Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The Congress on Monday said it has started informal seat sharing talks with the Left Front for the coming West Bengal assembly polls, but conceded there were “difficulties” in the way,…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Feb 29, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Finance Jayant Sinha. (Photo:…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) Ludhiana, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had a narrow escape on Monday when the vehicle he was travelling in was attacked with stones and…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will introduce on a pilot basis direct transfer of subsidy on fertilisers to the farmers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, presenting the Union Budget for 2016-17….
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s attempt to boost the rural economy, affordable housing and infrastructure got thumbs up from majority of India Inc, a few others remained apprehensive about the imposition…
Chandigarh, Feb 29 (IANS) Submitting a status report on the alleged Murthal gang rapes, the Haryana government on Monday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that no such rapes or incidents of molestation were…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday pronounced on the long pending issue of higher premium for gas production from deep water, ultra-deep water as well as high-temperature and high-pressure fields, saying exploration…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Domestic passenger carrier Vistara on Monday announced that it will reconfigure the seat arrangements on its fleet of nine aircraft starting April. According to the company, the move will help…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday admitted on Monday before the Delhi High Court that “it has no video footage” which could show that JNU student union chief Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said there was “no big idea” in the 2016-17 general budget but commended the government on the fiscal consolidation issue. “There is no…
Ramallah/Gaza, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 38 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli security forces on Monday in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Israeli army…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) For the first…
Shillong, Feb 29 (IANS) Senior bureaucrat Kuljit Singh Kropha on Monday took over as the new Chief Secretary of Meghalaya. He succeeded P.B.O. Warjri, who retired on Monday. Kropha, a 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service…
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has not announced any drastic measures to recover the huge bad loans of government banks, said a top bank employees union leader on Monday. All India…
Zurich, Feb 29 (IANS) Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the next two World Cups will still take place in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Russia and Qatar won the right…
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) The Union Budget announcements, combined with negative global cues, depressed the Indian equity markets on Monday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ended the…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the budget for 2016-17 “lacks both vision and conviction”. “Budget 2016 lacks both vision…
Imphal, Feb 29 (IANS) A court here on Monday released Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, from custody. “Sharmila…
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday said he is in “great company” of freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh and Mahatma Gandhi after…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government aims to garner Rs.56,500 crore through disinvestment in state-run undertakings in the next fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Presenting the Budget 2016-17 proposals in parliament,…