Newdelhi-Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first General Budget of Narendra Modi Government’s second term today. Infrastructure development; vision for making India a five trillion-dollar economy; Farmers’ welfare and water security are some of the key features of Mrs. Sitharaman’s first budget as Finance Minister. She said that the NDA …

NewDelhi-Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, Four new embassies to be opened in 2019-20, to improve footprint of India’s overseas presence and to provide better public services to local Indian communities. She added, Aadhaar card for NRIs with Indian passports will be issued after their arrival in India, without waiting for …

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM: (05 July, 2019): Iran’s foreign ministry in a statement called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to set up a fact-finding committee to probe into the fate of the abducted Iranian diplomats. The foreign ministry’s statement was issued on the 37th anniversary of the abduction of …

New Delhi /Hyderabad, : TRS MP K Prabhakar Reddy today criticized the Centre for failing to allocate funds in its Budget-2019 to Telangana State. Reacting on the budget after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented it in Parliament today, the TRS MP slammed the BJP government at the Centre for failing to …

Hyderabad, : National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, selected “Hyderabad City” along with 55 others in other States for implementing its pilot project on “Mobile Radiation Detection System” in which police are the first responders. As the system involves handling of special instruments and training to police personnel, Anjani Kumar, IPS, …

Hyderabad, : Union Budget-2019 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman left two Telugu States in despair by not allocating adequate funds, according to political parties. While the budget allotted a mere Rs 80 crore to IIT in Hyderabad and the Finance Minister made no mention of bifurcation issues and promises …

Hyderabad, : Congress MP A. Revanth Reddy here on Friday said the BJP-led NDA government showed discrimination towards southern States, including Telangana State. He said the Centre failed to extend any help to the irrigation projects of Telangana State in the Union budget. Addressing mediapersons after presentation of the Budget by …

Hyderabad, : Congress MP from Bhongir Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Friday alleged that the grave injustice was meted out to Telangana State in the Union budget due to the failure of the State government. Responding on the Union budget after its presentation, Venkat Reddy said the budget was quite disappointing. He …

Hyderabad, : BJP Membership Campaign will be launched by Union Home Minister and BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday at KLCC Convention Centre, Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District. Dr. K. Laxman, BJP State President, P. Muralidhar Rao, BJP National General Secretary,  G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State of Home Affairs,  …

By SJA Jafri + Reuters COLOMBO/ RIYADH: (05 July, 2019): Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some politicians and Buddhist monks blamed the spread of the kingdom’s ultra-conservative Wahhabi school for planting the seeds of militancy that culminated in deadly Easter bomb attacks. On April 21, …