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Every year, the ministries together earmark Rs 1.3 lakh crore for various schemes, including entitlement-based schemes. Several ministries are unable to use the earmarked budget, leading to Rs 10,000-20,000 crore lapsing every year. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/IJA7ObG via IFTTT

Naik fled to Malaysia in 2016, just before the National Investigation Agency started a probe against him. In its detailed order issued on Wednesday, the judge said it is in full agreement with the argument made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared on behalf of the Centre. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/iNe1npJ via IFTTT

Tamil Nadu is home to over 58,000 Lankan Tamil refugees who fled the island during the civil war. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/yDV0mOU via IFTTT

Given Azad is the leader of the Congress change-seekers’ group and since Pawar is seen as an important mover in the larger opposition camp added to the buzz after the duo’s meeting at Pawar’s Janpath residence, which is a stone’s throw away from Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s official residence. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/9Pwi6Fl via IFTTT

The Vanniyars are one of the most politically powerful backward communities in the state. Several attempts have been made to provide them a separate quota. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/95ATNi3 via IFTTT

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The index of eight core industries rose 5.8% in February compared with 4% in the month before and -3.3% in February last year. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/0q8uFMf via IFTTT

In a ruling uploaded on its website on Wednesday, the Bengaluru bench of NCLT comprising Justice Ajay Kumar Vatsavayi and member technical Manoj Kumar Dubey questioned the intent of Rabobank's petition. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/6sqkTuV via IFTTT

The new payments system will likely be installed at the headquarters of both the RBI and the VEB, the latter also known globally as the State Development Corporation. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/VCnQluE via IFTTT

RCB chased down the target of 129 with four balls to spare with Sherfane Rutherford top-scoring with 28 while Shahbaz Ahmed made 27. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/u1tOQ37 via IFTTT

Evangelos Ventures raised ₹625 crore from Ares SSG Capital affiliate and ₹750 crore from Farallon Capital affiliates at an internal rate of return of more than 15%. Both debt facilities were raised in the form of three-year bonds due March 31, 2025. The proceeds will be deployed mainly to repay high-cost borrowings of Goswami Infratech (GIPL), said the people. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/IgZ5KcH via IFTTT

Investigations are also being conducted around supply chains and whether mechanisms are in place to camouflage or suppress the origin of goods, services or money trails and the conduct of business through illegitimate channels. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/dQ7xThm via IFTTT

In her reply to the finance and appropriation bills in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the utilisation of the various cesses. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Bknoc0R via IFTTT

Biometric details are locked and lakhs have been deprived of Aadhaar cards and the linked welfare schemes. APW has sought court intervention and sought unlocking of biometric data so that people can be issued Aadhaar cards. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/6rVn8sH via IFTTT

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the bandh was called against the government "plundering national resources" and pointed out that all central trade unions except the (Sangh Parivar affiliated) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh were part of the strike. He used the occasion to take a jibe at his bete noire, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, by saying when the entire opposition was giving total support to the workers' strike, the West Bengal government was trying to thwart the strike. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/TB8g9Ic via IFTTT

Some of the MLAs told ET that ministers, especially Congress ministers, in MVA were 'not in sync' with them "How will the party fare well in elections if ministers overlook MLAs' requests for implementing work in constituencies," one of them asked. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/iV93JjR via IFTTT

India has enough stocks of spares and supplies in the short term, but the uncertainty over their continued availability from Ukraine following the war could impact operational availability of the choppers in coming months. The Mi-17 fleet is of Russian origin, but key components are manufactured in Ukraine. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/9z8ChjP via IFTTT

The state also claimed that it was in the process of deciding whether to appeal against Ashish Mishra's bail and that the limitation period for doing so was not over yet. The affidavit was filed ahead of a scheduled court hearing on an application seeking cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/vKpF4wC via IFTTT

"This budget is not an ordinary document. It is a historical budget. If you see the history of independent India, this is the first time that a government has prepared a rozgar budget," Kejriwal said. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/GQSNj6E via IFTTT

​​According to political analysts, no Muslim woman has so far been elected as chairperson of any civic body in Odisha so far. However, one Md Akbar was the chairperson of another Muslim dominated municipality in Kendrapara from 1983 to 1990. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/S45Fds8 via IFTTT

The waiver drafted by the United States, European Union, India and South Africa earlier in March would need formal approval from the WTO's 164 member countries, including Germany, before being adopted. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/73sraUR via IFTTT

The 58-year-old Country music singer died of a heart attack. He gave up singing to join the police force and took his last breath at a Franklin, Tennessee, hospital. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/qytcL5G via IFTTT

It said this "innovative" initiative taken by the Indian Air Force provides a "paradigm shift" to the logistics management of fuel by the force. "The availability of Fleet Card will permit the convoy to refuel at any IOCL fuel station, thus increasing the pace of movement and reducing the lead time for readiness at operational locations across the nation," the ministry said. The new initiative was launched by Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/oO5qLEk via IFTTT

There is no David Warner or Rashid Khan to lead them. Can Kane Williamson guide this young side to success? from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/1U9iXCn via IFTTT

"The exercise to set the target for the next fiscal is on and should be complete in a month," an official told ET. The ministry has started talks with commodity boards, export promotion councils and Indian embassies abroad for next year's export plan. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/EqxHTBC via IFTTT

Of those who have left, 2.2 million have fled for neighbouring Poland, while more than half a million have made it to Romania. Nearly 300,000 have gone to Russia. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/7inP8qC via IFTTT

