Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 2 The Congress on Monday accused the central government of ignoring the hill state at a time when it is struggling to recover from natural disasters. While addressing the press conference, State Congress president Vinay Kumar described the budget as “anti-Himachal”, alleging that the state had been treated […]
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The North India Guwahati, February 2 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that plans are afoot to lay underground railway tracks along the 40-km strategic corridor in West Bengal, connecting the North East with the rest of India. The narrow land corridor via Siliguri in West Bengal, connecting the North East region with other […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Union Budget for FY27 has focussed on investment as a priority tool for boosting consumption, and the trajectory of fiscal deficit shows that the government’s priority is growth. Interacting with the media after the 2026-27 Budget presentation, Sitharaman also the […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar foresees Pakistan making a “U-turn” but regardless of that, he called on the ICC to take legal action against the country for boycotting its T20 World Cup match against India on February 15. Pakistan’s government decided against granting permission to its cricket team […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 A row erupted in the Lok Sabha on Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to quote from the unpublished “memoir” of former Army chief Gen (retd) M M Naravane but Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with other BJP members, strongly opposed it and accused the […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing Majithia’s plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order which denied him bail […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general census. The top court, however, asked the Centre and the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, […]
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The North News Srinagar, February 2 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at multiple locations in Srinagar, Bandipora and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror case, officials said. The searches were being carried out in Rafiabad, Sopore, Bomai (in Baramulla district, Bandipora and Parimpora area of […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday urged members to keep their questions brief and asked the ministers to give short replies during the Question Hour to ensure that more issues can be taken up. His remarks came after Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje […]
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The North News Dharamshala, February 2 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday said his Grammy Award win was not a personal achievement but a recognition of a shared universal responsibility. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, won his first Grammy in the category of best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording for his spoken-word […]
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