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TN gets Rs 7,611 crore budgetary outlay for Railway projects : Ashwini Vaishnaw

Chennai, Feb. 2 -- Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday announced that theBudet outlay for Tamil Nadu for Railways was Rs 7,611 crore, a nine fold increase as againstthe the average outlay of ... Read More


Tarique Rahman also warns of election manipulation, urges vigilance

Jashore, Feb. 2 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged people across the country to remain alert, warning that efforts are underway to obstruct the upcoming election, make it controversial and... Read More


Vietnamese, Cuban foreign ministers affirm party diplomacy as key political foundation of bilateral ties

Hanoi, Feb. 2 -- Party diplomacy serves as the key political foundation guiding the overall Vietnam-Cuba relationship, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Cuban coun... Read More


Reference exchange rate drops 10 VND on February 2

Hanoi, Feb. 2 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,074 VND/USD on February 2, down 10 VND from the last working day of the previous week. With the current trading b... Read More


First clarify which party intends to merge with which, says Sunil Tatkare on NCP merger talks

Satara, Feb. 2 -- Amid ongoing speculation over a possible merger between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Maharashtra NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) State President Sunil Tatkare h... Read More


BJP MLA Tamil Selvan warns against anti-Tamil remarks, announces mega rally in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- BJP MLA from the Sion-Koliwada constituency, Tamil Selvan, issued a strong message against what he termed as derogatory remarks made against the Tamil community, indirectly respondin... Read More


Bihar's per capita average income will be doubled over next five years: Governor

Patna, Feb. 2 -- Reiterating the state government's commitment to further accelerate the pace of Bihar's development, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today said that under the programme "Dugna Rozgar, Dug... Read More


US govt's partial shutdown to continue even as House is due to meet on Monday

Washington, Feb. 2 -- The US government, which entered a partial shutdown at midnight on Saturday after funding for dozens of federal agencies lapsed, following days of negotiations between lawmakers ... Read More


Country runs on Constitution, not on statements of any Shankaracharya: Omprakash Rajbhar

Varanasi, Feb. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and national president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), Omprakash Rajbhar, today underscored importance of the Constitution, asserting t... Read More


Eighteen-year-old girl hacked to death by father in Kerala

Kasaragod, Feb. 2 -- An 18-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death by her father at their residence at Thuminad in Kunjathur near Manjeswaram, on Monday, police said. According to police, the dec... Read More