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Govt needs strategic plan for evacuation, every minute precious: Rahul

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too condoled the death of the student and asked the government to bring back the Indians stranded in Ukraine as soon as possible

Ukraine: Puri, V K Singh, Rijiju leave for Europe to oversee evacuations

Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Gen VK Singh (Retd) on Tuesday flew to Budapest and Warsaw respectively to oversee the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine

States without MGNREGA ombudsperson in 80% districts won't get funds

From the next fiscal, the Centre will not give funds for employment guarantee scheme MGNREGS to states that do not appoint ombudspersons in 80 per cent of their districts

Govt cancels Rs 19,000-cr tender for connecting villages with broadband

Bharat Broadband Nigam Ltd has cancelled a Rs 19,000-crore tender that was floated for connecting villages across 16 states with an optical fibre-based high-speed broadband network

Russia 'highly appreciates' India's position on UNSC resolution on Ukraine

India on Friday abstained from voting on the US-sponsored resolution that sought to deplore in the "strongest terms" Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine

Amid Hijab row, VP Naidu says students should be guided by school uniform

"Unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged like the controversy going on in Karnataka. In a school, you are all guided by the school uniform, whatever uniform it is," said Naidu

PM Modi speaks with Ukraine Prez, calls for immediate cessation of violence

President Zelenskyy briefed the Prime Minister in detail about the ongoing conflict situation in Ukraine due to Russia's military operations

First shipment of 2,500 MT of wheat from India reaches Jalalabad

The shipment was part of the commitment made by the government of India to supply 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan

Cabinet apprised of situation in Ukraine, efforts on to bring back Indians

The government is bringing back Indians from Ukraine by operating special flights from its neighbouring countries, including Romania and Hungary

Centre to bear cost of evacuation of Indians from Ukraine: Report

The government is making efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine through its land border crossings with its neighbouring countries, official sources said

Govt to soon decide on Sebi chairman appointment: Report

The government will soon take a decision on the appointment of Sebi Chairman as the extended tenure of incumbent Ajay Tyagi will be ending this month. Sources said senior bureaucrats and former members of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) have applied for the position. The finance ministry had invited applications from eligible candidates in October 2021 for the post of Sebi Chairman and the deadline for submission of the applications was December 6, 2021. It is not yet clear whether Tyagi will get another extension or a new appointment will be made. On Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said "the process of calling for application has already happened... shortlisting probably is yet to happen" while responding to a question regarding the tenure of Tyagi coming to an end this month. When asked whether the incumbent will get an extension or a new person will be appointed, she had said, "you have to wait till February 28 to know what we are going to do on it (

Allegations of BJP using central agencies against opponents baseless: FM

Nirmala Sitharaman termed the charge of the BJP-led government using central agencies against political opponents as "baseless allegations".

India's draft data policy unlocks govt data for all, mulls monetisation

While the India Data Office will be constituted by MeitY, the India Data Council will be comprised of the India Data Office and data officers of five other govt depts

Lankan Tamil leaders write to Stalin, seek Centre's help for Amendment 13

Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance wrote to Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin, seeking India's intervention in the implementation of the contentious 13th Amendment.

Congress questions Centre in delay in filing FIR against ABG group

Congress on Thursday again attacked the Centre on delay in filing FIR on the ABG Shipyard despite Ahmedabad DRT's order in 2018 for recovery of Rs 13,975 crore from the company.

Govt reportedly working on increasing flights between India and Ukraine

Earlier, Indian Embassy in Ukraine asked its citizens, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to leave Kyiv temporarily

Govt blocks 54 more Chinese apps over security threat, privacy risks

The list of banned mobile apps include Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera - Selfie Camera, Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade, Viva Video Editor, Tencent Xriver amongst others

India fighting new wave of Covid with 'great success': PM Modi

"This trust of our people on the indigenous vaccines is our great strength," the prime minister said

BJP govt's priority is spying on citizens: Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Centre over the issue of employment, saying its priority is "spying" on citizens when it ought to be jobs for the youth. Her attack on the government came over a media report which claimed that there are 3.03 crore unemployed youth in the country. "The priority of the government should be jobs for the youth, but the priority of the BJP government is spying on citizens," the Congress general secretary alleged in an apparent reference to the Pegasus snooping allegations against the government. The country needs an agenda for the youth, it needs a roadmap for employment for the youth, Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

Economy needs more hand-holding, fiscal correction can wait: Report

The successive waves of the pandemic has made it more difficult to reduce government debt as a share of GDP in the medium-term, said Goldman Sachs