Increase in old age pension, more tax relief, GST exemption for elderly – NGOs’ demand from Union Budget
New Delhi: The Union Budget for 2023-24 will be presented in Parliament by the finance minister on 1 February
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Murmu meets presidents of Guyana, Suriname at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conclave
Indore: More than 3,000 non-resident Indians from 70 countries are taking part in the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conclave in Indore that started on 8 January
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
BJP’s ‘use and discard’ policy responsible for plight of Kashmiri Pandit employees: Kharge
New Delhi: The killing of Rahul Bhat in May 2023 had sparked off protests by Kashmiri Pandit employees who refused to return to work
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Indian-American space expert named NASA’s new chief technologist
Washington: A C Charania replaces another Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal, who served as acting chief technologist prior to the former's appointment
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Eviction drive to clear forest land underway in Assam’s Lakhimpur
North Lakhimpur (Assam): The eviction drive was launched to clear 450 hectares of forest land, of which 200 hectares were cleared during the day
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Centre to set up micro-seismic observation systems at Joshimath: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: The minister noted that human consequences of natural disasters in India were rising rapidly and stressed on the need to devise proper mitigation strategies
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Delhi most polluted city in India in 2022: Report
New Delhi: The Centre launched the National Clean Air Programme in 2019 to reduce PM2.5 and PM10 levels in 102 cities by 20 per cent to 30 per cent by 2024
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
UDP announces second list of candidates
Shillong: UDP party chief said that it has not allied with any political party till now and that it will fight alone
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Tribal parties play with sentiments of indigenous people: Tripura Cong MLA
Agartala: The former health minister said the tribal people are still denied basic facilities like water, electricity, education and livelihood
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Don’t let days of bloodshed return to Tripura: Himanta to voters
Agartala: Addressing the Jan Vishwas Rally in Killa area of Gomati district, he said Tripura's "development speed" is at 100kmph under the ruling BJP-led dispensation
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
Search operation continues in J-K’s Rajouri, over 50 detained for questioning
Rajouri/Jammu: Following the attack, the administration activated Village Defence Guards comprising local volunteers and the border grid to keep a tight vigil on possible infiltration routes
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
J J Abrams calls RRR “fever dream madness” at film’s LA screening
New Delhi: The movie is under Oscar consideration after the film's hit track ‘Naatu Naatu’ made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist for best original song
PTI / 10 Jan, 2023