The committee expressed its concern about the monitoring mechanism of CSR spend and found that the "information regarding CSR spending by companies is insufficient and difficult for a layperson to access". from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/RiacZot via IFTTT

Due to the geopolitical situation, global steelmakers, mainly from Germany and the UK, have hiked prices sharply by at least 25%. Indian steelmakers face a similar predicament to raise prices in India. Russia is the second-largest producer of coking coal after Australia. The steel ministry is in discussions to develop a policy to aid the secondary steel sector, which could bring value addition and produce speciality steel. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/aBuPkwn via IFTTT

The proposals are aimed at ensuring high returns for provident fund subscribers and they come after the EPFO cut the interest rate for 2021-22 to 8.10%, the lowest in four decades. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/yHFKifn via IFTTT

A former CIA analyst who has also worked in the State Department’s Counter-terrorism department — has claimed in a recent interview with US-based UNZ.com that, “within the first 24 hours of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, all Ukrainian Ground Radar Intercept capabilities were wiped out. Without those radars, the Ukrainian Air Force lost its ability to do air to air intercept…” from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/dKpM4ZT via IFTTT

​​After getting bail, Singh told reporters that he will appeal against the conviction. "My name was not even mentioned as accused in the original FIR. Police added my name to the list of accused under political pressure later," he alleged. Rahul Sharma, the lawyer of Singh and Guddu, said they were accused of instigating others to beat up BJYM activist Ritesh Khabia. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/c0hlv75 via IFTTT

"Kashmir has been awaiting a solution for the last 70 years...there will be no peace in the region until the Kashmir issue is resolved, and for that, dialogue with Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir is imperative," the former chief minister said. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/sfMV7IW via IFTTT

Of the 105 municipalities and notified area councils (NACs) in the state, the BJD emerged victorious in 73, while the BJP managed to secure just 16, followed by the Congress at seven. Nine urban local bodies were secured by Independents. The Naveen Patnaik-led party also registered its win in the three municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/HTVE8pn via IFTTT

RCB also have another leg spinner in Karn Sharma, in case they need to replace Hasaranga for non-performance or team balance. Shahbaz Ahmed was impressive with his left-arm spin last year and likely to be the second spinner this year. He is also a handy batter and can be used as a floater. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/NdPF71S via IFTTT

"We will have a different future, a brighter future rooted in democracy and principle, hope and light," Biden said at the conclusion of the sweeping address. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/L1OsmSZ via IFTTT

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Free grain and welfare schemes have been given as reasons for BJP's impressive performance in the elections. However, high unemployment - exacerbated by the pandemic that led to reverse migration, especially in east UP - will be a bigger worry for the Yogi government. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/h5uRDad via IFTTT

Arun Kumar was speaking at the launch of author Ratan Sharda and Yashwant Parthak's book, Conflict resolution, the RSS way, a book that looks at various resolutions that the RSS has passed in its annual meetings since its formation in 1925. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Bx7u94k via IFTTT

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Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League has yet again urged the international community to recognize the brutal massacres by the Pakistani army on unarmed civilians in 1971 as a 'genocide'. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/12nXGMK via IFTTT

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China's comment came in response to foreign media reports which said China ignored warnings by the United States that Russia would attack Ukraine. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/wA2FjRH via IFTTT

The Dawn newspaper reported that the international body was left unconvinced by the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) government's justifications for a recently announced amnesty scheme. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/DVwFjob via IFTTT

"I made no threats but I made it clear to him - made sure he understood the consequences of helping Russia," Biden said. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/AuzaUKi via IFTTT

Biden also said if countries such as Indonesia and others do not agree with removing Russia, then in his view, Ukraine should be allowed to attend the meetings. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/QCDEl9b via IFTTT

Former Punjab PCC chief Sunil Jakhar tweeted: "Indulging dissenters too much will not only undermine the authority but also encourage more dissent while discouraging the cadre at the same time." He mentioned no names, but Congress circles didn't miss the intended address of his post or the gallery he was trying to please. He attached the copy of a newspaper clipping on Sonia Gandhi meeting some change-seekers on Tuesday. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/GgWmZjs via IFTTT

Eight MLAs were inducted as ministers in the new cabinet on Wednesday. There are two new faces -- Chandan Ram Das and Saurabh Bahuguna -- in the cabinet. The Speaker of the outgoing assembly Premchand Agarwal has been made a cabinet minister this time. Five of the eight ministers were part of the previous cabinet. Three Brahmins, three Thakurs (including CM Dhami), two SCs and one from the Vaishya community have found place in the new cabinet. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/sP3EiQN via IFTTT

M Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of UGC, the country's higher education regulator, told ET that a communication will be sent out immediately to the vice-chancellors of all private and state universities reminding them of their "social responsibility" to work towards the benefit of the student community and, therefore, consider switching to the CUET starting from the 2022-23 academic session. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/6f9qu7b via IFTTT

​​ Addressing the occasion, Gujarat BJP vice-president Jayanti Kavadiya said that while AAP workers across 11 districts joined BJP, he assured the joinees their capabilities would be put to the right use by the BJP. It targets to win all the 182 assembly seats in Gujarat -- a target set by the state BJP president CR Patil. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/07H2zGJ via IFTTT

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said China and other countries have no locus standi to comment on Jammu and Kashmir and they should note that India refrains from public judgement of their internal issues. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/BF3aJTY via IFTTT

"...The QUAD is, with the possible exception of India being somewhat shaky on some of this, but Japan has been extremely strong, so is Australia, in terms of dealing with Putin's aggression," the US President said on Monday (US time) while talking about global punitive measures against Russia. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Bp2GKM8 via IFTTT