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As Punjab farmers gear up for Feb 13 stir, Centre steps in

Days before several farmer groups in Punjab were to hold a planned march towards Delhi, three Union ministers arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday to meet their representatives to discuss their demands. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was also present at the meet.

Blockade paralyses Noida, Gzb

Traffic between Noida and Delhi was majorly gridlocked on Thursday afternoon after the police blocked hundreds of farmers of Gautam Budh Nagar from marching to Parliament House in Delhi to press their demands for hiked land compensation and associated benefits.

Along the border, FMR a boon for some, a bane for some others

The verdant hills of Mizoram's Champhai district hold many treasures -- pristine rivers where the sun's rays bounce off the clear blue of the water, a trove of animals and birds, and long stretches of virgin forest illuminated only by the silver slats of moonlight at night.

Govt reaches out as farm stir call clogs parts of E Delhi, NCR

Commuters travelling between Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad were rooted in their spots for hours on Thursday after a protest by a clutch of farmers' groups brought traffic to a standstill on either side of the Capital's eastern border for the majority of the day The agitation was finally called off at 6pm, following assurances from the Uttar Pradesh government and Noida authority, which said they would form a panel to address the farmers' demands.

India to end free movement regime at Myanmar border

The Union government has recommended the immediate suspension of the free movement regime (FMR), which allowed people from both sides of the India-Myanmar border to travel 16km into each other's territory without paperwork, home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.

RBI pegs FY25 growth at 7%, inflation at 4.5%

THE MARKETS TANKED AROUND 1%, DRAGGED DOWN BY BANKING AND AUTO SHARES

'Fragile 5 to 5th largest': Centre blames UPA, hails turnaround

The Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (2004-14) took advantages of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government's reforms and benign global conditions to exploit growth for its narrow political ends - a process that culminated in India being clubbed among the \"Fragile Five\" with huge non-performing assets, high fiscal deficit, double-digit inflation and plagued by corruption scandals, the Narendra Modi government said in a White Paper presented in Parliament on Thursday.

Can't exert myself physically: Daisy on jaundice recovery

Daisy Shah is on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with jaundice about two weeks ago.

Pop, don't flop: Save yourself the proposal embarrassment

Some freeze up, rush through the key elements they wanted to say or, worse still, forget their significant others’ likes and wishes. Here’s what not do when proposing

Dhas: The finisher who can double up as a stabiliser too

A total of 56 deliveries is all that Sachin Dhas faced in the first four games of India's ongoing U-19 World Cup campaign in South Africa. No fault of his, because he was batting down the order, having been assigned the role of a finisher.

I did the ad for my wife, who's a cancer survivor: Sharib

A public service ad on cervical cancer starring actor Sharib Hashmi from two years ago began trending again following model-actor Poonam Pandey's death hoax recently.

Virat Kohli likely to miss next two Tests

Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons, which also kept him out of the first two matches of the series, a BCCI official, who did not wish to be named, said on Wednesday.

Russian teen star Korneeva is just getting started

Most times, Alina Korneeva doesn't really come across as a 16-year-old while playing or talking tennis. But it does hit the Russian in those rare instances.

India to oppose discussion on non-trade issues at WTO

India is committed to the causes of the environment, labour reforms and women empowerment, but it will not support the developing nations' agenda to use the multilateral trade forum, World Trade Organisation (WTO), to discuss non-trade issues and create inequitable trade barriers on the sly, two officials aware of the development said on Wednesday.

'India on par with rest of the world in AI adoption'

India may have been slow to wake up to the four seismic shifts in technology, but not the fifth: Artificial intelligence (AI).

Centre may tap PSBs for higher dividend in FY25

The dividends could help cut down the fiscal deficit in the next fiscal year

Haley loses Nevada primary to 'none of these candidates'

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassing defeat in Nevada's primary on Tuesday, finishing behind ballots marked \"none of these candidates\" by supporters of Donald Trump, according to Edison Research.

'Massive' Russian strikes kill at least five across Ukraine

Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday in a \"massive\" early morning attack that killed at least five people and injured more than 30, officials in Kyiv said.

Pakistan holds polls, army's shadow looms

With a hung verdict predicted, the security forces are likely to shape the government

Govt not in favour of raising retirement age of HC judges

The Centre is not keen to bring the retirement age of high court judges at par with that of Supreme Court judges at 65 years, citing practical difficulties, a parliamentary panel report said on Wednesday, adding the government has even junked the idea of giving more powers to the top court's collegium to decide on extension granted to judges based on their performance as it would \"erode Parliament's power\".

Cal HC stays order to form joint SIT to investigate attack on ED officials

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday stayed a single bench order for forming a joint special investigation team (SIT) comprising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the West Bengal Police to probe an attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on January 5.

Govt looks to make it must for judges to declare assets

The Centre is working on a proposal to make it mandatory for all judges of the Supreme Court and high courts to declare their assets annually and has sought social status data of all serving judges pertaining to their class/category to assess social diversity in the judiciary.

Govt backs subclassification within SC/ST quota, SC told

The Centre on Wednesday told a seven-judge bench in the Supreme Court that it is committed to the policy of reservation for marginalised communities as a measure of affirmative action even as it favours subclassification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ STs) to ensure the \"trickle-down effect\" of quota benefits.

Uncertainty shrouds RLD's future in INDIA, political circles abuzz dunstad He ndonotando nali

Uncertainty over the fate of opposition INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh continued on Wednesday, with speculation that its key constituent Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) may walk away from the alliance ahead of the general elections gaining steam due to party chief Jayant Chaudhary's studied silence on the matter and cryptic comments from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.

Migrant worker shot dead, another injured in Kashmir

Terrorists shot dead a migrant worker from Punjab and injured another in a suspected targeted attack in Srinagar on Wednesday, police officers familiar with the matter said.

BJP leaders stage protest against 'failures' of Sidda govt in B'luru

The BJP on Wednesday staged a demonstration near the Karnataka assembly against the alleged failures of the Congress government, on a day the ruling party, led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, staged a dharna in the national capital to protest the Centre's \"injustice\" meted out to the state in devolution of taxes.

Cong speaking in language of separatists: Sitharaman

much as 258,000 crore has been earmarked for these understand it is mounting on them,\" she said. The FM said the Union government had cautioned that the Congress has not accounted for the money to be earmarked for the guarantees when the party made the announcement in the run up to the state polls. \"Based on the back of the envelope calculation, we had said it will cost them 260,000 crore. They gave guarantees without knowing how they were going to fund it...\" she said. The FM said the state government, unable to fund the guarantees, is now shifting the blame to the Centre and giving people the wrong impression that the Union government is withholding funds.

Inside the Centre vs states battle over funds

Karnataka protested against the Centre on Wednesday, claiming it was not getting its fair share of taxes, which crimps its ability to do good for the state, and Kerala and Tamil Nadu have similar protests lined up in Delhi in the coming days, as the fractures in India's fiscal federalist framework become more marked. On February 2, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee held a two-day dharna in Kolkata against the Centre's alleged denial of funds under key central schemes.

Congress is trying to create a rift between north and south: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of trying to drive a wedge between the northern and southern states and said the opposition party's government in Karnataka was trying to create a narrative that will jeopardise the country's future.

Chinese survey ship to enter Malé port today

A Chinese dual-use survey ship will enter Malé seaport for rotation of personnel and replenishment on Thursday afternoon even as India has decided that a civilian crew will replace the existing non civilian one from India for one Maldivian ALH helicopter in March.