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Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh government has deployed two senior IAS officers, who were part of the team that successfully conducted the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, to oversee the smooth conduct of the Maha Kumbh Mela in the wake of the recent stampede that left at least...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the eighth consecutive time Saturday. Nirmala Sitharaman, who surpassed the record of former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Morarji Desai last year, is set to present the Union Budget for 2025-26 in...

New Delhi: Opposition Friday dismissed President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint sitting of Parliament as "directionless" and a "document of lies" even as ruling BJP and allies welcomed it saying it presents a vision for 'viksit Bharat'. The Opposition said the President's address should...

New Delhi: Dalit, backward and tribal communities have been the biggest beneficiaries of various government initiatives, President Droupadi Murmu said Friday amid a heated political debate on social inclusion and a caste census. Addressing both Houses of Parliament assembled together in the Lok Sabha chamber,...

New Delhi: India has to be prepared to take advantage of the conducive global situations to grow at a faster pace to achieve the goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said Friday. Nageswaran attributed the slowdown in...

New Delhi: With less than a week before the assembly polls in Delhi, at least seven outgoing AAP MLAs have resigned from the party. Sources said these MLAs were disgruntled after being denied tickets for the February 5 polls and were touch with other parties....

New Delhi: Most parts of India are expected to experience above-normal temperatures and below-normal rainfall in February, following a warmer and drier January, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. The rainfall in February is likely to be below 81 per cent of the long-period...

New Delhi: The Economic Survey highlights that providing adequate credit support to farmers, especially small and marginal farmers and vulnerable sections of society, is crucial to improving agricultural productivity and incomes in the agriculture sector. It points out that as of March 2024, the country...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government passed an order Friday to implement the Supreme Court's directive on the right to die with dignity for terminally ill patients. The right to die with dignity is for people suffering from terminal illness, with no signs of recovery, and facing...

New Delhi: Following are the highlights of Economic Survey 2024-25: *              Indian economy to grow at 6.3-6.8 pc in FY26, against 6.4 pc in FY25 *              India's economic fundamentals robust, backed by calibrated fiscal consolidation, stable consumption *              Navigating global headwinds will...