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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during the post-budget press conference, at National Media Centre in New Delhi, Monday, February. 1, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)

Budget will ensure long-term and sustainable economic growth: Finance...

She also said that Budget was an instrument for promoting Atma Nirbhar Bharat when economies across the world had...

13 Feb 2021 1:26 AM IST

The Odisha government had on February 9 filed the petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission to hold panchayat polls in the disputed Kotia cluster of villages that comes under the jurisdiction of Odishas Koraput district.

SC asks AP govt to file its response on violation of status quo' in...

The Kotia region which consists of 27 small tribal hamlets has been a bone of contention between Andhra Pradesh and...

13 Feb 2021 12:04 AM IST

A woman shields another student activist of the Communist Party of India during a rally against the West Bengal government as they demand better education and employment opportunities in Kolkata, Thursday, February. 11, 2021. (AP/Bikas Das)

Normal life partially affected in 12-hour Bengal bandh called by Left...

Left activists demanding jobs clashed with police in central Kolkata's Esplanade area on Thursday leading to injuries to...

12 Feb 2021 12:09 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (R) with his party members addressing a press conference in New Delhi on February 12, 2021. (Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Rahul Gandhi attacks government over disengagement agreement with...

Gandhi said Singh 'sheepishly' made a statement on the LAC situation in both Houses of Parliament

12 Feb 2021 11:28 AM IST

The CBI on Wednesday informed the Delhi high court that the Central probe agency would soon file a comprehensive chargesheet in the multi-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal case. (Photo: File)

J&K HC refuses to entertain plea seeking reenactment of cow slaughter...

Since there is no legislature in place in J&K presently, the court held that 'at the moment no such law can be...

12 Feb 2021 4:30 AM IST

The CBSE has directed schools under it to take steps to identify and resolve learning gaps, and conduct examinations for Classes 9 and 11 by following COVID-19 safety protocols (Pictures used for representational purposes only)

CBSE issues guidelines for class 9, 11 exams; recommends new academic...

Schools are requested to follow the suggestions to make the next session streamlined and ensure that learning gaps, if...

12 Feb 2021 12:19 AM IST

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij. (PTI)

Haryana Home Minister Vij directs officers to prepare draft of...

Laws made on this subject in other states are also being studied, Minister added

11 Feb 2021 10:35 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivers a speech during the ceremonial program of Assam Darshan, at Amingaon in Kamrup district, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI)

CAA will be implemented after COVID vaccination ends: Amit Shah

He also said its implementation will not impact the citizenship status of Indian minorities

11 Feb 2021 7:04 PM IST

Farmers on their tractors move towards Delhi during their rally on Republic Day, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Tuesday, January 26, 2021. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Singhu border: Farmers improve facilities, infrastructure to prepare...

100 CCTV cameras with digital video recorders are being installed at the main stage used by the Morcha

11 Feb 2021 6:49 PM IST

Chinese troops made a second failed attempt on Monday to capture the peaks on the southern banks of Pangong Tso. (PTI Photo)

India, China reach pact to pull back troops in Pangong lake areas in...

India and China have reached an agreement on disengagement

11 Feb 2021 4:39 PM IST

The state government has pointed out that Andhra Pradesh took the unilateral decision on holding panchayat polls even as the border dispute involving Kotia is sub-judice in the Supreme Court since December 1, 1968.

PIL in Odisha seeks to stop AP from holding panchayat polls in Kotia...

The Kotia dispute is a long-pending border issue between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

11 Feb 2021 4:18 AM IST

A girl reacts as a health worker wearing protective gear prepares to collect her swab sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at sample collection centre in Hyderabad on October 29, 2020.(AFP)

Declining trend in new Covid cases continues in India

Over 33 states and UTs have reported less than 5,000 active cases in the last 24 hours

11 Feb 2021 3:11 AM IST