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8,500 km of highway projects to be awarded in FY22; Rs 25K cr earmarked for WB: FM

New Delhi: Expressing commitment to augment the country's infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said projects for building 8,500 km of highways will...

FM announces Rs 18,000 cr scheme for public transport in urban areas

New Delhi: The government on Monday announced a Rs 18,000 crore scheme to augment public transport in urban areas. In the first paperless Union Budget,...

Capital expenditure hiked 34.5% to Rs 5.54 lakh cr in FY’22 to push growth

New Delhi:To push growth via infrastructure creation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday hiked the government's capital expenditure for FY 2021-22 by 34.5 per...

Rs 2.87 lakh-cr outlay for Jal Jeevan mission: FM

  New Delhi: The government on Monday announced the Jal Jeevan mission with an outlay of Rs 2.87 lakh crore for 4,378 urban local bodies. Presenting the...

Aatmanirbhar packages totalling Rs 27.1 lakh cr accelerated structural reforms: FM

New Delhi:Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government's Aatmanirbhar packages totalling Rs 27.1 lakh crore to deal with the COVID pandemic, accelerated...

Cabinet approves Union Budget for 2021-22

  New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved the Budget 2021-22, sources said. The Budget will be presented by Finance...

COVID-19: India reports 11,427 new cases

New Delhi: With11,427 new coronavirus cases being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally has increased to1,07,57,610,while the number of people who have recuperated...

Some respite from cold wave in Kashmir as min temp rises

  Srinagar:Residents of Kashmir got a major respite from the intense cold wave conditions on Monday as the minimum temperatures across the Valley rose by several...

‘Alarmed’ US urges Myanmar’s military to release detained leaders, threatens action

Washington:Alarmed over the coup in Myanmar and the detention of the country's top political leaders, including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, by the...

VDC member shoots at father in Kathua

  Kathua/Jammu: A village defence committee (VDC) member allegedly shot at his father in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Balkar Singh opened...

Pak govt to join review of Supreme Court’s acquittals in Pearl murder case

Islamabad: Amid mounting pressure from the US and the UN, the Pakistan government has said it would formally join the review proceedings initiated by...

UK to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPP

London: The UK government has announced that it is applying to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), one of the world's largest...

India are favourites, England’s top three inconsistent: Ian Chappell

NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons India will start as favourites in the Test series against England owing to a quality pace...

First part of budget session to end on Feb 13: Sources

  New Delhi:  The issue of farmers' protests is likely to dominate the Budget Session of Parliament, the first part of which will now end on...

Country was very pained at dishonour to Tricolour on R-Day: PM on Red Fort incident

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was very pained at seeing the dishonour to the Tricolour on Republic Day, referring...

Pak govt to join review proceedings of Supreme Court’s acquittals in Pearl murder case

Islamabad: Amid mounting pressure from the US and the UN, the Pakistan government has said it would formally join the review proceedings initiated by...

Srinagar records minimum temperature of minus 8.8 deg C, lowest in 30 years: Officials

Srinagar: "Chillai-kalan", the harshest 40-day winter period in Kashmir, ended on Sunday, breaking a decades-old record as Srinagar registered its lowest minimum temperature in...

WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues

Wuhan:A World Health Organisation team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday visited a market known to be the food distribution...

COVID-19: India reports 13,052 new cases

New Delhi: With 13,052 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,46,183, while the number of people...

Kashmir remains in deep freeze

Srinagar: Intense cold-wave conditions continued in Kashmir on Saturday as the mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point across the valley, officials said. Srinagar recorded...

2 militants surrender in Kakapora encounter

Srinagar: Two militants who were trapped during an encounter with security forces in Kakapora area of Pulwama district laid down their arms on Saturday,...

Minor administrative reshuffle in JK

Jammu: In a minor reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of half a dozen officers with immediate effect. Naseem...

BKU digs its heels at Ghazipur border, more supporters pour in

NH 24 (Delhi-Meerut expressway) closed for traffic Ghaziabad: Support for the farmers’ protest swelled on Saturday as more villagers poured in at the protest site...

ITBP gets new commander in Ladakh

New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which guards the Line of Actual Control with China, has posted a new officer to head its...

India, Pak armies exchange fire in Kathua

Jammu: Officials said that the Pakistani army violated the ceasefire again by resorting to unprovoked firing along the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua...

India records 13,083 fresh cases, 137 more fatalities; recovery rate 96.98%

NEW DELHI: With 13,083 fresh cases, India’s Covid-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,33,131, while 1,04,09,160 patients have recuperated so far, pushing the national...

Over 35 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19 so far: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: Over 35 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country till now with 5,70,000 vaccinations conducted in the last 24...

Autonomous driving to be cheaper than cost of a car: Softbank chief Son

New Delhi/Davos: Mass production of vehicles without a driving wheel will start in about two years and autonomous driving is going to be cheaper...

ICC Test Rankings: Kohli steady at 4th, Pujara rises to 6th place

DUBAI: Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at fourth position even as Cheteshwar Pujara rose a rung to sixth in the latest ICC...

You won’t see all your best players in every series from now on: Buttler

CHENNAI: England's dashing wicketkeeper Jos Buttler on Friday said the top players of world cricket won't feature in every series going ahead as they...

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