The North News Chandigarh, February 20 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday pitched for bringing the state’s border blocks under NITI Aayog’s aspirational districts and blocks programmes, citing the need to fill the gap left by the discontinuation of the Border Area Development Programme. Addressing the ‘Sampooranta Abhiyaan Samman Samaroh’ organised to recognise the […]
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Puducherry, February 21 Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit the poll-bound Puducherry on March 1, senior BJP leader Nirmal Kumar Surana has said. Surana, BJP in-charge of Puducherry told reporters here on Friday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Karaikal recently and was given a rousing reception. The BJP leader’s visit had sent a […]
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By Yoshita Singh New York/Washington, February 21 US President Donald Trump said “nothing changes” in the trade deal with India in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict against his sweeping tariffs, as he responded to the ruling by announcing an additional 10 per cent global levies on items imported into the US. In a […]
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New Delhi, February 20 Dismayed over ongoing tussle between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court on Friday issued an “extraordinary” direction to deploy serving and former district judges to assist the poll panel in the controversy-ridden special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. Ruing the “unfortunate blame game” […]
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New Delhi, February 20 The Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments. Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or […]
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New Delhi, February 20India on Friday joined the US-led strategic alliance called ‘Pax Silica’ that aims to build a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence with both sides projecting it as an initiative to cut over-dependence on one country, seen as an oblique apparent reference to China.US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 20 The Congress-led Shimla Municipal Corporation presented its third budget on Friday amid noisy scenes and a walkout by opposition councillors. The disruption began when Mayor Surinder Chauhan stood up to present the 2026–27 financial plan in the House. Councillors from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned […]
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New Delhi, February 20 A host of Union ministers on Friday slammed the Congress for a dramatic ‘shirtless protest’ staged by its youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit venue, calling the act “shameful” and an attempt to “tarnish” India’s reputation on the global stage. The ministers also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 20 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said artificial intelligence could lift global growth by 0.8 per cent and help India achieve the Viksit Bharat goal, but poses significant risk of displacement of jobs and financial stability. While being optimistic about the technology, Georgieva cautioned against “sugarcoating” the […]
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Guwahati, February 20 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma should speak on jobs, development and plans for the next five years instead of raising a “10-year-old” issue about his alleged chance of becoming the state’s Congress CM. Speaking to reporters here, Vadra also targeted Sarma over alleged […]
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