The Asian Age

• Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present paperless Budget
  She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President
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• Indian Coast Guard plans to get 6 multi mission aircrafts
  Tata Advanced Systems Ltd in a joint collaboration with Airbus Defence will manufacture the C 295 aircrafts at Vadodara in Gujarat
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• 'Fearless, decisive' government ensuring development: Prez Murmu
  My government always kept the country's interest paramount, showed the will to completely change the policy-strategy, President said
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• Woman flier assaults Vistara crew, runs half-naked on plane
  The Italian passenger identified as Paola Perruccio was arrested by Sahar police after the flight landed in Mumbai
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• Whole world has its eyes on India's Budget, says PM Modi
  The Prime Minister firmly exuded confidence that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will make efforts to meet the aspirations
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• SC agrees to hear PILs challenging ban on BBC documentary on PM Modi
  Plea claimed the BBC film has 'recorded facts' which are also 'evidence' and can be used to further the cause of justice for the victims
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• Amid snowfall, Congress holds rally to mark culmination of Bharat Jodo Yatra
  The Congress rally was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium amid tight security and heavy snowfall
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• BMW bullish on expanding Indian luxury market
  BMW, IIndia's second largest German luxury car maker, is targeting strong double digit growth this year
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• PM Modi cautions against attempts to create divisions amid controversy over BBC film
  Modi said his government had unleashed digital, start-up and innovation revolutions which are benefiting the youth
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• IAF two fighter jets crash in Madhya Pradesh's Morena, one pilot killed
  Two pilots ejected safely, but the third one is missing
  - 4 days ago 28 Jan 23, 7:13am -

Huffington Post

• How The Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Works
  A potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University has been shown to be 70.4% effective, it has been announced.The jab is effective in preventing many people getting ill a…
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• Experts Explain Why Mondays Are So Psychologically Hard
  As far as days of the week go, Monday arguably has the fewest fans.Multiplestudies suggest that people’s moods are typically at their lowest on Mondays. The day is the subject of a number of songs…
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• Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Shows 70% Protection - Here Is What We Know So Far
  A coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University, in collaboration with the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, can stop 70% of people from getting Covid-19, data shows.The UK government has already…
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• Kerala Govt Won't Implement Controversial Amendment To Police Act: Pinarayi
  The Left alliance led-Kerala government on Monday withdrew a controversial amendment to the Kerala Police Act, hours after CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the amendment ordinance will be…
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• Joe Biden To Name Foreign Policy Hand Tony Blinken As Secretary of State: Reports
  US President-elect Joe Biden will tap Tony Blinken as his secretary of state on Tuesday, Bloomberg and The New York Times reported Sunday night. The move elevates a longtime Biden aide with deep exper…
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• Women Workers Raped, Abused In Palm Oil Fields Linked To L’Oréal, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson
  SUMATRA, Indonesia — With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. She describes how her boss raped h…
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• India's COVID-19 Vaccine COVAXIN's Final Trials Could End In 2 Months: Harsh Vardhan
  NEW DELHI — India’s health minister said on Sunday a locally-developed COVID-19  vaccine candidate could complete its final trials in a month or two, raising hopes for a rapid roll-out in a coun…
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• MP Govt Asks Police To Investigate Temple Kissing Scenes In Netflix's 'A Suitable Boy'
  NEW DELHI — Madhya Pradesh on Sunday asked police to investigate after a member of the ruling BJP objected to scenes in the Netflix series A Suitable Boy, in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy a…
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• Threatened Species Rely On Ecotourism To Survive. So What Happens When The Tourists Stop Coming?
  Most years, the Beaufort Sea is freezing over by November and a busy season of polar bear viewing is winding down in the Arctic. As the ice takes hold, the flow of tourists slows to a trickle in the I…
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• For This 26-Year-Old, Bangladesh’s First Transgender Madrasa Offers Hope
  DHAKA, Bangladesh ― A’s family adored her until she was a five-year-old and they found out that she was transgender. When friends started saying tui to hijra re (you are a hijra), and neighbours…
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The News Minute

