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Government Slashes 2021-22 Sports Budget By Rs.230 Crore
In the Union budget presented in Parliament on Monday, the Central government allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports budget for the next financial year 2021-22, less by Rs.230.78 crore -- or, 8.16 per cent -- allocated in the previous fiscal. ....
With 100% Occupancy, Halls Now Await Big Releases For Big Bucks
Cinema halls have received the green signal to operate with 100 per cent occupancy. It is positive news for the theatre owners, but not so for the box office just yet. ....
Bollywood Ladies Raise The Bar On Physical Transformation For Roles
We have often seen actors undergo intense physical transformation for their roles. Think Aamir Khan in Dangal, or Salman Khan in Sultan. Right now, though, it is the turn of the leading ladies in Bollywood to experiment with their bodies for roles. ....
UP Cops Tell Disabled Widow To Pay For Diesel To Find Kidnapped Daughter
A physically challenged widow in Kanpur district has alleged that she was told to pay money to local policemen to fill diesel in their vehicles so that they would agree to search for her minor daughter who was kidnapped last month by a relative. ....
US Makes Masks On Public Transport Mandatory
The US has made it mandatory for everyone to wear masks while using public transportation as part of a national strategy to curb the spread of Covid-19. ....
Police Adopts Innovative Methods To Check Farmers' Advance
Pitted against farmers who earlier used the sheer power of their tractors to break through barricades and other obstacles in their march towards Delhi, police has now come up with innovative methods to check their advance -- iron spikes and wooden boards with big nails cemented on to the roads. ....
RLD Gearing Up To Regain Political Ground With Farmers' Agitation
The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is gearing up to regain lost political ground through the farmers' agitation against the three new Union farm laws. Other opposition parties are also trying to revive their political fortunes through this protest but at present the RLD seems to be ahead. ....
Petrol, Diesel Price Remains On Pause Even As Crude Rises
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Wednesday as oil marketing companies continued on their pause mode for the seventh consecutive day. ....
Pakistan, India Should Resolve Kashmir Issue In Dignified Manner: General Bajwa
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Pakistan is a peace loving country that had rendered great sacrifices for regional and global peace. He also emphasised that Pakistan and India should resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue in a dignified manner. ....
Jind 'mahapanchayat' Passes Resolution To Revoke Farm Laws
The Kisan Mahapanchayat amid the presence of thousands of farmers in Jind district of Haryana on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to revoke the three contentious farm laws where BKU leader Rakesh Tikait announced that "if their demands were not accepted, they will hold another 'mahapanchayat' of India level". ....
