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• Thu, Feb 16, 2023 10:19 am

  The 13th installment of the PM-KISAN program on February 24th

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to release the 13th tranche of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) program on February 24. Read more

• Thu, Feb 16, 2023 10:02 am

  How to Train Your Dragon live-action feature film hits theaters in March 2025

  The live-action feature film How to Train Your Dragon is in development. According to entertainment website The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has set March 14, 2025 as the film’s release date.

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:41 am

  Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff, visits aerospace industry booths at Aero India 2023

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:36 am

  The center lowers the windfall tax on crude oil, jet fuel and diesel

  The windfall tax on crude oil was cut from 5,050 rupees per tonne to 4,350 rupees ($52.60) per tonne effective Thursday. The government also lowered the export tax on jet fuel from Rs. 6 per liter to Rs. 1.50 per liter and the export tax on diesel from Rs. 7.50 per liter to Rs. 2.50 per liter. Continue reading

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:26 am

  This is an open call to violence, murder and genocide: Owaisi on Tipu Sultan remark by Karnataka BJP prez

  I take the name of Tipu Sultan, let me see what you will do. Does PM agree with Karnataka BJP President’s statement? This is an open call for violence, murder and genocide. Will the BJP government in Karnataka not take action? This is hate, says AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, reports to ANI.

• Thu, February 16, 2023 9:20 am

  Sensex up over 290 points; Nifty starts in green

  Sensex up 290 points to 61,566; Skillful starts at 18,072.

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:07 am

  Uttar Pradesh: Two freight trains collide head-on in Sultanpur

  Collision between two freight trains leads to wagon derailment in Sultanpur; no casualties reported. (ANI)

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:43 am

  Huge amount of narcotics seized from ambulances in Bihar

  A huge quantity of narcotics was seized from an ambulance with West Bengali registration number in Puraini in Bihar’s Madhepura district on Wednesday. Police arrested three people, including two women, who were allegedly traveling in an ambulance posing as a patient.

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:23 am

  PM Modi presents tribal culture at the national level

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate “Aadi Mahotsav,” the grand national tribal festival, on Thursday. The event will take place at the National Stadium Major Dhyan Chand in Delhi.

• Thu February 16, 2023 8:01 am

  PM Modi urges people in Tripura to ‘vote in record numbers’

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Tripura citizens to “vote in record numbers”.

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:56 am

  CBSE adds Indian G20 Presidency logo to admission cards

  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) added India’s G20 Presidency logo to grades 10 and 12 admission cards for the board exams this year to educate students about its importance, officials said on Wednesday.

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:22 am

  Voting begins with the general elections in Tripura

  Voting in Tripura for 60 assembly seats began at 7am today amid tight security.

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:57 am

  Oil price rises in Pakistan; Petrol 272 PKR/litre, diesel 280 PKR/litre

  Pakistan has hiked the price of petrol to a new high of PKR 272 per liter, while increasing the price of diesel by PKR 17.20 to PKR 280 per liter, adding further misery to citizens who are already battling the increased base prices. Continue reading

• Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:24 am

  Israel passes law to strip citizenship of its ‘convicted terrorist’

  On Monday, Israel passed a law to strip “convicted terrorists” of the country’s citizenship. The Knesset has approved a law stripping convicted terrorists of Israeli citizenship of their citizenship, provided they receive funds from the Palestinian Authority or an organization associated with it. (ANI)