February 2, 2021

NEW DELHI: In a marginal hike of around 1.4 percent, the defence budget was increased to Rs 4.78 lakh crore for 2021-22 as against last year's allocation of Rs 4.71 lakh crore while it has emerged that the armed forces spent an additional…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Union Budget, saying it has the vision of 'Aatmanirbharta' (self-reliance) and addresses all sections of the society, while keeping farmers and villages at its heart. "This…

NEW DELHI: A large number of commonly used items, including refrigerators, air conditioners, LED lights and mobile phones, will become more expensive due to hike in customs duty on imported parts, as proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala…

Washington , February 2   US President Joe Biden is not willing to settle for a COVID-19 relief package that 'fails to meet the moment' as the country continues to be the worst-affected by the pandemic, said the White House. Biden met…

Chandigarh (Punjab) , February 2  Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday virtually launched the 'Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai' mission as part of the government's campaign to accomplish the goal of 100 per cent potable…

Kochi (Kerala) , February 2   Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court will pronounce its order on the bail application of M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of the Kerala CMO in the dollar smuggling case on…

Panaji (Goa) , February 2   Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that the allocation of Rs 300 crore in the budget to mark the 60 years of Goa's Liberation will be used for the state's infrastructure and human…

Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) , February 2  As many as 386 highly sensitive places have been identified as part of preparations for the upcoming Gram Panchayat Polls set to take place in four phases starting from February 9. While speaking…

London , February 2 : UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has once again voiced support for the Belarusian opposition, in a call with former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. "The UK stands with the…

Geneva , February 2  The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom…

New Delhi , February 2   A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking appropriate direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Police to take action against perpetrators of violence that took…

London , February 2  The UK government summoned Myanmar's ambassador to discuss London's concerns over the military's seizure of power, British Envoy Barbara Woodward said on Monday. State Counselor Aung Suu Kyi along with other top…

New Delhi , February 2   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) Suneet Sharma on Monday lauded the Centre's allocation of Rs 1,10,055 crore to Indian Railways, calling it…

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (UNI) Nobel laureate Economist Prof Joseph E Stiglitz on Monday said that the factors that have contributed to Kerala's success are "competent Govt institutions, competent administration, participatory democracy…

New Delhi , February 1   Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Monday launched the ASEAN-INDIA Hackathon and said that it will provide an opportunity to forward the economic and cultural ties of India and ASEAN…