New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, in an exclusive interview to Network 18 editor-in-chief Rahul Joshi spoke about the government's "fine balance" carried out through the Union Budget 2021.

The union finance minister in her speech said the free cooking gas LPG scheme, Ujjwala will be extended to one crore more beneficiaries as fuel supplies were kept running without interruption during COVID-19 lockdown.

The duo, who are resident of Delhi, were intercepted after their arrival from Dubai early on Friday morning.

Citing Modi's address at the virtual meeting, sources said he told leaders that Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was just a phone call away for the protesting farmers.

Police had asked nine farmer leaders to join the investigation in the case on Friday, but no one turned up.

Both sides noted with appreciation the close cooperation on the coronavirus-related issues, including India's gift of two million doses of Covishield vaccine to Bangladesh in keeping with its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.

Dues amounting to Rs 92.18 crore from MMTC, Rs 6.64 crore from State Trading Corporation of India (STC) and Rs 6.65 crore from PEC Ltd are pending despite regular persuasion, it said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the issues cited by the opposition parties for boycotting the President's address can be raised during the debate on the motion of thanks.

The probe is being conducted under various sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act after ED recently received a communication from the Commerce Ministry seeking action against e-commerce players pertaining to certain multi-brand retail businesses.

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The farmer leaders who have been named in the FIRs will also be asked to surrender their passports, officials said.

The bypolls will be held for two wards under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and three under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), the election body said in a statement.

The MHA in its order has directed state and UT governments to take all necessary measures to promote Covid-19 appropriate behavior and ensuring wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing.

Most of the incidents were reported from Mukarba Chowk, Gazipur, A-Point ITO, Seemapuri, Nangloi T-Point, Tikri Border and Red Fort.

They were safely rescued by Delhi Police personnel after being stuck for almost two hours in the afternoon, provided refreshments and subsequently escorted away, a senior officer said.