Category: Business

Meagre increase in S&T allocation

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Even as Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Thursday termed the Union…

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Testing facility at IIT-Madras to speed up India’s 5G roll out

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In a thrust to roll out 5G in 2020 in line with the global markets,…

6 years ago

NHAI to turn road assets into SPVs: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)…

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Union Buget: No extra paisa for Environment, slash in pollution abatement fund

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Even as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley raised concerns over rising air pollution in his Budget…

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India Inc hails ‘populist’ Budget, but says disappointed on tax front

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India Inc on Thursday welcomed the Union Budget 2018-19 -- the last full budget of…

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Equities close lower on Budget day on volatility infused by LTCG tax

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Wiping off initial gains, the key Indian equity indices closed trade on a lower note on…

6 years ago

Budget anti-people, a big bluff: Mamata

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Describing the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as a "big bluff" and "anti-people",…

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Civil aviation’s budgetary allocation increased to over Rs 6,000 crore

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed to allocate Rs 6,602.86 crore to the Ministry…

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Hawala conduit Watali showed foreign remittance under ‘other income’: NIA

By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prominent Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, known to be close…

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Experts welcome cyber security initiative

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Cyber security players on Thursday welcomed the government's decision to build a secure work environment…

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First Defence Production corridor to come up in TN: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government's announcement of creating defence manufacturing corridors…

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‘Hollow’ budget, will lead to price rise: Congress

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (IANS) The Congress' Kerala unit on Thursday described Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's last full budget as…

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Union Budget historic: Himachal CM

Shimla, Feb 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday described the Union Budget 2018-19 as historic,…

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Construction of strategically important Rohtang tunnel completed: Jaitley

New Delhi/Shimla, Feb 1 (IANS) The construction of a tunnel under the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, one of the…

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Budget 2018: Home Ministry gets Rs 107,572.79 cr, a 9.6% hike

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The 2018-19 Union Budget on Thursday proposed an allocation of Rs 107,572.79 crore to the…

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Growth of India’s manufacturing sector slows: PMI

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Business conditions of India's manufacturing sector improved in January, but at a slower pace, key macro-economic…

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Congress slams Union Budget, terms mega healthcare scheme a ‘jumla’

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday slammed the Union Budget, terming the promise of Rs 5 lakh…

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Don’t kill but regulate crypto currencies, Jaitley told

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) With Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announcing that virtual currencies are no legal tender and that…

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Rs 52,800 cr allocated to health, family welfare

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday allocated Rs 52,800 crore to health and family welfare in the…

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Budget 2018-19 joins fiscal prudence to spending needs: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Describing Budget 2018-19 presented in Parliament as one that combines "fiscal prudence" with the expenditure…

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