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"Spending 12 Hours At Desk...": What Economic Survey Said Amid Work Week Debate
- Jan 31, 2025 17:39 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
Amid a raging debate over a 70-90 hour work week, the Economic Survey presented in Parliament on Friday noted that spending more than 55-60 hours a week on work could adversely affect health.
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In Blow To Arvind Kejriwal's AAP, 6 MLAs Resign 5 Days Before Delhi Polls
- Jan 31, 2025 17:35 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Five Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have resigned just five days before the Delhi election. The five MLAs of Delhi's ruling party did not get tickets to contest the election again.
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What Congress, Allies Say To Rahul Gandhis "Lost Dalits' Confidence" Remark
- Jan 31, 2025 17:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Rahul Gandhi's comment that the Congress has lost the confidence of Dalits because it did not protect the interests of the Dalits and backwards the way it should have in the 1990s, has been accepted by the young generation of the party.
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"My Mother Is 78": Priyanka Gandhi Defends Sonia Gandhi Over President Row
- Jan 31, 2025 17:02 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Amid row over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's Parliament address today, Priyanka Gandhi has come to her mother's defence, insisting that the comments were being misinterpreted.
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Integration Of AI Will Boost Productivity, Quality Of Work: Economic Survey
- Jan 31, 2025 17:00 pm IST
- Asian News International
The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into India's labour market will improve workforce quality, increase productivity, and generate jobs, said the Economic Survey tabled in the parliament on Friday.
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"Remarks Insult Poor, Tribals": PM Slams Sonia Gandhi's President Comments
- Jan 31, 2025 16:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's "poor thing" comment on President Droupadi Murmu.
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BJP Spent Over Rs 1,737 Crore For Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Expenditure Report
- Jan 31, 2025 16:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Bharatiya Janata Party spent Rs 1,737.68 crore for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission of India.
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Bihar Man Seeks Rs 50 Lakh Compensation From Indian Railways Over "Negligence"
- Jan 31, 2025 16:48 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A man from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district has sent a notice to the Indian Railways, seeking Rs 50 lakh compensation after he and his in-laws could not board a train to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh due to alleged negligence of its officials.
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"Have To Free Delhi From Lies And Loot": PM Modi Targets AAP At Poll Rally
- Jan 31, 2025 16:41 pm IST
- NDTV Newsdesk
False promises, lies and loot is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Arvind Kejriwal-led ruling Aam Aadmi Party or AAP in Delhi, promising to free the national capital from such ills at a poll rally in the city on Friday.
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Ganga Aarti In Varanasi Stopped Until February 5 Amid Surge In Maha Kumbh Crowd
- Jan 31, 2025 16:41 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Authorities have stopped the Ganga Aarti performed at the ghats of Varanasi for the general public till February 5, considering a surge in crowd.
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Over 60-Hour Work Week Could Have Adverse Health Effects: Economic Survey
- Jan 31, 2025 16:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Amid a debate over 70-90-hour work week, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Friday cited studies to state that spending over 60 hours a week on work could have adverse health effects.
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Minor Stabs Woman To Death Over Suspicion Of Affair With Father In Kolkata
- Jan 31, 2025 16:26 pm IST
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
A minor boy's violent outburst near a popular tea shop in Kolkata's EM Bypass ended in the brutal murder of a young woman. The attacker had allegedly suspected her of having an extramarital with his father.
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Woman Diagnosed With Guillain Barre Syndrome In Telangana
- Jan 31, 2025 16:20 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A woman from Siddipet district in Telangana has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barr Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, that is currently prevalent in some parts of Pune and surrounding areas, making it the first known case in the state.
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"Unacceptable": Full Statement Of President's Office On Sonia Gandhi's Remark
- Jan 31, 2025 16:14 pm IST
- NDTV Newsdesk
Rashtrapati Bhawan has strongly reacted to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi's "poor thing" remark for President Droupadi Murmu, calling it "unacceptable".
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"Seem Empty": Shashi Tharoor On Trump's Threat To BRICS Against Dollar Move
- Jan 31, 2025 16:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs against BRICS nations over possible attempts to replace the US dollar in global trade "seem empty", Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said.
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Evening Court: Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna's Plan To Tackle Pending Cases
- Jan 31, 2025 16:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has initiated a major drive, aiming to tackle pending cases in courts across the country, including discussing the possibility of evening courts.
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"In Poor Taste": President's Office On Sonia Gandhi's "Poor Thing" Remark
- Jan 31, 2025 15:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The Rashtrapati Bhavan today termed comments made by senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on President Droupadi Murmu's address to parliament as "unfortunate and entirely avoidable", adding that they were "in poor taste".
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Opinion | Union Budget: Don't Let Capex Down
- Jan 31, 2025 15:39 pm IST
- Aditya Sinha
It is important to recognise that certain ministries, particularly those overseeing large-scale infrastructure projects like road transport and highways, may eventually reach a saturation point where additional investments yield diminishing returns.