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Govt ready to speak with anti-CAA Shaheen Bagh protesters, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The proposal for dialogue comes days before the scheduled Delhi Assembly elections.

Feb 1, 2020

Coronavirus: Air India plane with 324 Indians from China's Wuhan lands in Delhi

India has thanked the Chinese government for facilitating the special flight to evacuate the Indians from Wuhan.

Feb 1, 2020

Will the Union Budget 2020 make it India's decade?

With the focus on the new decade and India's opportunity to seize the global economic opportunity, the Union Budget may well herald the second wave of structural reforms.

Feb 1, 2020

Tareek pe tareek: Nirbahya convicts will not be hanged tomorrow, execution postponed

The executions of the four convicts -- Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Akshay Kumar and Mukesh Singh -- have been postponed till further orders.

Jan 31, 2020

Economic Survey: Govt's key steps to achieve $5 trillion economy, check here

The Economic Survey noted that the year 2019 was a difficult year for the global economy with world output growth estimated to grow at its slowest pace of 2.9 per cent.

Jan 31, 2020

Budget 2020: Hope for good debate on economy in Budget session, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the Budget Session of Parliament would try to establish a base for the bright future of this decade and economy would be the centre of discussion.

Jan 31, 2020

Economic Survey predicts growth revival, 6-6.5% GDP forecast for 2020-21: Key things to know

The survey gives a review of the developments in the economy over the previous 12 months and also gives an outlook for the next financial year.

Jan 31, 2020

Britain leaves EU today: Twitter divided on Brexit day; here are the reactions

Few people became emotional while some expressed their anger over Britain leaving 40-year membership of the European Union.

Jan 31, 2020

DefExpo 2020: HAL to showcase aerospace prowess, gears up for 11th edition in Lucknow

During the DefExpo 2020 event, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will showcase their prowess in defence and aerospace with focus on Digital Transformation of Defence besides providing logistic support.

Jan 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Air India flight with 5 doctors to evacuate Indians from China's Wuhan today

The 423-seater jumbo Air India plane will reportedly depart from New Delhi at 12:30 pm for Wuhan in China and then return on Saturday morning around 2 am.

Jan 31, 2020

Who is Arvind Krishna, the new IBM CEO who replaced Ginni Rometty?

Former CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty has described him as the "right CEO for the next era at IBM" and "well-positioned" to lead the company into the cloud and cognitive era.

Jan 31, 2020

Brexit day: How India will benefit after Britain casts off from the European Union

India is on the UK government's target list for a new post-Brexit trade campaign from Saturday, February 1, a day after the country formally leaves the European Union, as it seeks to strike new ties with partners around the globe at the end of 47 years of EU membership.

Jan 31, 2020

Did a conspiracy theorist spot Black Knight UFO near ISS?

Conspiracy theorists believe that the alleged Black Knight satellite is orbiting the earth to monitor human activities.

Jan 31, 2020

Jammu encounter: 3 terrorists killed, cop injured at Bann toll plaza; Jammu-Srinagar highway shut

The incident took place at around 5:45 am January 31 when a police team was randomly checking vehicles near the Nagrota toll post on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and intercepted a Srinagar-bound truck.

Jan 31, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO declares global emergency; death toll hits 200 in China

About 100 cases have been reported in at least 18 other countries, with no deaths outside China. Even as the WHO said cases had spread to 18 countries, Italy announced its first confirmed cases, in two Chinese tourists.

Jan 31, 2020