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Time for India to step up support to its neighbours, says Jaishankar

Speaking at the Asia Economic Dialogue via video conferencing, he cited the Indian government's efforts to deal with the Covid pandemic, saying free rations were given to 800 million people

PM bats for timely implementation of schemes, vibrant border villages

Can we tour border villages, spend a night there, experience the ambience, study the lives of people staying there, said PM Modi while addressing a webinar on the impact of Budget on Rural Development

Digital divide is rapidly shrinking in India, says PM Narendra Modi

With the call for having innovation for ensuring 'inclusion', the Prime Minister mentioned that the budget will help in implementing National Education Policy

PM Modi assures govt's support for emerging drone market in India

The Prime minister flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in farms across India

Congress questions Modi government over ABG Shipyard bank-fraud case

The CBI has booked ABG Shipyard Limited, its former chairman and managing director Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal and others for allegedly cheating a consortium of banks led by SBI of over Rs 22,842 crore

Generate Ayushman Bharat Health Account number using Aarogya Setu app

Over 21.4 crore users of the application will now be able to create their 14-digit unique ABHA numbers using Aarogya Setu

MGNREGA was infested with ghost accounts, became source of corruption: FM

Slamming the Opposition, she further said: 'We are now working towards creating it and using it properly with transparency,'

Rahul hits out at Centre, alleges Statue of Equality built by Chinese firm

Earlier this month, the Statue of Equality was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi commemorating the 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya

No need for separate agriculture budget: Government says in Lok Sabha

During global recession, the DMK member said, India 'withstood' because of the agriculture

Undeclared emergency in country, no one knows where it is headed: Gehlot

He also said that the prime minister should focus on development work instead of counting the shortcomings of the erstwhile governments

Hiring up two fold after Covid-19 lockdown: PM Modi in Parliament

Humanity has not seen any challenge like pandemic in the last hundred years, he says.

Global image of India as a vibrant and inclusive democracy erodes

The international community has begun to view the central government more critically

Budget 2022: Govt allocates Rs 1.85 trillion to Home Ministry

Reflecting the Modi government's priority to internal security, the Union Budget on Tuesday allocated Rs 1.85 trn to the Ministry of Home Affairs

Budget 2022: Govt raises farm credit target to Rs 18 lakh cr for FY23

About Rs 7.36 lakh crore agri-credit has been disbursed to farmers during the first six months of the 2021-22 fiscal year against the target of Rs 16.50 lakh crore, according to the Economic Survey

'Extremely disappointing, a damp squib': Shashi Tharoor on Budget 2022-23

The Congress MP said there is no mention of MGNREGA, Defence or any other urgent priorities facing the public

Top headlines: Wealth tax on super rich, weak rural demand, and more

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday morning

Modi govt is proud of high tax collection, doesn't see people's pain: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged the Narendra Modi government sees high tax collection as its big achievement but does not see the pain of the people who are troubled by the tax burden. On the first day of the Budget Session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic Survey 2021-22 which said a strong revival in revenues and the government's agile fiscal policy approach have created headroom for additional fiscal support. It also noted that gross tax revenue during April-November 2021 has grown by 50 per cent year-on-year, while the GST mop up remained above Rs 1 lakh crore mark since July 2021. "The people of the country are troubled by the burden of tax collection, whereas for the Modi government the tax earnings are a big achievement. There is a difference of perception -- they see only their wealth, not the pain of the people," Gandhi said on the Economic Survey in a tweet in Hindi. India will retain its tag of the world's fastest-growin

Many steps taken to give better opportunities to J&K, Ladakh: President

Modi government has taken many important steps to provide better opportunities for education, health and employment to the people of "hitherto left neglected" states, President Ram Nath Kovind said

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleges Centre misleading Parliament, SC on Pegasus

Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that the Central government is misleading the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the people on the Pegasus matter.

Modi govt's initiatives in Northeast will prove as a golden chapter: Prez

The current phase of improvement in connectivity and infrastructure in the region will prove to be a golden chapter in India's growth story, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.