• newIs Bitcoin (BTC) recovering from the bear market?
  Market WatchEvidence of Bitcoin's price recovery can be seen in on-chain, spot exchange, and futures market data.Team GiottusPIXABAYBitcoin has faced significant difficulties throughout the year 2…
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• newUnion govt extends tax holiday for homegrown startups till March 31, 2024
  Union Budget 2023Anuj Parekh, CEO and Co-Founder Healthysure, said that the extension of the tax benefit deadline is a positive step for the startup ecosystem.IANSThe Union government on Wednesday, Fe…
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• newFree food grains, mechanised cleaning of sewers: Welfare measures in Budget 2023
  Union Budget 2023An outlay of Rs 15,000 crore was allocated for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups to provide them with safe housing, clean water, sanitation among other initiatives.TNM StaffA slew…
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• newUnion Budget 2023: Not many schemes to aid women and girls
  Union Budget 2023Last year, the Finance Minister had announced three schemes for 'Nari Shakti' (women empowerment) to help in the development of women and children.TNM StaffAmong the notable schemes f…
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• newBudget 2023: What is getting cheaper and what is getting costlier this year
  Union Budget 2023Products such as cigarettes and electric kitchen chimneys are set to become expensive in the coming year with changes in customs duty rates announced in the Union Budget 2023-24. TNM…
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• newBudget 2023: Allocation for education up by 8.3%
  Union Budget 2023Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced a national digital library, for which states will be asked to set up physical libraries with infrastructure at the panchayat and war…
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• newUnion Budget 2023: India to set up 100 5G labs to develop new apps, services
  Union Budget 2023The 5G labs will help realise new opportunities, business models and employment potential, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech. IANSWith the 5G roll-out now…
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• newUnion budget announces 157 new nursing colleges, mission to eradicate sickle cell anaemia
  Union Budget 2023The Union Finance Minister announced several health-related missions including an improved focus on pharma research and a hike in tax on cigarettes.TNM StaffBody 2:  Finance Minister…
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• newWhat is Amrit Kaal that FM Nirmala mentioned in Budget 2023 speech
  Union Budget 2023The Finance Minister said this budget is the first one in Amrit Kaal.TNM Staff“I present the Budget for 2023-24. This is the first Budget in Amrit Kaal,” announced the Union Finan…
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• newFM announces Rs 15,000-crore scheme for socio-economic betterment of vulnerable tribes
  Union Budget 2023-24The Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission will saturate PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities, improved access to education, health, and more, said Nirmala Sitharam…
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Zee News

• ‘Mitr Kaal Budget has no Roadmap to Build India’s Future:` Rahul Gandhi
  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to share his view on the Union budget 2023-2024.
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• Centre Presented Budget Keeping in Mind 2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav
  Dimple Yadav further said that the budget has been 'disappointing' and they have also ignored the Railways.
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• Budget Embodies Vision of PM Narendra Modi, Fulfills Expectations of Poor, Middle Class: Gujarat CM
  The Union budget 2023 prioritized seven aspects, inclusive growth, last-mile delivery, infrastructure and investment, green growth, youth power, financial sector and unleashing the potential of the co…
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• Delhi L-G Approves Convening of MCD House Session to Elect Mayor on Feb 6
  The mayor could not be elected when the House met on January 6 and January 24 after the sessions were adjourned after a tussle between AAP and BJP councillors.
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• EAM S Jaishankar Shares 10 Reasons why World Should Welcome India`s Budget 2023-24
  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 today in Lok Sabha. This was the third time in a row that the government presented the budget in a paperless form. Highlights of the…
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• J&K: 2 Polish Tourists Dead After Massive Avalanche Hits Afarwat Peak in Gulmarg
  The avalanched struck the Afarwat peak where several tourists were skiing. Unfortunately, two foreign nationals lost their lives in the natural tragedy.
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• Budget 2023: Middle Class a Huge Force to Achieve Dreams of 2047, Says PM Narendra Modi
  Budget 2023: Highlights of the budget presented by the Union Finance Minister included big incentives under the new income tax regime.
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• `Welfare Schemes, Subsidies Being Done Away With`: Mehbooba Mufti Criticises Union Budget
  PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti shredded the Centre's claims of the Union Budget lifting the poor. She alleged that the Budget is rather favouring "a few businessmen."
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• ‘Budget Shows way to a Developed India in Next 25 Years:’ Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis
  The Budget is based on the concept of `Sarvajan Hitai` and considered the last person in society, like the poor, farmers, middle-class, entrepreneurs, and the youth, Maharashtra Deputy CM said. 
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• ‘It`s Amrit Kaal for PM Modi, not for Common People’: AAP Hits Out at Budget 2023
  Union Budget 2023: The AAP leaders said the Union Budget for 2023-24, presented by the finance minister in Parliament, does not have any provision for the country's farmers, soldiers and youth.
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BBC Asia

