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He said the entire focus of the budget was only on the electoral states. It seems to be more 'five electoral state budgets' than the Union Budget.

A senior police official said that Jasim Mia was killed by the BSF troopers in the wee hours on Monday at Debipur village under Belonia sub-division in southern Tripura.

The single-storey building, where a godown of an online goods delivery firm is located, collapsed around 10.30 am in Harihar Compound at Mankoli junction in Bhiwandi.

The development comes in the wake of violence in Delhi on Republic Day on January 26 during a tractor parade of farmers protesting the new agriculture laws.

"Domestic electronic manufacturing has grown rapidly. We are now exporting items like mobiles and chargers," Sitharaman said.

Except for a brief period when life and tourism in Kashmir Valley was paralysed owing to terrorism, Bollywood has always loved the scenic beauty of the place.

"Four Indian astronauts are being trained in Russia. The first unmanned launch, the precursor to a manned mission, is scheduled for December 2021," Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget on Monday.

Sodexo's iconic digital meal benefit "Sodexo Meal Pass" will now be made available to 100,000 plus employees of Amazon in India

Odisha now has 1,089 active cases, while 3,32,103 patients have recovered from the disease.

Damodar Kochkar, president of the Goa Small Industries Association said that the focus on infrastructure spending was a good sign for the small industries.

The customs duty on gold and silver was reduced to 7.5 per cent.

Total cumulative recoveries stand at 1,04,34,983 today with 11,858 patients recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours.

The additional deduction of 1.5 lakh shall therefore be available for loans taken up to 31st March 2022, for the purchase of the affordable housing, Sitharaman said.

The decision has been taken to 'maintain public safety and averting public emergency' under Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017.

A notification by the university said those students who require access to the laboratory and have to submit their dissertation or thesis before June 30 are allowed to enter the campus.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 72.89 against the US dollar, then inched higher to 72.88, registering a rise of 8 paise over its previous close.

The Myanmarese military staged the coup amid its rising friction with the ruling NLD government over the results of the November 8 general election.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there has been a manifold increase in digital payments in the recent past.

Sitharaman, who was giving her 2021-22 Budget Speech, started off by giving a special shout out to what the Indian team under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane managed to achieve Down Under.

"For accessible higher education in Ladakh. I propose to set up a central university in Leh," said Sitharaman while presenting the Budget in the Parliament.

She also announced an outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1,07,100 crores. Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, Sitharaman said that the plan of the government is to create a future-ready Railways system by 2030.

The 30-share Sensex was trading 929.54 points or 2.01 per cent higher at 47,215.31; and the broader Nifty surged 260.05 points or 1.91 per cent at 13,894.65.

Unveiling the PSE policy in Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said barring four strategic areas, public sector companies in other sectors will be divested.

Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, she also said the operation green scheme will cover 22 more perishable commodities while announcing the development of five major fishing hubs.