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Union Budget exposes Centre’s total apathy to common man, middle classs & farmers, says Punjab CM

02 Feb 2021 08:34 AM IST

Rejecting the Union Budget for 2021-22 as reflective of the BJP-led central government’s total apathy towards the common man, the middle class and the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said even the vital sector of Defence had not been adequately addressed despite the growing border threat

Alert sounded as bird flu cases reported from Jammu and Srinagar

02 Feb 2021 08:32 AM IST

Authorities on Monday said in Srinagar that the samples of recently dead crows sent for the tests have shown that they died because of bird flu. Earlier officials said that bird flu was detected in Udhampur and Poonch areas of Jammu region. According to the senior officials of Animal Husbandry

SC TO HAVE HYBRID HEARINGS SOON, LAWYERS SEEK RETURN OF PHYSICAL HEARINGS

02 Feb 2021 08:31 AM IST

Several lawyers have been seeking resumption of physical hearings against the backdrop of declining Covid-19 cases.

Tomar lauds ‘first all-inclusive Budget of the decade’

02 Feb 2021 08:29 AM IST

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, rural development and Panchayati Narendra Singh Tomar has termed this year’s Union budget as the first inclusive budget of the decade. Tomar said the Budget has removed all apprehensions in people’s minds about the new farm laws. “In this Budget, the Government has

PUNJAB CM ANNOUNCES HELPLINE NUMBER FOR PEOPLE MISSING AFTER R-DAY TRACTOR RALLY

02 Feb 2021 08:28 AM IST

Amid growing concerns over the reports of more than 100 persons from Punjab who have been missing in the Delhi-Haryana region since the Republic Day tractor rally, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced the helpline number 112 to report all such instances. 70 lawyers were also appointed

Empower rural India to make world-class products and compete globally: Yaduveer

02 Feb 2021 08:26 AM IST

In an exclusive conversation, as a part of the special series, NewsX A-List, Kunwar Yaduveer Singh Bera spoke about his brands and mission and shared key insights with NewsX. Speaking of the origins of Bera Jackets and the story behind its popularity, he said, “Bera Jackets are not new. It

12 kids given sanitizer instead of polio drops, 3 nurses suspended

02 Feb 2021 08:24 AM IST

At least 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Maharashtra’s Kapsi-Kopari village, officials said here on Monday. Three nurses were suspected by a preliminary inquiry into the matter. The incident took place on Sunday when over 2,000 small

TWITTER BLOCKS 250 ACCOUNTS OVER ‘PROVOCATIVE’ POSTS ON FARMERS’ STIR

02 Feb 2021 08:23 AM IST

Hours after Twitter blocked around 250 accounts for making “fake, intimidatory and provocative tweets” in connection with the ongoing farmers’ agitation, the social media giant began unlocking some of them. The IT ministry and law enforcement agencies had last week ordered Twitter to block these tweets and accounts under Section

Delhi records lowest Covid deaths in 10 months

02 Feb 2021 08:21 AM IST

India reported 11,427 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 1,07,57,610. The country also recorded 11,858 discharges, while 118 people succumbed to the infection. The national capital reported 121 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths due to the disease in the last 24 hours,

This Budget is a new economic outlook for the country: Nitin Gadkari

02 Feb 2021 08:18 AM IST

Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari, spoke to The Daily Guardian on the day of the Union Budget about the renewed focus of the government on building infrastructure. Q: How do you see this budget for your ministry? A: Spending

Budget envisions self-reliance, will enhance India’s self-confidence: PM

02 Feb 2021 08:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Union Budget 2021-22 and said it will enhance India’s self-confidence amid the Covid-19 pandemic while asserting that the budget envisions self-reliance. “The Union Budget 2021-22 has been presented amid unprecedented circumstances… Amid the situation created by Covid-19. Today’s Budget will enhance India’s

MODI GOVT’S BIG INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH PUSH IN BUDGET 2021

02 Feb 2021 08:12 AM IST

Health and infrastructure get one of the biggest allocations in percentage terms. The defence sector too gets the much-needed attention in the wake of the India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh