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New Delhi: Amid the Opposition’s charge that Budget 2025 had ignored Kerala, Union Minister George Kurian has said the southern state must declare that it is backward if it wants more funds from the Centre. The remark has intensified the row and the ruling Left has said the minister’s statement reflects the Centre’s “anti-Kerala” stand….
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A view of the Parliament building in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Lok Sabha has been allocated ₹903 crore in the Union Budget, more than double the amount given to the Rajya Sabha. A sizeable allocation — ₹558.81 crore of the total ₹903 crore — has been assigned to the Lok Sabha…
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Guwahati/Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today reached out to his counterpart in neighbouring Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a show of support to the Assam Police for destroying illegal opium poppy cultivation worth over Rs 27 crore. The police in Assam’s Goalpara destroyed 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy plantation in January,…
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New Delhi: In its Union Budget 2025-26, India has significantly slashed customs duties on high-end motorcycles, cars and smartphone parts, a move that seems to give a boost to American companies like Harley-Davidson, Tesla and Apple, after US President Donald Trump called out New Delhi as a “tremendous tariff maker.” However, according to Finance Minister…
APCC president Y.S. Sharmila said it was ridiculous on the part of the Chief Minister to call it a progressive budget. File | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila has slammed the Centre for “making meagre allocations for Andhra Pradesh in the Union Budget”. Taking to the social media platform…
India captain Niki Prasad described the women’s U-19 T20 World Cup title win as a “special moment” for the team and said that the players stayed calm and stuck to their job for the triumph on Sunday. India defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the final here, clinching the title for the…
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Athens: Greek authorities have advised people on the Aegean island of Santorini to shut schools on Monday, avoid two small ports and refrain from gathering in indoor spaces after increased seismic activity in the area over recent days. A series of tremors up to a 4.3 magnitude were registered on Friday and Saturday in the…
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government has only committed to “half-hearted” steps of registering gig workers on e-SHRAM and including them under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Congress said on Sunday (February 2, 2025) and asserted that India needs a national legal and social security architecture…
Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayadu has opened up on star India batter Virat Kohli returning to play Ranji Trophy after 13 years, saying that the veteran does not need the tournament, but rather needs time to “feel good about everything again”. He also urged everyone to “leave him alone”. Virat’s return to Ranji…
File photo of Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa. | Photo Credit: AP Syria’s interim President made his first trip abroad on Sunday (February 2, 2025), travelling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with al-Qaeda, landed…
