary document to make India self-reliant: Amit Shah
Calling the Union Budget a “visionary budget” brought by the Modi government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said it will change the scale of India’s economy and make the country self-reliant. Shah took Twitter to express his views soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. “This budget, brought by the […]
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400 new generation Vande Bharat trains to be manufactured in next 3 years: Nirmala Sitharaman
400 new generation Vande Bharat trains, with better energy efficiency and passenger riding experience, will be manufactured in the next three years, announced Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday while presenting the Union Budget for the financial year 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “400 new generation Vande Bharat trains with better efficiency to be brought in during the […]
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Budget Session: Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow
The Lower House of the Parliament has been adjourned till Tuesday. Today, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23. The budget session of Parliament began on Monday with the address by President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses in the Central Hall. On Monday, the Finance Minister tabled this year’s […]
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Infant found abandoned in Delhi rescued by police
A newborn girl found abandoned near Palm Green of New Delhi on Tuesday morning has been rescued and hospitalised, police said. The baby was found at around 7.45 am by a patrolling team of the Alipur Police station. Vaibhav Chauhan, a resident of Bakoli in New Delhi informed the police about the baby as a result […]
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Union Budget: India’s fiscal deficit pegged at 6.4 percent of GDP in 2022-23
India has set a target to reduce fiscal deficit to 6.4 percent of GDP in 2022-23 from the estimated 6.9 percent in the current financial year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. “The Fiscal Deficit in 2022-23 is estimated at 6.4 percent of GDP, which is consistent with […]
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduces Finance Bill 2022
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Finance Bill 2022 in Parliament on Tuesday following which the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow. The Finance Bill 2022 will give effect to the financial proposals of the central government for the financial year 2022-23. The Union Budget delivered today in Parliament […]
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Extended Troika Plus meeting to be held in Kabul by Feb end: Russian envoy Kabulov
Russian special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on Tuesday said that the extended Troika Plus meeting will be held in Kabul this time by the end of February. As per TASS, Kaboluv added that the participating countries (Russia, the US, China, Pakistan) of the Troika Plus-extended on Afghanistan are now considering the date of the […]
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Russian Deputy FM says ‘premature’ to talk about recognizing current govt in Kabul
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershnin, after Monday’s consultations on UNSC issues between him and Reenat Sandhu, Secretary West in the Ministry of External Affairs, said ‘it is premature to talk about recognizing the current government in Kabul’. Vershnin said, “Russian and Indian stances [on Afghanistan] are similar and identical in many respects. They boil down to the […]
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Union Budget: India introduces ‘crypto tax’ of 30 percent
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that income from digital asset transfers will be taxed at a rate of 30 per cent. This move is seen as ‘crypto tax’. Presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said gifts received in the form of cryptocurrencies will […]