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World Wetlands Day 2021: Wetland ecosystems support variety of life forms, serve as sources of fresh water
Every year, World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February to raise awareness about this important kind of ecosystem found on our planet. Environmentalists and governments also organise events to cal…
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Budget 2021 Highlights: Mission Poshan 2.0 focuses on health-wellbeing, nutrition to fight malnutrition
The supplementary nutrition programme and the Poshan Abhiyaan under the Women and Child Development Ministry have been merged to launch Mission Poshan 2.0 to strengthen nutritional content, delivery,…
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Crisis, The Courier, Raya and The Last Dragon, Ginny and Georgia: Trailers this week
This week witnesses the release of significant trailers including Benedict Cumberbatch's spy drama The Courier as well as Gary Oldman's Crisis . Check out the trailers here Ginny and Georg…
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'I'd rather be underrated than overrated': Ranvir Shorey opens up on not getting his due
Mithiya, Sonchiriya , Khosla Ka Ghosla, Titli , Bheja Fry – just some of the highlights of Ranvir Shorey’s career-spanning two decades would make most actors envious. And, yet the 48-year-old is con…
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The Family Man Season 2, Pitta Kathalu, To All The Boys 3: What's streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video in February
It is the beginning of a new month again, which indicates that the digital calendar is brimming with new content, from romance, sci-fi fantasy to action extravaganzas. Just in time for Valentine’s D…
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Union Budget 2021: Vehicle scrappage policy will boost automobile industry, curb pollution issues
The auto sector is enthused by the government's move on long-awaited scrappage policy and focus on better road infrastructure. This also means the used automobile industry in India will be more r…
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Union Budget 2021: Govt allocates Rs 73,000 cr to MGNREGA, over 34% less than in FY20
New Delhi: The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore to the rural employment guarantee programme MGNREGA for the next fiscal 2021-22, substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 lakh c…
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Union Budget 2021: Social security for gig workers will nurture risk appetite in workers, say experts
Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government also proposed setting up of a portal to collect information on gig-workers, building and construction …
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Budget 2021: Experts 'disappointed' over reduction in allocation to environment ministry
The Rs 230-crore reduction in the budgetary allocation to the environment ministry has drawn flak from environmentalists who say it may slow down or completely halt green initiatives. Besides the shr…
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CBSE Board Exams 2021: Schedule for Class 10, Class 12 examination to be released today on cbse.gov.in
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the schedule for the CBSE Board Exams 2021 for both Class 10 and Class 12. The datesheet of the board exam will be released on cbse.gov.i…
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Budget 2021 highlights: Science ministries are allocated funds over Rs 15,000 crore
The Ministry of Science and Technology has been allocated Rs 14,793.66 crore in the budget 2021-22, a 20 per cent increase from the current fiscal. Separately, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) h…
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Budget 2021 for disability rights NGOs: Differently-abled, people with disabilities neglected 'again'
Some disability rights NGOs have expressed disappointment over differently-abled people being allegedly "neglected" in the 2021-22 Budget unveiled on Monday. Other than exempting senior cit…
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Om Raut's period drama Adipurush, featuring Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan, goes on floors
Director Om Raut on Tuesday commenced shooting for his next directorial venture Adipurush , starring Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan. The filmmaker took to social media to share the news about his multili…
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Union Budget 2021: Business-as-usual for agriculture when a change in orientation was much-needed
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said her Budget rested on six pillars and one of the goals was to double farmers’ income. But there was little in her Budget speech to change the direction of agri…
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Marilyn Manson denies Evan Rachel Wood’s sexual assault allegations, says these are 'Horrible distortions of reality'
Rocker Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label on Monday after actor Evan Rachel Wood accused her ex-fiancé of sexual and other physical abuse, alleging she was “manipulated into submission” d…
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Dustin Diamond, best known for '90s sitcom Saved by the Bell, dies at 44 after cancer battle
Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond died on Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. “Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pa…
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15th Finance Commission report recommends 42% share for states in divisible tax poll till 2025-26
New Delhi : The 15th Finance Commission has recommended that states, along with Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, be given 42 percent share in the divisible tax pool of the centre during the period 2021-…
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New agri cess to be carved out of Centre's money, won't burden consumers: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified on Monday that the new agriculture infrastructure and development cess which was announced during the budget on Monday won't be passed on to th…
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How The White Tiger's hammy voice-over narrative adds to its white gaze conundrum
Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger , based on Aravind Adiga’s 2008 novel of the same name, released on Netflix earlier this month. The narrative follows Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav), a Bihari driver wh…
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Union Budget 2021: Centre to provide Rs 35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccination in 2021-2022
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday provided Rs 35,000 crore towards COVID-19 vaccination in 2021-22 fiscal. "I have provided Rs 35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccine in this …
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IIT Madras starts application process for HSEE 2021; register for PG programme at hsee.iitm.ac.in
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has started the application process for HSEE 2021. Candidates who are seeking an admission to the five-year integrated postgraduate programme b…
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First look poster of Nandamuri Balakrishna's third collaboration with director Boyapati Sreenu released
Veteran actor Nandamuri Balakrishna will next be seen in his third collaboration with director Boyapati Sreenu. The film's first look poster was released alongside the release date today. Tentati…
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NIFT entrance exam 2021 admit card to release today at nift.ac.in; test to be held on 14 February
The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam 2021 admit card will be released today, 1 February. The entrance examination is scheduled to be conducted on 14 February and candidat…
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AIBE XV answer key 2021 released at allindiabarexamination.com; report discrepancies in answer key by 7 Feb
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has officially released the All India Bar Exam (AIBE)-XV answer key 2021 on its official site. Candidates who appeared in the exam can check the tentative answer key by…
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Sundance Film Festival 2021: Robin Wright discusses directing and starring in her feature debut Land
US actress Robin Wright always wanted to direct, but it wasn't until Netflix's House of Cards crew helped her helm 10 episodes that she gained the experience to make her first movie. "…
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Watch: Trailer of Flee, Riz Ahmed, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's animated Sundance documentary released
Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau have lent their voices to the English version of animated Danish documentary Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. The doc had its premiere Sundance Film Festiv…
