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Washington, Feb 2: The White House on Monday condemned the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a city in California. "We certainly would have concern about the desecration of monuments of Gandhi," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. She was responding to a question on the desecration of the six-foot-tall, 650-pound (294 kg) bronze statue of

Feb 2: A mammoth spending plan of almost $500 billion announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is expected to jump-start growth in an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, but may not be enough to make a dent in the rising unemployment and poverty India has battled. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled a national budget that will cause the fiscal deficit to

Washington, Feb 2: SpaceX announced on Monday that it will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth, dubbed as "the world's first all-civilian mission." It is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2021. The company's spacecraft would be commanded by Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, who is also a trained pilot. The mission

Washington, Feb 2: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff for the agency. As the senior White House appointee at NASA, Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency's transition under the Joe Biden-led administration. "NASA has named appointees for senior agency

Mangaluru, Feb 1: Police have arrested three youngsters on charge of vandalizing a bar and restaurant in the city during a birthday party and molesting the birthday girl and assaulting her friends. The arrested have been identified as Thrishool Salian (19), a rowdy sheeter from Urwa, Santhosh Poojary (19), from Kodikal, and Danish Aron D'Cruz (18), from Dambel. The incident took place on January

Mangaluru, Feb 1: Sleuths of Konaje Police Station under the limits of Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old deaf and mute girl. Police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that the accused, a local resident, entered the house of the victim under the limits of Konaje Police Station when her family members had been to the temple. The

New Delhi, Feb 1: For every rupee in the government coffer, 53 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, 36 paise from borrowings and other liabilities, 6 paise from non-tax revenue like disinvestment and 5 paise from non-debt capital receipts. According to the Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, goods and services tax will

A large number of commonly used items, including refrigerators, air conditioners, LED lights and mobile phones, will become more expensive due to hike in customs duty on imported parts, as proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for 2021-22. However, gold and silver will become cheaper as a result of rationalisation in customs duty on imports of these precious metals

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Union Budget, saying it has the vision of 'Aatmanirbharta' (self reliance) and addresses all sections of the society, while keeping farmers and villages at its heart. "This Budget has a special focus on strengthening the agriculture sector and boosting farmers' income. Villages and farmers are at its heart," Modi said. The budget will

New Delhi, Feb 1: The TMC lashed out at the Centre over the Union Budget on Monday, saying it was 100 per cent "visionless" and its theme was "sell India." The remarks came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha. "India's first paperless budget is also a 100% visionless budget. Theme of the fake budget is Sell India!" TMC spokesperson Derek O