Category: Business

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

No drastic measures announced for NPA recovery: bank union leader

Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has not announced any drastic measures to recover the huge bad…

8 years ago

Budget disappoints equity markets, Sensex down 152 points

Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) The Union Budget announcements, combined with negative global cues, depressed the Indian equity markets on Monday.…

8 years ago

Budget lacks vision, conviction: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the budget for 2016-17 "lacks both…

8 years ago

Budget sets divestment target of Rs.56,500 crore

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government aims to garner Rs.56,500 crore through disinvestment in state-run undertakings in the next…

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Budget: Jaitley’s major push for affordable housing

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday proposed 100 percent deduction for profits to housing projects building homes…

8 years ago

Jet Airways to launch new daily flight to Muscat

Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Airline major Jet Airways on Monday informed that it will increase operations between India and Oman…

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Advani commends budget, terms it ‘one of the best so far’

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani on Monday commended the union budget for 2016-17 presented by Finance…

8 years ago

Budget proposals seem lucrative, but not practical: Farmers

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Reacting to the Narendra Modi government's 2016-17 general budget, a cross-section of farmers on Monday…

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Union minister Nadda lauds budget, calls it visionary

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday lauded the 2016-17 general budget as "visionary,…

8 years ago

Rajasthan signs MOUs worth Rs.586 crore in tourism sector

Jaipur, Feb 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Monday signed 55 MOUs in the tourism sector, worth over Rs.586 crore,…

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Jaitley grows cess revenue, takes much more than gives away

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday proposed to expand the pool of cess revenue…

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Nothing for farmers, Delhi in budget: AAP

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said there was nothing in the 2016-17 general…

8 years ago

Nitish, Lalu dub general budget as hopeless

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="62685,62684"] Patna, Feb 29 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and ally Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad…

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Petrol price cut by Rs.3.02 a litre, diesel hiked by Rs.1.47

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corp. moved in contrary directions on Monday, cutting the petrol price by…

8 years ago

Eurozone inflation negative in February

Brussells, Feb 29 (IANS) The inflation in the 19-country Eurozone unexpectedly fell into negative territory in February, official data showed…

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Over 900,000 jobs in Britain at risk: report

London, Feb 29 (IANS) Around 74,000 shops, employing more than 900,000 workers in Britain's retail sector, are under threat, the…

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Budget appeases the rich: CPI-M

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday said the annual budget was aimed at appeasing the rich and…

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Union budget disappoints employees: Himachal CM

Shimla, Feb 29 (IANS) The 2016-17 union budget has disappointed government employees as a rebate in income tax limit remained…

8 years ago

Kerala rubber farmers’ woes unaddressed in budget: Leaders

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 29 (IANS) The woes of Kerala's beleaguered rubber farmers seem set to continue as their problems found no…

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