Category: Business

Two schemes for rain-fed areas launched: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday said it has launched two important schemes to increase crop yield…

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LPG connections for all poor households: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will provide LPG connections to all poor households, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…

8 years ago

Modi has passed budget exam with flying colours: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has passed…

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Jaitley allocates over Rs.2,000 crore for higher education and skill development

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing…

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No big idea in budget but fiscal consolidation good: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said there was "no big idea" in the…

8 years ago

Iran inks agreements with India

Tehran, Feb 29 (IANS) The Iranian companies inked three agreements with India in the fields of auto industry here on…

8 years ago

Budget political, not surprised, says Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said the Narendra Modi government’s “political” budget was…

8 years ago

Jaitley opens coffers for rural India, unveils another tax amnesty

By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Focusing on rural economy and infrastructure with minor rebate for small taxpayers…

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Modi hails budget, says it covers all

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Hailing the general budget 2016-17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the government has…

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Realty, REITs get impetus in budget

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday gave a shot in the arm to real estate…

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Nuclear sector welcomes Rs.3,000 crore yearly allocation

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Nuclear power generation capacity is built over a period of time and Finance Minister Arun…

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Noting for farmers in the budget: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, reacting to the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun…

8 years ago

WhatsApp to discontinue on BlackBerry, Nokia devices by 2017: Report

New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Popular mobile messaging service WhatsApp will drop support for BlackBerry and Nokia devices by 2017…

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Goyal hails budget as transformative

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday hailed the general budget 2016-17 presented by Finance…

8 years ago

‘Impossible’ to double farmers’ income in 5 years: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government's announcement that farmers' income would be doubled in the next five years is…

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FRBM review will look at range for fiscal deficit target: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Retaining the fiscal deficit for the current financial year at 3.9 percent of GDP, and…

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Government to develop ports and airports: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday proposed to develop port and airport infrastructure to accelerate economic…

8 years ago

Budget disappoints markets, Sensex down 126 points

Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Budget announcements, combined with negative global cues and a dip in the rupee value, depressed…

8 years ago

Government announces digital literacy drive in rural India

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government would soon launch two novel schemes to spread digital literacy in rural India…

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Union budget hopeless, says Trinamool Congress

Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Monday dubbed the 2016-17 Union Budget as "hopeless" and "stereotype", and questioned…

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