Dismissing the claim of the Government of having made highest ever allocation of Rs three lakh crore in the Defence sector in the Interim Budget 2019-20, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that there was nothing extraordinary in the allocation. Addressing the press conference here at Congress headquarters, Mr Chidambaram said that every year there is 10 percent increase in the Defence sector which was common practice in past too. “It is not a big deal. It is a normal increase of 15 lakh crore to previous allocation of 2.85 lakh crore which crossed…
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday slammed the union budget saying it was a bundle of lies in which there was everything except truth. “What will you do by bringing this budget when every sector in the country has decreased,” Yadav made these comments on his Twitter handle. He said in this budget the government made false promises. “There is no relief for the landless farmers and labourers,” he said. “After five years’ pain and atrocities, the farmers, traders, unemployed youths, all want to get rid of the BJP,” the SP president said. “The government has tried to project…
Communist Party of India (CPI) National General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar on Friday demanded the Centre to increase cash support to small and marginal farmers from Rs 6000 to Rs 12000 per year. In a bid to provide relief to the distressed farm sector, the Centre has announced Rs 6000 per year cash support to small and marginal farmers that will cost the exchequer Rs 75,000 crore annually. It was announced by the BJP led NDA government at the Centre in its annual budget 2019-20. Under the scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6000 will be transferred into the…
Students from Lovely Professional University (LPU), a private university based out of Jalandhar, Punjab, has conceptualised and designed the ‘Flying Farmer’, a drone that would be exclusively deployed in farming and field survey. The wireless ‘Flying Farmer’, sensor device that would be used in mapping and survey of yields and biomass, the varsity said in a statement here on Friday. It estimates the nutrient content of the soil to aid production growth and reduce crop damage. Each drone can fly for 25 minutes on a full charge and the entire device cost between Rs 10,000 – 15,000. 45 students and…
(UNI) Naked protest against Citizen Amendment Bill, 2016 continued in Assam with three protestors one of them completely nude staged protest in the front of the Assam Assembly today. The protestors, who were participating in the renewed agitation called by the 70 organisations of the state, shouted slogans against the BJP-led NDA government for trying to pass the bill in Rajya Sabha. Policeman swung into the action and wrapped the protestors with blankets and took them away.
A dangerous deep freeze which has been blasting the Northeast and Midwest of US For a couple of days, where the record-breaking cold temperature is paralysing cities and communities has so far claimed 13 lives, including three in New York, Local media on Friday reported. The freezing weather caused by the polar vortex in US expanded to New York State with snowfalls and strong wind gusts. Two persons were killed while clearing the snow, whereas a man in Livingston County died as his vehicle hit a snowdrift and crashed. The polar vortex descended on the United States on Tuesday, freezing…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Ahead of the presentation of the interim Budget for 2019-20, the Congress on Friday alleged that the government had ‘leaked’ its contents.In a tweet, just before the presentation of the Budget by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha,senior Congress leader Manish Tewari alleged that a few points relating to the Union budget were leaked to the media personnel. Posting a number of screenshots , Mr Tewari suggested that should the pointers mentioned in the images were to be part of the Budget, it can then be amounted to a ‘budget leak’.”These pointers are…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) In a clear move to woo the middle class voters in the run up to the general elections, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday enhanced the limit of individual income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per annum. Unveiling the Interim Budget for 2019-20, Finance Minister said the move will benefit three crore people from the middle class. After the new measure, those having an income of Rs 6.5 lakh annually will not have to pay any income tax provided they make investments.BJP wasted no time in welcoming the announcement. “Major budget relief…
(UNI) The “upsurge” in patent applications for devices and machines powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the last five years, suggests that it could soon revolutionise all areas of daily life far beyond the tech world, a UN report stated. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Technology Trends report, 50 per cent of all patents for AI – the replication of human intelligence by machines for use in industries such as transport and healthcare, for instance – have been published since 2013, adding up to more than 170,000 different patented ideas. This followed on from an initial boom…
Star Indian boxer M C Mary Kom on Thursday criticised some coaches for dragging the athletes in doping menace and advocated bringing coaches into the ambit of anti-doping awareness training imparted by National Anti Doping Agency. The six-time world champion while speaking at at the closing ceremony of the National Conference on Anti-Doping here said, the coaches also need training and awareness about the prohibited substance, sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was also present on the ocassion. “I am proud that I am a clean athlete throughout my career. This is because NADA people are after me all the time,”…
Indian women’s ODI team skipper Mithali Raj on Friday became the first female cricketer to feature in 200 ODIs as she led her team out against New Zealand in the third and final match here. So far, India have played a total of 263 ODIs and Mithali has featured in 200 of them. Raj made her ODI debut on June 25, 1999. Of the 213 matches played by the team in the format, she has been a part of all but 13 of them. Her international career has lasted 19 years and 219 days – and counting! That is the…
