Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:10:20
Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha on Friday charged that the Union Budget serves the interests of capitalists that will help the rich turn richer and has nothing for the common man.
Participating in the debate on the budget, leaders of parties like the Congress, BSP, AAP and Left launched an all-out attack on the BJP government for allegedly selling off the country's assets and PSUs to big
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:30:28
Former High Commissioner to Canada Vishnu Prakash on Thursday slammed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for investigating the origins of coronavirus in China after 14-15 months of the incident.
Speaking to ANI in an interview, the former envoy said that he is "not inspired by the WHO findings under the present dispensation" and especially due to its track record amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:27:02
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the government respects social media for empowering common people but action will be taken if it is misused to spread fake news and violence.
"We respect social media a lot, it has empowered common people. Social media has a big role in the Digital India program. However, if social media is misused to spread fake news, violence then a
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:20:22
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA, including to the Matua community of West Bengal, will begin once the process of COVID-19 vaccination ends.
Accusing the opposition parties of misleading the minorities about the Citizenship (amendment) Act, he said its implementation will not impact the citizenship status of Indian
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:16:10
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry of people from 20 countries, including India, informed Indian Embassy in Riyadh on Thursday.
In a tweet, India in Saudi Arabia posted its advisory saying, "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia vide its circular dated 2nd February 2021 have temporarily suspended entry into the Kingdom for passengers coming from the following 19 countr
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:05:49
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged people not to allow the BJP to come to power in West Bengal and let the state live in peace.
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:50:47
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday criticised the decision of Janta Dal-Secular (JDS) not to contest the upcoming by-polls in Karnataka claiming that this will benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Taking on Twitter, the former chief minister alleged that JDS wants their votes to go to the BJP.
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:48:05
With the petrol and diesel prices surging to new highs on Thursday, people across cities have raised the demand to the government to find out ways to reduce the prices.
"Today there is 70 per cent tax on petrol and diesel in the form of cess, excise, and value-added tax (VAT). I urge govt to reduce excise duty on petrol, diesel and also reduce some VAT to make diesel and petrol prices reduce ac
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:45:23
Medical students should get vaccinated against COVID-19 and lead the drive as its ambassadors, said Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday.
"Medical students in the state should lead the COVID-19 vaccine drive as its ambassadors by getting vaccinated. If medical students take the vaccine, other staff will be inspired by the students to receive vaccine shots," said Sudhakar after t
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