Day: February 1, 2021

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Govt orders probe by Revenue Commissioner into Shivamogga blast; Cong stages walkout

8:57 pm February 1, 2021

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday asserted that no illegal quarrying or mining would be allowed in the state and said the Revenue Commissioner will probe the blast near Shivamogga, which killed six people, even as the opposition staged a walkout, demanding a judicial probe. As soon as Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai made the announcement […]

Rashtrapati Bhavan to re-open for public from August 1

Rashtrapati Bhavan to reopen for public from February 6

8:47 pm February 1, 2021

New Delhi: The Rashtrapati Bhavan will re-open for visitors from Saturday, nearly 11 months after it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official statement issued on Monday. It will be open on Saturdays and Sundays (except on government holidays), the statement said. Visitors can book their slots online on the website https://presidentofindia.nic.in or https://rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in/, […]

Ghazipur turns fortress, nails cemented on roads leading to farmers’ protest site

8:43 pm February 1, 2021

Ghaziabad: The Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghazipur turned into a fortress Monday with multi-layer barricades and a heavy security deployment at the site where farmers are protesting against the new central laws. Protesters are pouring in as Bharatiya Kisan Union members and its leader Rakesh Tikait stay pitched at UP Gate, occupying a stretch of the Delhi-Meerut highway since November. Hundreds of security personnel, […]

Film industry marks landmark Monday with govt nod to 100 pc occupancy in halls

8:37 pm February 1, 2021

New Delhi: The big ticket movies were missing and ‘houseful’ signs still a dream but it was nonetheless a landmark Monday for the corona-battered film industry that welcomed the first day in 10 months of cinemas in several states opening their doors to 100 per cent occupancy. On Sunday, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash […]

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

No cut in excise duty on petrol, diesel; tweak in rates to accommodate agri cess

8:22 pm February 1, 2021

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices will not be cut as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ignored calls for a reduction in excise duty rates to help bring down prices from historic high levels. Instead, her Budget for the 2021-22 fiscal tweaked excise duty structure to accommodate an agriculture infrastructure development cess, whose accruals would not be shared […]