IndiGo to receive A320 Neos from March
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Budget airline IndiGo on Monday said Airbus has confirmed to deliver 24 A320 Neo aircraft to the airline starting from March 2016 to March 2017. “The new A320 Neo powered…
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Seeds for agricultural transformation sown: M.S. Swaminathan
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) The seeds for agricultural transformation has been sown for the dawn of a new era in farming is in sight, said agricultural scientist M.S.Swaminathan. Reacting to the union budget 2016-17 presented…
Ex-gratia announced for Jessop, Dunlop employees
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The West Bengal government, which has passed a bill to take over the ailing industrial units Dunlop and Jessop, on Monday announced a monthly ex gratia of Rs.10,000 to the employees….
Budget lacks flavour: Jayalalithaa
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Monday said some of the schemes announced by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley have been implemented in the state and his budget for 2016-17 lacks…
SC asks trial court for daily hearings in Saibaba’s case
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked a Maharashtra court to hold daily hearings into the trial of Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba from March 4 so as to…
Central government may list/divest only the top general insurers: Experts
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government may list not more than two of six general insurance companies owned by it or may divest its holding, said industry experts on Monday referring to union Finance…
Thane family’s massacre: Police still looking for motive
Thane (Maharashtra), Feb 29 (IANS) A day after the macabre massacre of 14 members of his own family by an income tax consultant who later hanged himself, police are still looking for the motive behind…
Manipur High Court nullifies Congress MLA’s election
Imphal, Feb 29 (IANS) The Manipur High Court on Monday nullified the election of Congress legislator Mairembam Prithiviraj on charges of falsifying his educational qualification. The ruling came from Justice N. Koteswor after prolonged litigation…
More agricultural credit, farmers’ income to be doubled by 2022: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that agriculture and farmers’ welfare was a pillar of the government’s agenda to transform India and it would strive to double income…
LF-Congress tie-up: Camps weigh pain and pleasure
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,…
7th pay panel report burdens government expenditure: Jaitley
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:…
Kejriwal’s narrow escape as car attacked; Punjab orders probe
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…
Direct benefit transfer for fertilizers proposed
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….
Infrastructure, housing reforms in Budget boost spirits of India Inc
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…
No gang rapes in Murthal during Jat stir, Haryana tells HC
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…
No video of Kanhaiya shouting anti-national slogans: Delhi Police to HC
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…
FM skips defence in budget speech, around 10 percent hike in allocation
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…
Kropha takes over as Meghalaya Chief Secretary
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…
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 loans of government banks, said a top bank employees union leader on Monday. All India…
Budget lacks vision, conviction: Rahul Gandhi
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…