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Finding himself alone amid girls, Bihar boy faints in examination hall

A 12th standard student in Nalanda district of Bihar got cold feet when he discovered something unusual at the examination center. After thorough preparation for the math exam, 17 year-old Raja Pathak* (name changed) wasn’t aware of the surprisingly confusing situation that he was to encounter. And before he could wrap his head around the problem, he forfeited the exam.

Railway Budget: Production of Vande Bharat to be ramped up

Now, the manufacturing of Vande Bharat will take place in Haryana’s Sonipat, Maharashtra’s Latur, and Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli

Amrit kaal Budget only for capitalists: AAP’s Sanjay Singh

Expressing disappointment at the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that the government has made no provision to strengthen health infrastructure in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. He said, “This budget fails to deliver. It did not address the growing unemployment, farmers’ […]

Prefixing millets with ‘Shri’ changes how we perceive coarse grains: Kailash Choudhary, MoS Agriculture

Elaborating on why finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman referred to millets as Shri (a title of respect used before the name), MoS Agriculture Kailash Choudhary said that the gesture will completely change our perception of coarse grains. He said, “Today’s budget was a magnificent and inclusive one. Farmers have been given priority in this budget. It […]

Budget 2023 | By the privileged for the privileged: Manoj Jha

RJD leader slammed ‘Saptarishi’ provisions in Union Budget 2023 as farcical