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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  …

The election of a new president brings to end incumbent Shah’s tenure of over five-and-a-half years during which the BJP expanded its footprints across the country. New Delhi: BJP working president Jagat Prakash Nadda, who has long been seen as the choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah for the …

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian district of  Jammu & Kashmir today. Security sources said that a joint party of security forces launched a cordon and search operation on the basis of presence of terrorists in Wachi Zainapora area in …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the students to pursue their heart and work with zeal to deliver for the nation and its development. Interacting with students, teachers and parents at ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020’ at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi today, Mr Modi said, this new generation will bear the …