Delhi records 6.8 degrees Celsius, AQI ‘satisfactory’ at several stations

Delhi records 6.8 degrees Celsius, AQI ‘satisfactory’ at several stations

New Delhi, Feb 9 - The national capital on Friday recorded a minimum temperature at 6.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological (IMD) Department said.

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‘Stench’ forces Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight to return to Delhi

‘Stench’ forces Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight to return to Delhi

New Delhi / Mumbai, Feb 9 - An IndiGo Airlines New Delhi-Mumbai flight returned to the Delhi airport early on Friday as some passengers complained of a stench inside the aircraft.

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Lok Sabha to discuss White Paper today

Lok Sabha to discuss White Paper today

New Delhi, Feb 9 - The Lok Sabha on Friday will hold a discussion on the White Paper on Indian economy, which slams the Congress-led UPA government for its policy misadventures during its 10-year rule at the Centre and explains how the Modi

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Taj Mahotsav to focus on ‘Viksit Bharat’ this year

Taj Mahotsav to focus on ‘Viksit Bharat’ this year

Agra, Feb 9 - Taj Mahotsav, the ten-day long carnival of music, dances, cultural extravaganza, starting from February 17, will focus on 'Viksit Bharat', showcasing the industrial strides and developmental targets achieved by the ruling dispensation in Uttar Pradesh.

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Luxury buses to take UP MLAs to Ayodhya on Sunday

Luxury buses to take UP MLAs to Ayodhya on Sunday

Lucknow, Feb 9 - With 'Ram dhun' playing along the journey, Uttar Pradesh legislators will travel in luxury buses to Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram temple on Sunday.

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Will now stay in NDA permanently, reiterates Nitish Kumar

Will now stay in NDA permanently, reiterates Nitish Kumar

Patna, Feb 9 - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who returned to Patna on Thursday from Delhi where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP President J.P. Nadda, reiterated that he will stay permanently in the NDA and

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Indian-Saudi joint military exercise successfully held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges

Indian-Saudi joint military exercise successfully held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges

Jaipur, Feb 9 - The validation phase of first joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Saudi Land Force, named 'Sada Tanseeq', was successfully completed at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Thursday.

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Indian economy transformed from ‘fragile five’ to ‘top five’: White Paper

Indian economy transformed from ‘fragile five’ to ‘top five’: White Paper

New Delhi, feb 8 - Comparing the performance of the 10-year rule of the Narendra Modi government with that of the erstwhile UPA regime, the White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights the fact

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MHA decides to scrap Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar

MHA decides to scrap Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar

New Delhi, Feb 8 - The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India’s northeastern states

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UPA govt brought India’s finances to perilous state: White Paper

UPA govt brought India’s finances to perilous state: White Paper

New Delhi, Feb 8 - The White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on Thursday lambasts the erstwhile UPA government for bringing “public finances to a perilous state” with runaway fiscal deficits.

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UPA exploited economic growth for narrow political purposes: White Paper

UPA exploited economic growth for narrow political purposes: White Paper

New Delhi, Feb 8 - The UPA government failed miserably to facilitate economic activities. Instead, it created hurdles that held back the economy, said the White Paper on Indian Economy tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

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Modi govt’s White Paper exposes UPA’s ‘corruption’

Modi govt’s White Paper exposes UPA’s ‘corruption’

New Delhi, Feb 8 -The Modi government’s ‘White Paper on Indian Economy’, which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, has “exposed” the “fiscal mismanagement” of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, which was in power for

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Bullet Train project’s 21-km tunnel, terminus work proceeds swiftly in Maha

Bullet Train project’s 21-km tunnel, terminus work proceeds swiftly in Maha

Mumbai, Feb 8 - The works on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project's terminus at Bandra Kurla Complex and a key 21-km underground-undersea tunnel work, wrought with challenges, are progressing satisfactorily, National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd., an official said here on Thursday.

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White Paper on Economy: UPA mismanagement plunged India into economic crisis

White Paper on Economy: UPA mismanagement plunged India into economic crisis

New Delhi, Feb 8 - Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a 59-page 'White Paper' in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, highlighting the economic mismanagement by the erstwhile United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, and comparing the country’s economic performance between the UPA years

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Govt’s White Paper on Economy: Why now?

Govt’s White Paper on Economy: Why now?

New Delhi, Feb 8 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented a White Paper on Indian economy in the Lok Sabha.

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Global Sikh Council denounces proposed amendments to Takhat Sri Hazur Act

Global Sikh Council denounces proposed amendments to Takhat Sri Hazur Act

Chandigarh, Feb 8 - The Global Sikh Council (GSC), a confederation of national-level Sikh organisations, on Thursday attacked the proposed amendments to the Takhat Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib Board Nanded Act, 1956, by the Maharashtra government.

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Yogi govt to foster skill development in 47 ITI, Polytechnics through PSP module

Yogi govt to foster skill development in 47 ITI, Polytechnics through PSP module

Lucknow, Feb 8 - The Uttar Pradesh government is now focussing on the operations of 47 ITI and Polytechnic institutes across the state, while also enhancing the training processes for the students.

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30 space missions planned from India in next 14 months

30 space missions planned from India in next 14 months

Chennai, Feb 8 -A total of 30 space launches -- commercial and non-commercial by government and private players-- are being planned from India over the next 14 months from the Indian spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Indian National Space Promotion and

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First ‘Aastha’ Ayodhya special train from Thiruvananthapuram on Friday

First ‘Aastha’ Ayodhya special train from Thiruvananthapuram on Friday

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 8 - The first ‘Aastha’ Ayodhya special train from Kerala will be flagged off from the Kochuveli railway station, here at 10 a.m.on Friday.

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We freed UP from the status of BIMARU state: Yogi

We freed UP from the status of BIMARU state: Yogi

Lucknow, Feb 8 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, said that labelling UP as BIMARU state was a “political mindset”.

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