• newMyanmar coup anniversary: 'Silent strike' marks two years of military rule
  Protesters urge the public to stay at home as the military is hit by new Western sanctions.
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• newMissing radioactive capsule found in Australia
  Emergency services "literally found the needle in the haystack", authorities have said.
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• newIndia budget focuses on tax relief and spending boost
  This was the Narendra Modi government's last full budget before the country holds elections in 2024.
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• Sex and no sleep may be killing endangered quolls
  New research has found that lack of rest could explain why males of the species mate themselves to death.
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• How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat
  Critics say a plan to dump all the Marines' battle tanks to prepare for a Pacific war makes little sense.
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• Wrestling Federation of India: Is Indian sport seeing its #MeToo moment?
  India's wrestling administration has been roiled by allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct.
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• Auckland weather: Flood-hit region suffers more heavy rain
  Only days after deadly floods killed four in Auckland, severe weather once again hit the region.
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• Myanmar: Air strikes have become a deadly new tactic in the civil war
  The regime increasingly uses air strikes to crush resistance that emerged after the coup two years ago.
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• Pakistan mosque blast: What is behind the deadly attack?
  Police on the frontline believe they were targeted to demoralise them after militants ended a truce.
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• Taiwan parrot incident: Owner fined $90k after bird injures doctor
  The bird in Taiwan had been taken out for a fly around with another macaw when the incident happened.
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DNA India

• newDelhi Metro up, flyover down: Double-decker road to cut Noida, Ghaziabad travel time
  Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad: This flyover will provide a way to the traffic coming from GT Road.
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• newBudget 2023: FM announces maximum deposit level for Senior Citizens' Saving Scheme from Rs 15 to 30 lakh
  The Senior Citizens' Savings Scheme's maximum deposit amount was raised by FM Sitharaman from 15 lakh to 30 lakh rupees.
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• new'Anti-people, anti-poor Budget': From Mamata Banerjee to Shatrughan Sinha, who said what on Union Budget 2023
  The Union Budget 2023 was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam in Parliament, sparking many reactions from the opposition leader.
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• newGurugram: Heliport to be set up in sector 84, to have 300m runway, 6 landing spots
  Gurugram: The heliport will have a runway of 300 meters, 6 landing spots and parking also.
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• newBudget 2023: Cigarettes become more expensive after budget announcement, memes flood on Twitter
  In the Union Budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an increase in the tax on cigarettes, setting off memes and jokes online.
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• newBudget 2023 gives priority to deprived, will fulfil dreams of farmers, middle class: PM Modi
  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2023-24 before the parliament on Wednesday.
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• newUnion Budget 2023: From Railways to Defence, know how much fund was allotted to each ministry
  In addition to several schemes launched, Nirmala Sitharaman also announced the allocation of funds to various ministries operating under the Government of India.
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• newIdol of Laxman made in Noida soon to be installed at Lucknow airport, know who created famous statue?
  The Lucknow airport will soon have the Laxman statue that was created in the high-tech city of Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
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• Union Budget 2023: Cigarettes to become costlier, check how much
  Following the FM's announcement shares of cigarette makers ITC, Godfrey Phillips, VST Industries, and NTC Industries fell up to 6 percent in trade.
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• Union Budget 2023: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces new MISHTI scheme, know about this scheme here
  FM Sitharaman said that the government will take up mangrove plantations along the coastline under the new MISHTI scheme. Mishti means sweetmeats in Bengali.
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