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A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) has raided several places in Kashmir in connection with the case involving the arrest of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Davinder Singh and his alleged links with terrorist outfits. Singh was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in South Kashmir …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the new reforms announced in the budget will boost the economy, strengthen the foundation of the economy and will financially empower every citizen. In a televised address today, Mr Modi said, Government has given a lot of emphasis on four sectors agriculture, infrastructure, …

AMARAVATI: Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar assured that centre will do justice to the state of Andhra Pradesh. He said that Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are two exceptional cases. AP has been formed into a special state with certain promises under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, and …

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget in Parliament on Saturday, said people of India have unequivocally given jan-aadesh (mandate) for not just political stability but also reposed faith in the government’s economic policies. Here are the highlights from the Union Budget 2020-21: Allocations Agriculture and allied activities, …

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the Budget for the financial year beginning April 1, which may see measures to lift the economy from the worst economic slowdown in 11 years. Before coming to Parliament for presenting her second budget, Finance Minister …

Union Budget 2020-21 has proposed a 16-point action plan to boost agriculture and farmers’ welfare and doubling farmers’ income by 2022. It also seeks to double farmers’ income by 2022. Finance Minister said, the budget is aimed at boosting the income of people and enhancing their purchasing power. Comprehensive measures …

President Ram Nath Kovind said abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A related to Jammu and Kashmir, has paved way for equal development of the regions and people in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have got rights on par with the rest of the country. He was addressing the joint …

NEW DELHI: Popular badminton player and Olympic-bronze medalist Saina Nehwal has joined BJP on Wednesday at party headquarters in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh. Nehwal’s sister Chandranshu also joined the BJP along with Saina. Haryana-born Saina Nehwal, 29, is a major acquisition for the party in the middle of …

New Delhi – Union Cabinet has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The bill will amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. It will be introduced in the budget session of the Parliament. Briefing media in New Delhi today, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, for Medical …

Hyderabad, Jan.23 (P.A. Rama Rao): The Supreme Court’s  strong suggestion to the Parliament to revisit the powers of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and State Legislatures and creation of an Independent and permanent body to decide on disqualification of petitions against lawmakers (M Ps, MLAs and MLCs),  is highly laudable  …