PM-Kisan may see 20 per cent cut in budgetary allocation

New Delhi (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme of the government which gives Rs 6,000 a year to farmers may see a cut in budgetary allocation.

It is learnt that the allocation for PM-Kisan may be slashed by 20 percent…

UP hostage crisis: All 23 children rescued, captor shot dead

Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) After over nine hours of hostage crisis at a village in Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh, the police here on late Thursday night rescued all the 23 children who had been held captive by a man with criminal background.

Trump likely set for early acquittal at Senate trial

New York (IANS) US President Donald appeared to be set for an early acquittal after a key fence-sitting Republican Senator declared that he will not vote to call more witnesses in the historic Senate trial dealing a setback to Democrats.

When…

Coronavirus quarantine camps set up with Army, ITBP help

New Delhi (IANS) India has set up a Coronavirus quarantine facility at Haryana's Manesar, with the help of the Army, for around 300 students arriving from China's Wuhan.

Another quarantine facility for approximately 600 Indian families…

No evidence of misestimation of India's GDP growth: Eco Survey

New Delhi (IANS) Amid questions around data quality and claims by former CEA Arvind Subramanian that India's GDP may be overestimated, the Economic Survey 2020 has said that concerns of inflated growth rate are unfounded.

"The models that…

Sensex shows link between exponential rise in GDP and wealth creation since 1991

New Delhi (IANS) The BSE Sensex captures the story of the correlation between liberalisation and wealth creation in the economy over the last 30 years.

The Economic Survey noted that there has been unprecedented wealth creation in the economy…

Big diplomatic win for India in EU Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) In a diplomatic victory for India, there will be no voting on the resolution on CAA in the European Parliament on Thursday.

Official sources said Indian lobbyists prevailed over Pakistani lobbyists in the European Parliament…

Over 1,500 NDFB ultras lay down arms in Assam

Guwahati (IANS) Over 1,500 members of all four factions of the separatist National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) laid down arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal here on Thursday.

State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…

Altaf Bukhari-led team to call on Modi-Shah over statehood, domicile rights

Jammu (IANS) An informal meeting of some of the senior political leaders, academicians, legal luminaries, social activists and some like-minded people took place in Jammu on January 29, 2020.

The meeting took stock of the present socio-economic…

Jamia students' march to Rajghat stopped after firing

New Delhi (IANS) The long march towards Rajghat by Jamia Millia Islamia students to protest against the new citizenship law (CAA), here on Thursday, was stopped by the police near the Holy Family Hospital after a man opened fire on the protesters.