Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha critiqued the Union Budget, highlighting reduced allocations for minority welfare schemes and overlooking farmers, SC, and ST needs. They accused the government of neglecting the 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' promise. MPs called for addressing inflation, unemployment, and the budget's insufficient support for marginalized communities and farmers.

The government has authorised 1.10 lakh hospital admissions worth Rs 202.96 crore for senior citizens aged 70 and above under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), union minister Prataprao Jadhav informed Rajya Sabha. Over 47 lakh seniors have enrolled for Ayushman Vay Vandana cards. The scheme offers Rs 5 lakh annual free treatment, covering 1,961 procedures across 27 specialties. States can tailor benefit packages, and accredited hospitals receive incentives.

The Supreme Court has requested the Election Commission's response regarding pleas for verifying burnt memory and symbol loading units in EVMs. The court emphasized no data erasure or reloading during verification, just an engineer's certification is needed. The Election Commission is expected to clarify the procedure and address the high verification cost by March 3.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman cites former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan during her Lok Sabha address concerning the rupee's depreciation against the dollar. She highlights that currency fluctuations have impacted major global economies, noting a 6.5% increase in the dollar index between October and January.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the Trinamool Congress of fostering corruption and undermining institutions. She also highlighted issues in the implementation of PM Awas Yojana and MNREGA. Additionally, Sitharaman discussed the economic growth, development initiatives in West Bengal, and the state of India's economy.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Seychelles has emerged as Africa's top performer in the newly released 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), scoring 72 out of 100.

[GAVI] Geneva -- A shipment of 200,000 mpox vaccine doses donated by Canada and facilitated by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has arrived in the DRC The doses - allocated based on an agreed Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) - bring the number of mpox doses facilitated by Gavi to 1,215,460 from various donors and 500,000 funded directly by Gavi Gavi CEO Dr Sania Nishtar: "We appreciate Canada's generous contribution to the DRC's mpox response, which comes at a time when the DRC is refining its vaccination strategy to

[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has dismissed the proposal to withdraw South African soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), stating that this action would be worse than surrender.

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly said that international sanctions imposed on Syria should be removed

«The world has spent almost 10 trillion US dollars in so-called transitioning over the last 20, 25 years,» Haitham Al Ghais stressed

The bill seeks to amend several laws

«During the meeting, issues related to increasing cargo transportation and stimulating cooperation with all interested parties, including the European Union, were discussed,» the ministry said

The ministry added that the secretary general and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, in the course of individual consultations, discussed in detail the tasks of intensifying practical cooperation

L'équipe d'éducation environnementale a eu une série d'animation dans plusieurs établissements scolaires de la ville de Mouila. (Gabonews) : Au centre des échanges, le conflit homme faune. Il était question d'expliquer aux apprenants, le conflit homme-faune, présenter les causes et conséquences du conflit et aborder les mesures d'atténuation mises en œuvre par les communautés et le gouvernement. L'implication des élèves a montré la prise de conscience des jeunes dans la préservation (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The Prime Minister responded to a backlash after it emerged an Albanian criminal is allowed to remain in Britain in part because his son has 'distaste' for the food.

The contractor hired to rehabilitate a century-old bridge in Kingston, Ont., that was demolished after a failed repair job is suing the federal government and an engineering firm that investigated the incident for more than $8 million.

There were more than than 4,700 outages across the province last year.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state Ohio, a senior Canadian official said. 

Myar Curran, 25, shouted 'we love you, Peter' during his gig at the AO Arena on Saturday - only to be ejected by security.

Seven women and five men, mostly mid-life professionals in casual tracksuits - some wearing slippers, some clutching bottles of water - are sitting in a room, surrounded by Cheshire countryside.

The Duke of Sussex's latest move was utterly tin-eared, even for a man of the prince's stupidity and arrogance. Why did he choose this moment to do it?

The photograph was taken at Calvine on the edge of the Cairngorms in Scotland on August 4, 1990, by two chefs who were working at a hotel 13 miles away. The men disappeared not long afterwards.

UK-based Ellie, who goes by @elehunn on TikTok , shared a clip of the range on her profile, writing: 'Surely not, Card Factory'.

TEHRAN –The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated every February 11 to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

TEHRAN – A total of 165 earthquakes were recorded across the country in the third week of Bahman, the 11th Iranian calendar month, which falls from February 1 to 7, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

TEHRAN— As nutrition contributes to 10-70 percent of cancers, the health ministry plans to promote healthy lifestyle habits, particularly healthy diets, to significantly protect individuals against cancers.

TEHRAN – Russian Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko has lauded Iran's independence, self-sufficiency, progress, and achievements in different fields, saying that Iran is a role model for many countries and even the globe.

Russia has attacked Ukrainian infrastructure supporting Kiev’s military effort, the Defense Ministry has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU Commission chief has warned of “proportionate” countermeasures if the US president raises tariffs on imports of metals Read Full Article at RT.com

Modi is expected to discuss the Chabahar Port issue with Trump in their upcoming meeting Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian soldiers returning from the front could pose a threat to civilians in Europe, Polish psychiatrist Radoslaw Tworus has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has met with his Djibouti’s counterpart Read Full Article at RT.com