Month: February 2025

Budget Allocates Rs 123.75 Crore For Expansion Of Supreme Court Building

February 1, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been allocated Rs 123.75 crore in the 2025-26 financial year for expansion of its building, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday. In the 2024-25 fiscal, the Union Budget had earmarked Rs 46.63 crore for the expansion project. “Expansion of Supreme Court building: The…

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On Virat Kohli’s Early Dismissal In Ranji Trophy, Ex-India Star Points Out “Only Solace”

February 1, 2025 admin

File image of Virat Kohli.© PTI It was a forgettable Ranji Trophy return for Virat Kohli at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. While the Delhi team registered a dominating win over Railways on his comeback to domestic cricket after 12 years, Kohli, the batter, couldn’t shine in the game. Fans in huge numbers went…

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China Building Military Facility 10 Times Bigger Than Pentagon: Report

February 1, 2025 admin

China is building a new military command centre near Beijing that is expected to be 10 times the size of the Pentagon, a report in Financial Times, citing US intelligence officials has claimed. Dubbed “Beijing Military City”, the construction on the project started in mid-2024 with recent satellite images showing deep holes dug in the…

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40 Killed In Paramilitary Shelling On Sudan Market: Report

February 1, 2025 admin

Port Sudan: Sudanese paramilitary shelling of a market in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum, killed 40 people on Saturday, a medical source told AFP. Requesting anonymity for their safety, the source at Al-Nao Hospital said the wounded were “still being brought to the hospital” following the attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Since April…

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Ranji Trophy | Delhi fails to make knockouts despite bonus-point win against Railways

February 1, 2025 admin

Shivam leads the Delhi players off the field after the game. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Off-spinner Shivam Sharma’s five for 33 triggered a swift end to proceedings on the third day as Delhi romped past Railways by an innings and 19 runs in a Group-D Ranji Trophy match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium…

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Union Budget 2025: Government to introduce Jan Vishwas 2.0 for greater ease of doing business

February 1, 2025 admin

Government would introduce the Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 outdated legal provisions to achieve greater ease of doing business in the country. Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 speech that the government would introduce the Jan Vishwas Bill…

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Ranji Trophy: Pacers Help Bengal Register Bonus-Point Win Over Punjab; Nishant Sindhu Ton Keeps Haryana Ahead

February 1, 2025 admin

Bengal players took Wriddhiman Saha on their shoulders after win over Punjab in Ranji Trophy.© X/@CricCrazyJohns Pacers Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal and Sumit Mohanta shared seven wickets between them to power Bengal to an innings and 13-run win over Punjab in their Elite Group C match in Kolkata on Saturday. The bonus point victory…

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ICC needs to ensure concussion-sub rule is not misused

February 1, 2025 admin

Harshit’s triple strikes went a long way in India clinching the series with a game to spare. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Concussion substitute or Impact Player? That has been the debate ever since Harshit Rana was allowed as a concussion sub for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I between India and England at the…

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Nishant Sindhu’s century puts Karnataka on the backfoot

February 1, 2025 admin

Haryana batter Nishant Sindhu put the Karnataka attack to the sword with a knock of 165. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A fine knock from Haryana’s Nishant Sindhu (165, 184b, 15×4, 6×6) put Karnataka on the backfoot in their Ranji Trophy Elite ‘C’ match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday. With Karnataka…

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Budget will initiate reforms in six domains — taxation, urban development, mining, financial sector, power and regulatory reforms, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

February 1, 2025 admin

Watch: Union Budget 2025 | Key Highlights Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth record Budget in the Lok Sabha that comes in the backdrop of growth slowing down to four-year-low of 6.4%. This is the second Budget of the BJP-led NDA Government in its third term in office. Ms. Sitharaman started her speech by…

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