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Feb 24, 2021 01:52 PM IST Spread over 63 acres, the stadium has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 800 crore and with a seating capacity for 1,32,000 spectators, it has surpassed the hallowed Melbourne Cricket Ground which can accommodate 90,000.
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Feb 01, 2021 11:34 AM IST From boosting healthcare, giving infrastructure a big push and extending support to the agriculture sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget laid out India's path to economic recovery. Here are all the highlights:
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Jan 29, 2021 01:13 PM IST In his customary address to both the Houses, the President highlighted how the country had come together in the last year to overcome adversities, such as pandemic, floods, earthquakes, attacks, and bird flu
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Jan 28, 2021 05:50 PM IST Apart from AAP, 16 opposition parties have decided to boycott the president's address in solidarity with the farmers protesting the new farm laws.
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Jan 25, 2021 08:27 PM IST India and China are locked in a nearly nine-month long military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Kovind said adversity often plays the role of a great teacher and makes people stronger and more confident. With that confidence, India has taken great strides in several sectors, he added.
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Jan 25, 2021 01:08 PM IST The award is given to children with exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments, in the fields of innovation, scholastics, sports, arts & culture, social service and bravery.
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Jan 05, 2021 05:00 PM IST The Budget will be presented on Februrary 1 and President Ram Nath Kovind will address a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament on January 29.
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Dec 06, 2020 06:56 PM IST NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said the former Union agriculture minister will apprise Kovind of the situation in the country in the backdrop of the protest.
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Nov 09, 2020 04:40 PM IST The report titled 'Finance Commission in Covid Times' was submitted by N K Singh along with members of the Commission — Ajay Narayan Jha, Anoop Singh, Ashok Lahiri and Ramesh Chand.
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Oct 08, 2020 12:16 PM IST On the occasion of Air Force Day, President Ram Nath Kovind said the nation remains indebted to the contribution of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in securing our skies and assisting civil authorities in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
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Sep 27, 2020 08:53 PM IST Speaking in Chandigarh, Sukhbir Singh Badal said it was a dark day for the country as the President refused to act as the nation's conscience. The Shiromani Akali Dal chief also lamented that before drafting the farm legislations, his party was not consulted by the government.
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Sep 23, 2020 10:29 PM IST The opposition parties have boycotted Parliament proceedings against alleged violation of procedures by the government while passing the farm bills.
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Sep 08, 2020 07:09 PM IST Paying rich tributes to Govind Swarup, the renowned radio astronomer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described him as an "exceptional scientist” and expressed grief at his death
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Sep 07, 2020 10:00 AM IST Our youth will now be able to learn according to their interests, PM Modi said while addressing the inaugural session at the 'Governors' conference on the Role of NEP in Transforming Higher Education'.
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Sep 06, 2020 01:12 PM IST Besides President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Governors' Conference on NEP 2020 will be virtually attended by stat education ministers, vice-chancellors of state universities and other senior officials.
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Aug 29, 2020 04:40 PM IST The five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees and 27 Arjuna awardees, with the exception of a few, logged in from multiple cities to receive the honours from President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Aug 19, 2020 11:45 AM IST "...the President is pleased to accept the resignation tendered by Shri Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner with effect from the 31st August, 2020," the notification said.
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Aug 18, 2020 09:17 AM IST The name change was among the key recommendations of the draft new National Education Policy (NEP)
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Aug 14, 2020 08:22 PM IST The President also addressed Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that India's self-reliance "means being self-sufficient without alienating or creating distance from the world".
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Aug 14, 2020 07:47 PM IST The president said the nation was indebted to all doctors, nurses and healthcare workers who served as frontline warriors in the fight against coronavirus.
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Aug 14, 2020 07:07 PM IST "The entire world is fighting a pandemic due to which all of our lives have changed. It is assuring that the Centre took timely steps to address this problem," President Kovind said.
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Aug 14, 2020 10:34 AM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech is scheduled to begin at 7.30 am on August 15 and will be aired by the national broadcaster Doordarshan and live- streamed on multiple platforms.
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Aug 05, 2020 02:10 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed the 'bhoomi pujan' of a Supreme Court-mandated Ram temple in Ayodhya, bringing to fruition the BJP's 'mandir' movement that defined its politics for three decades and took it to the heights of power.
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Jul 27, 2020 10:00 PM IST The former Union minister alleged that BJP-appointed governors have violated the letter and spirit of the Constitution and have in the process "gravely impaired" parliamentary democracy, its conventions and traditions.
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Jul 04, 2020 02:30 PM IST He said the life of Buddha challenges earlier convictions as he believed in finding deliverance from suffering in the midst of this imperfect world.