The government on Friday announced an income support bonanza for farmers–Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi–under which Rs 6000 per hectare in a year will be deposited directly in the bank accounts of about 12 crore farmers in the country. It also announced creation of a separate Department of Fisheries, taking it away from the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. The Centre will bear the cost of the entire scheme PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Announcing this in the Lok Sabha while presenting the Budget for 2019-20, Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said he was providing Rs 75,000 crore for…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday displayed his humility and faith in the age old Indian tradition when he touched the feet of senior lawmakers Nitin Gadkari, Shanta Kumar and Uma Bharati before presenting the Interim Budget. Before the House proceedings began, as Mr Goyal walked in carrying the conventional brownish briefcase, he immediately touched Mr Gadkari’s feet as he took the seat next to Union Minister for Surface Transport. Mr Goyal also went back for a while and bowed down before senior MPs Shanta Kumar and Uma Bharati. Among the ruling bench, External Affairs…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday presented the Budget for fiscal 2019-20 and highlighted various achievements and welfare measures undertaken by the Modi government during last four-and-half years and said “India is solidly back on track”. Presenting his maiden and Modi government’s sixth Budget speech in the august Lower House of Parliament, Mr Goyal said the country will embark on a route to New India by the year 2022 when India completes 75 years of Independence. Amid frequent thumping of desks including by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP patriarch L K Advani and Union Ministers…
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Sputnik) US President Donald Trump said in an interview with The New York Times he had received assurances from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the alleged collusion of Trump’s election campaign team with Russia, that the he was not a target of the investigation. “Rod told me I’m not a target of the investigation … The lawyers ask him. They say, ‘He’s not a target of the investigation’ … He told the attorneys that I’m not a subject, I’m not a target,” Trump said in the interview published on…
United Nations, Feb 1 (UNI) The crisis in Venezuela will not be solved by sanctions that “can lead to starvation”, a UN-appointed rights expert said. Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy, who reports to the Human Rights Council, issued the warning against the background of widespread suffering in the South American country, linked to spiralling economic woes and deep political uncertainty. An estimated three million people have left the oil-rich country since 2015, while supporters of self-appointed interim President Juan Guaidó, continue to demonstrate against the government of the incumbent, Nicolás Maduro, who was re-elected last May amidst allegations of electoral irregularities…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (UNI) This year, the state government is organizing the Milan Utsav festival which will showcase some of the choicest foods from a wide range of cuisines in Kolkata. The food festival will be held from February 1 to 4 at Park Circus Maidan from 12 noon till 9 pm in the evening. The specialty of this food festival highlights the cultural confluence of various minority communities of Bengal. Cuisines of traditional specialties of different religious communities will be available at the festival. The Muslim community is being represented by bakkarkhani, nihari, paya, nankhatai, kanji, biryani, kebab, etc. The Christian community is being…
Panaji, Feb 1 (UNI) The Goa Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Thursday after a brief session of three days. A total of 419 Legislative Assembly Questions (LAQ), including 147 starred, 65 condolence messages, 11 zero hour mention notices and three calling attention notices were tabled during the three day session, which had commenced on January 29, 2018, with the customary address to the House by Goa Governor Mridula Sinha. On second day of the session, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds finance portfolio, presented state annual budget for financial year 2019-20 and on the concluding day,…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) The National capital on Friday woke up to a cold morning with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees C, three points above season’s average. Relative humidity at 0830 hrs was 93 per cent, as per the weatherman. The sky is likely to be generally cloudy through the day with a a possibility of light rain or drizzle, while maximum temperature is to hover around 21 degrees C, according to the Met office. Air quality in the city was poor, while there was slight improvement in the index value that was 290 at 1000 hours.…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଆଜିକୁ ଚାରି ବର୍ଷ ନଅ ମାସ ତଳୁ ପୂର୍ବ ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗୁଡିକରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ଚିଟ ଫଣ୍ଡ ଦୁର୍ନୀତିର ତଦନ୍ତ କରିବାକୁ ମାନ୍ୟବର ସୁପ୍ରିମ କୋର୍ଟ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ତଦନ୍ତକାରୀ ସଂସ୍ଥା ସିବିଆଇ କୁ ଦାୟିତ୍ଵ ଦେଇଥିଲେ। ପଶ୍ଚିମ ବଙ୍ଗ, ଓଡିଶା, ତ୍ରିପୁରା, ଆସାମ ଓ ଝାଡଖଣ୍ଡ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟାପକ ଭାବେ ଚାଲିଥିବା ବେଆଇନ ଚିଟଫଣ୍ଡ ଘୋଟାଲାର ତଦନ୍ତ ଗତ ପାଞ୍ଚ ବର୍ଷ ହେଲା ଚାଲିଛି ଯେ ଚାଲିଛି। ୨୦୧୪ ସାଧାରଣ ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ଏହାକୁ ଏକ ବଡ ରାଜନୈତିକ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ଭାବେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା। ତେବେ ଏହି ଦୁର୍ନୀତିରେ ସେତେବେଳେ ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗର ତୃଣମୂଳ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଓ ଓଡିଶାର ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ ସରକାର ବିରୋଧରେ ଅଭିଯୋଗ ଉଠିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ସାଧାରଣ ଭୋଟର ଏହି ଉଭୟ ଦଳକୁ ଅବିଶ୍ଵାସ କରିନଥିଲେ। ସିବିଆଇ ତଦନ୍ତ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବାପରେ ଏହି ଦୁଇ ଦଳର ବହୁ ସାଂସଦ ଓ ବିଧାୟକ ଗିରଫ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ତେବେ ଏହି…
(UNI) en by Sky NewsA series of training exercises will be held in the United Kingdom in the coming days to prepare the nation’s armed forces to deal with potential consequences of a no-deal Brexit, in particular, a possible slowdown in the flow of goods across borders, local media said Thursday. The UK Defence Ministry considers being prepared for a possible withdrawal from the European Union without a divorce deal as its “highest priority,” a senior defense official said in a letter se. Operation Yellowhammer will reportedly involve 3,500 soldiers designated to assist with cargo at various ports of entry…