New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said the Union Budget 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was a “practical vision document” of the…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday hailed the general budget 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, describing it as “transformative”. “This budget is pro poor, pro farmer and…
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government’s announcement that farmers’ income would be doubled in the next five years is an “impossible idea”, former prime minister and…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) While India made it to the top 10 markets for searches related to the 88th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday, it was actor Priyanka Chopra who was…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. “For…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Terming tax disputes as a scourge of tax-friendly regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, presenting the budget for 2016-17 on Monday, unveiled a new dispute resolution mechanism to minimise litigation. He…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Unveiling the union budget for 2016-17 on Monday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a string of measures for the development of rural areas. “A sum of Rs.2.87 lakh crore will…
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India, a constituent of the Left Front in the state, on Monday said the Congress should first approach the leftist conglomerate with…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed his Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for the poor-friendly general budget that will also fulfil their dream of owning a house. “Ask a common…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Monday announced that an additional 1 percent tax will be imposed on cars valued at above Rs.10 lakh. I also propose to collect…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday selected seven innovators for a two-week stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan under a Scholars-In-Residence programme starting from March 12. The seven selected innovators are: G.K. Ratnakar…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Morarji Desai on his 120th birth anniversary and described him as a “stalwart”. “Morarjibhai Desai was a stalwart…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Alok Kumar Verma, a 1979-batch Indian Police Service officer, on Monday took charge as the Delhi Police Commissioner, an official said. Verma, who will be the Delhi Police chief till…
Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a farmers` rally in Belagavi on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the general budget was “focused on…
Agartala, Feb 29 (IANS) Tripura ministers Badal Chaudhury and Manik Dey sustained minor injuries when a man attacked them in the CPI-M office here with a chair, police said on Monday. Police arrested Samir Debnath,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House during the presentation of national budget 2016-17 in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Home…
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Congress on Monday gave notice for a privilege motion against HRD…
Agra, Feb 29 (IANS) A group of business leaders and social activists here on Monday demanded an international airport at Agra. The group unanimously demanded upgradation of the existing Kheria airport as an international airport…
Imphal, Feb 29 (IANS) The suspension of five police commandos, accused by the Naga Students’ Federation of manhandling their activists, was revoked by the Manipur government on Monday. Following the announcement, the 20 Congress legislators…
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton will arrive here on April 10 for their first ever visit to India, an official statement said on Monday. They would experience a…