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New Delhi, Feb 1: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a provision of Rs 15,700 crore for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the Union Budget 2021-22. "We have taken a number of steps to support the MSME sector in this budget. I have provided Rs 15,700 crore more than double the previous year," said Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget in the

New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,10,055 crores for Railways. She also announced an outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1,07,100 crores. Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, Sitharaman said that the plan of the government is to create a future-ready Railways system by 2030. "Indian Railways has

New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday informed that the budget outlay for health increased to Rs 2,23,846 crores in 2021-22, an increase of 137 per cent in comparison to the previous year's budget. She also said the central government has provided Rs 35,000 crores for the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021-22. "I have provided Rs 35,000 crores for COVID-19 vaccine in this year 2021

New Delhi, Feb 1: With 11,427 new coronavirus cases being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally has increased to 1,07,57,610, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,04,34,983, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The national recovery rate surged to 97 per cent. The death toll increased to 1,54,392 with 118 daily new

Washington, Feb 1: Former US president Donald Trump has announced his legal defence team for his Senate impeachment trial which is scheduled to begin on February 8. Trump became the first president in the US history to be impeached twice when 10 of his fellow Republican Congressmen joined Democrats in the House of Representatives on January 13 to charge him with inciting an unprecedented

Moscow, Feb 1: Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 5,000 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten. The massive protests came despite efforts by

Yangon, Feb 1: Myanmar military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year. An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital. Phone and internet access to Naypyitaw was lost and Suu Kyi's National League for

New Delhi, Jan 31: Congress in Delhi on Sunday passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi the president of the party with immediate effect. "Rahul ji is the only one who can inspire Congress workers. All his predictions are coming true, from farmers issue to ills of GST. He has shown his leadership ability. So, we passed the resolution to make him Congress president again," said Delhi Pradesh

New Delhi, Jan 31: The Congress on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of a freelance journalist from the Singhu border with party leader Rahul Gandhi saying those who fear truth arrest honest scribes. Mandeep Punia was arrested from the Singhu border on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with the police personnel on duty at the farmers' protest site there, officials said. A case was

Mangaluru: The Railway Board has approved fully reserved daily express special trains between Mangaluru and Nagercoil through Kerala. No 06649 Mangaluru Central - Nagercoil Junction daily special train will leave at 5.05am and reach Nagercoil Junction at 8.50 PM the same day, starting February 11. No 06650 Nagercoil Junction - Mangaluru Central daily special train will leave at 4.05am and reach