NEW DELHI: The government will continue on its path of fiscal consolidation and intends to achieve a fiscal deficit below 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025-2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman he said in his budget speech. The government expects a fairly steady decline over the years. “We hope …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the Center for the chronic delay in processing the names sent by the superior courts and forwarding them to the SC collegiate to recommend the appropriate ones for appointment as judges of the HCs, which are operating with 40% vacancies even as they …
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NEW DELHI: The government should resolve the “political deadlock” on the new farm laws without the involvement of the Supreme Court, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) said on Sunday and warned that protesters farmers “They will soon close all the borders” of Delhi if their demand for …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court It is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Tuesday on a series of allegations, which have questioned several aspects, including the environmental authorization granted to the ambitious Central Vista draft. The redevelopment of Central Vista, announced in September 2019, envisages a new triangular Parliament building, …
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PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday defied a warning from the Center, as well as timely suggestions from his own health minister to take steps to enforce security precautions ahead of New Year celebrations in the state. Even when Vishwajit Rane, who has the health portfolio, said that he …
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NEW DELHI: On January 2, all state and territory administrations in the union will conduct a Covid-19 vaccination trial to test the links between planning and implementation and identify challenges, the Center said Thursday. The activity is proposed to take place in all state capitals at at least 3 session …
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Dakshina Kannada police said a video allegedly showing pro-Pakistan slogans was distributed during SDPI celebrations in Ujire. Police in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka recorded an FIR (First Information Report) on Wednesday after members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans during celebrations when …
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NAGPUR: Construction of the Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya– including the main structure – is estimated to cost around 1.1 billion rupees and is expected to be completed in three and a half years, the treasurer of the trust overseeing the project said on Monday. Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj, …
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NEW DELHI: Up to 46 travelers who returned from Britain have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Most of the passenger samples who tested positive were sent to the National Institute of Virology for genome sequencing and determining whether any of the patients carry the new strain …
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NEW DELHI: Responding to turmoil agricultural unions” proposed talks on a four-point agenda, the Center on Monday he invited them to a debate on all the issues on December 30, saying he was committed to finding “logical solutions” to the relevant issues that could be acceptable to all. Although the …
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