Kejriwal’s car attacked in Punjab
Chandigarh, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his car was attacked in Ludhiana in Punjab. “My car attacked with sticks and stones in Ludhiana. Front glass pane broken. Badals and…
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Arun Jaitley flaunts suave fashion sense at Budget 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who presented India’s national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday, gave every bit of a competition to the fashion savvy Prime…
Rs.100 crore for birth centenary of Deendayal Upadhyay
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.100 crore for the celebrations of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of…
‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme to be launched: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme will be launched with an aim to connect states and districts of the country. “The states and…
HC upholds TRAI’s call drop compensation order
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the order of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops. A division…
Trial operations at Kerala’s 4th international airport successful
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 29 (IANS) The first trial operations at Kerala’s fourth international airport Kannur on Monday were successful when an IAF aircraft landed at the airport that will open for commercial operations in September….
Health Insurance up to Rs.1 lakh per family: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that the government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family. “The government will provide health insurance of up to…
Higher education financing agency to be set-up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency, with a fund of Rs.1,000 crore. Presenting the 2016-2017 Budget in the Lok Sabha,…
Modi protecting anti-nationals to appease Mehbooba: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “protecting” those who raised anti-India slogans at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus here, saying he wanted to…
3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. “For…
Finance minister allocates Rs.38,500 crore for MNREGA
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated Rs.38,500 crore for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He announced this while presenting the 2016-17 annual…
Jaitley sits down during budget speech
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday sought permission from Lok Sabah Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to continue presenting the union budget for 2016-17 while sitting in his seat. Jaitley sought the…
One crore youths to get skill development training: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) One crore youths would be trained under the government’s skill development programme in the next three years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Presenting the Union Budget for 2016-2017…
Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. “The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to…
A journey across the mighty and unpredictable Himalayas
By Priyanka Title: Walking the Himalayas; Author: Levinson Wood; Publisher: Hodder&Stoughton, An Hachette UK company; Pages: 291; Price: Rs.699 Levinson Wood clambers up steep mountains and treks through narrow passes, taking us on a journey…
Partly cloudy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain cloudy in the day ahead with…
‘Shivaji’s swaraj was not for Hindus alone”
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Who was Shivaji? Author: Govind Pansare; Publisher: LeftWord Books; Pages: 110; Price: Rs.150 Who was Shivaji? A medieval ruler (1627-80) who embraced what is known today as Hindutva politics and…
Registration for Amarnath Yatra 2016 begins
Jammu, Feb 29 (IANS) Registration for the 48-day long Amarnath Yatra to the Himalayan Cave Shrine, to be held from July 2 to August 18, will begin on Monday. P.K. Tripathi, CEO of the Yatra…
Now Congress gives formal alliance call to CPI-M
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Giving a formal call for a purported poll alliance with the CPI-M and other Left Front partners, the Congress’ West Bengal unit on Sunday invited all democratic and secular forces to…
Tribal girl gangraped, filmed in Telangana
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Police in Telangana on Sunday held three accused including two juveniles for gangrape of a tribal girl, who was preparing for an exam to join the police force. The shocking incident…