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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...

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...

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...

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...