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"Government's 10-Year Report Card": Minister Hardeep Puri On Interim Budget

Union Minister Hardeep Puri termed the interim Budget a “ten-year report card” of the Union Government. “This is an interim budget, a vote on account. The government has come with a ten-year report card showing that it put out a sterling performance in every front,” Mr Puri told NDTV. Calling the last budget before the general elections "ambitious", he said: “But more than anything, the existing schemes get added up. We had four crore beneficiaries under the PM housing scheme, today they have added another two crores. If this is not ambition in an interim budget then what is? They have another one crore to the target of two crore lakhpati didis.” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting her sixth budget in a row, said that the government would increase housing in the next five years, expand free electricity and improve medical care. She said another two crore houses will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) in the next five years. The P...
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Thai Woman Stranded On Wooden Bridge In Hilarious GPS Blunder

In a scene straight out of a slapstick comedy, a driver in Thailand found herself stranded on a wooden suspension bridge, her car precariously balanced in the middle, according to the Pattaya News . The incident occurred around 5:40 pm on January 28th, when the woman, seemingly relying solely on her GPS for guidance, attempted to traverse the "Wiang Thong Bridge" with her white Honda Sedan. Unfortunately, the 120-meter-long bridge, intended for foot traffic only, proved ill-suited for the automobile. The Pattaya News reported that the car had managed to advance roughly 15 meters before disaster struck, with the front left wheel becoming lodged in a gap and bringing the vehicle to a grinding halt. Fortunately, the driver's predicament was witnessed by passerby Makun Inchan, who promptly alerted emergency responders. Recognizing the dire situation, rescue teams arrived swiftly to assess the scene and devise a plan for extricating the car without further damaging the brid...
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"Hanuman Was A Big Diplomat": S Jaishankar Finds Familiar Ground In Ramayan

Foreign minister S Jaishankar today found a Ramayana reference to his job -- and an epic  diplomat. In an exclusive, wide-ranging  interview with NDTV Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia, Mr Jaishankar spoke of finding examples in the Indian context for things instead of borrowing from the west. In this context, he said even his job was featured in the great epic Ramayan. "Hanuman was big diplomat. An actual diplomat, since he was sent to Lanka as an envoy," he told NDTV. "Hanuman also had an intelligence mission. He had to gain information on Sita. And he was also an activist diplomat, since on his way out, he caused them great loss," Mr Jaishankar said, referring to the burning of Lanka, the capital of the demon king Ravan, who had abducted SIta. He also spoke of the diplomatic tactics and mind games that Hanuman had employed while in the audience hall of Ravan. "He managed to sit on a higher seat than the king and his ministers, which put them at a psycholog...
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Filmfare Awards: The One In Which Varun Paid A Tribute To David Dhawan

Varun Dhawan has been re-living the Filmfare Awards 2024 moments. The October actor treated his Instafam to an inside video from the awards ceremony, held last weekend in Gujarat. In the video, Varun can be seen dancing to the song Filmon Ke Sare Hero . He can be seen touching his father David Dhawan's feet during his performance. David Dhawan can be seen getting emotional as Varun touches his feet. The song F ilmon Ke Sare Hero is originally picturised on Govinda. It's a song from the film Swarg , directed by David Dhawan. Govinda, Rajesh Khanna, Juhi Chawla acted in the film. Sharing the reel, Varun wrote, "Only heart #DDtribute." FYI, David Dhawan was felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 69th Filmfare Awards. Varun Dhawan's post has been garnering the Internet's love. Tahira Kashyap dropped a heart emoji. Avneet Kaur dropped a series of heart and crying in joy emojis. Wamiqa Gabbi wrote, "Aree" and dropped a heart emoji. Tak...
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Bigg Boss 17: Mannara On Her Bond With Munawar - "He Is Like Family"

Reality show Bigg Boss season 17's finale was held on Sunday night where Munawar Faruqui emerged as winner after beating Abhishek Kumar. Mannara Chopra, who happens to be global star Priyanka Chopra's cousin, came third in the race. Though Mannara could not lift the trophy, she told E Times that she is happy to be the "winner amongst the girls." In an exclusive chat with E Times, Mannara Chopra talked about her bond with Bigg Boss winner for this season Munawar Faruqui. She said, "For me, Munawar is like family. I have considered him a true friend, and even he has helped me a lot on the show. Maine show mein jitni bhi dostiyaan ki hain, woh sab dil se hi ki hain (whichever friendships I formed in the show were from the heart)." Earlier, after coming out of the house, she interacted with the media about her bond with Munawar Faruqui and her differences with Ankita Lokhande. When asked if she feels that she reached the top three because of Munawar, she sai...
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Stop Mentioning Caste, Religion Of Litigants In Cases: Supreme Court

The practice of mentioning caste or religion of litigants in court cases must be shunned, the Supreme Court has said while directing its registry and all other courts to stop it immediately. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah directed all high courts to ensure that the caste or religion of a litigant does not appear in the memo of parties in any petition filed before High Courts or subordinate courts under their jurisdiction. "We see no reason for mentioning the caste/religion of any litigant either before this Court or the courts below. Such a practice is to be shunned and must be ceased forthwith. "It is therefore deemed appropriate to pass a general order directing that henceforth the caste or religion of parties shall not be mentioned in the memo of parties of a petition/proceeding filed before this Court, irrespective of whether any such details have been furnished before the courts below," the bench said. The Supreme Court passed the order ...
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Fatwa Against Islamic Cleric For Attending Ram Mandir Consecration Ceremony

A fatwa has allegedly been issued against All India Imam Organization chief Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi after he attended the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. The Imam said the fatwa was issued on Sunday but that he had been receiving threat calls since the Ram Temple event. "As a chief Imam, I received the invitation from Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra. I contemplated for two days and then decided to go to Ayodhya for harmony and for the country. The fatwa was issued yesterday but I had been receiving threat calls since the evening of January 22," Ilyasi told ANI on Monday. The Islamic cleric also claimed that he has been facing protests and receiving threatening calls since he visited the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. "I have recorded a few calls wherein the callers gave me life threats...Those who love me, love the nation will support me. Those who hate me for attending the ceremony should perhaps go to Pakistan...
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