Bhubaneswar, Feb 1 (IANS) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) Chairman Naveen Jindal on Thursday sought the Odisha government’s intervention to bring down iron ore prices and run closed mines for the survival of the…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley increased the allocation for education during 2018-19 by 6.68 per cent from last year to Rs 85,000 crore but its share has shrunk in relation…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Telangana on Thursday expressed its disappointment over the meagre allocations made for the state in the Union Budget for 2018-19. The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) termed the budget “disappointing” for…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Budget 2018-19 reflects the government’s commitment to digitalisation for the country’s development, IT industry’s apex body Nasscom said on Thursday. “The Budget reflects the government’s commitment to digitalisation as…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Securities market regulator Sebi might mandate large corporates to meet about one-fourth of their financing needs through the bond market. “Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines to nudge corporates…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Budget 2018-19 presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday proposed 15 per cent higher subsidies at Rs 2.64 lakh crore on food, fertilisers and petroleum products. The subsidy…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In a major boost to New Delhi’s diplomatic efforts on the connectivity front, India on Thursday was admitted to the Ashgabat Agreement that envisages transit and transportation of goods between…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday allocated Rs 790 crore to Delhi for financial year 2018-19 while its share in central taxes and duties remained unchanged despite demands for an increase….
Amaravati, Feb 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s ruling TDP on Thursday expressed its unhappiness with BJP-led NDA government for the “raw deal” meted out to the state in the Union Budget 2018-19. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) AAP leader Gopal Rai on Thursday said that his party councillors, activists and legislators will reach Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s house and demand immediate changes in the Master Plan 2021…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The railways will spend over Rs 73,000 crore on safety out of the Rs 1.48 lakh crore capital expenditure earmarked for it in the Union Budget, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The allocation for the Defence Ministry in the Union Budget 2018-19 stands at Rs 2,95,511 crore, an increase of a little less than six per cent over the Revised Estimate…
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Thursday commended Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting a balanced growth-oriented budget for 2018-19, but state’s major opposition parties like DMK and PMK termed…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In line with the expected thrust on the farm and rural sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for notified kharif crops will…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the BJP MPs to go among the people, especially in their constituencies, to publicise the “pro-people” aspects of the Union Budget, and urged…
Chandigarh, Feb 1 (IANS) Farmers’ unions and leaders flayed the Union Budget 2018-19, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on Thursday, saying that it was a hoax and had nothing for the agricultural…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A court here on Thursday ordered the release of nine persons arrested with demonetised currency that was alleged to be used for funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir. National Investigation…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday the budget for 2018-19 doesn’t have provisions for the schemes announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and felt that the promise of…
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Spelling cheer for Mumbaikars, the Union Budget 2018-2019 has made substantial allocations to augment and expand the city’s severely congested Western Railway and Central Railway suburban networks. The lifeline of Mumbai…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Budget 2018-19 provides just Rs 2,000 crore for the ambitious National Health Protection Scheme that aims to cover 50 crore poor people as the scheme’s contours are yet…