Twitter unblocks high-profile accounts in India

New Delhi (IANS) Twitter has restored several accounts of high-profile celebrities and organisations, including actor Sushant Singh, Caravan magazine, Kisan Ekta Morcha, Tractor2twitr and several other politicians, farmer leaders, writers and activists,…

66% of middle-income group expected more from Budget

New Delhi (IANS) The middle-income group expected more from this years Union Budget with 66 per cent expressing this opinion, as per the IANS C Voter Budget Snap Poll 2021.

To a question on being the middle class did you expect more from the…

Many countries interested in indigenous fighter Tejas: Rajnath

Bengaluru (IANS) Many foreign nations have shown interest in procuring indigenous fighter Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday while inaugurating the third production line for the jet in Bengaluru.

Union Budget 2021: Sitharaman allocates Rs 1.15 lakh cr package for Railways

New Delhi (IANS) The three new dedicated corridors for railways announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021-22 are valued at Rs 1.78 lakh crore, officials related to the development said.

The Railways Minister…

Country on sale, only election 'jumlas': Oppn on Budget

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Monday criticised the Modi-led NDA government for giving a sizeable chunk of the infra-Budget to the election-bound states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and termed the Budget as "road for vote" and…

Modi plans to give assets to crony capitalist friends: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre for not providing cash transfers to the poor in the Union Budget, and said the Modi government was planning to give the country's assets to a few capitalists.

In…

Modi congratulates Sitharaman for Budget presentation

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her marathon 110-minute Budget speech and also inquired about her health soon after she completed her presentation.

The Finance Minister…

Consumers may soon get to choose power distributor in their area

New Delhi (IANS) The government proposes to open up the countries' power distribution segment to competition by allowing operation of more than one entire in a supply area.

This will be a major reform in the power sector that will empower…

Indian cryptocurrency players in huddle as govt mulls ban

New Delhi (IANS) As India plans to introduce a new law to prohibit all 'private cryptocurrencies' in the country, the industry stakeholders have come out in unison, hoping that the government will listen to all the stakeholders before taking…

Country sad over insult of Tricolour on Jan 26: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) In his first remarks on the violence and vandalism on Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was sad to "see the insult to the Tricolour".

Addressing the country through his first 'Mann Ki…