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"Dropped Catches, No Balls": Shashi Tharoor's Cricket Analogy For Budget
As World Cup fever grips the nation, Shashi Tharoor today reverted to cricket lexicon in the Parliament to criticize the Union Budget which was presented on Friday.
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Green Environment Behind Push For Public Transport, EVs: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the tax proposals in the Union Budget for FY20 on fossil fuels and electric cars must push people to avoid polluting fuels and adopt either electric vehicles or public transport.
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Parliament LIVE Updates- "We Have No Role In Karnataka Crisis": Rajnath Singh In Parliament
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the BJP had nothing to do with the situation in Karnataka where several Congress and JD-S MLAs have quit, puttng the coalition government in a crisis.
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KT Rama Rao Says Union Budget "Disappointing, Insipid" For Telangana
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working President KT Rama Rao on Saturday termed the Union Budget 2019-20 as "disappointing and insipid" from Telangana's perspective.
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Jal Shakti Ministry Gets Rs 28,261 Crore Budget Allocation
The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the government's mission to provide clean and piped drinking water to every household in the country, has been earmarked Rs 28,261.59 crore in the budget 2019-20.
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"Gaon, Gareeb, Kisaan": Opposition Leaders Slam Budget Over Farmer Issues
The government on Friday announced an increase in budget allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare by over 78 per cent to around Rs. 1.3 lakh crore for the current fiscal.
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Union Budget: Over Rs 17,800 Crore Allocated To External Affairs Ministry
Over Rs 17,800 crore has been earmarked for the Ministry of External Affairs in the 2019-20 Budget, an increase of more than Rs 2,800 crore over the previous fiscal, with a massive jump in aid allocation for Maldives, Mauritius and African nations.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Talks Of Zero Budget Farming, Allocation Up By 78%
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the country needs to replicate "zero budget farming" as part of the government's plan to help farmers double their income. In her speech presenting the Union budget in parliament, the minister underscored the need to "go back to the basics, which will help double farmers' income".
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HD Kumaraswamy Slams Budget. Tejasvi Surya Makes An Appeal To Him
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he had "great expectations" from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who represents Karnataka, but he was "disappointed" after she presented her first budget in the parliament earlier in the day.
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NDTV's Prannoy Roy Analyses 2019 Union Budget: Highlights
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the union budget for the year 2019-20, aimed at boosting infrastructure and foreign investment.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Proposes Creating A "Social Stock Exchange"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced the setting up of a social stock exchange under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for listing of organisations which work for social welfare, as she presented her first union budget.
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"Increased Income Taxes Spooked Markets": Anand Mahindra On Union Budget
Noted industrialist Anand Mahindra gave a guarded review of the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's first union budget on Friday, balancing rare criticism for the lack of splashy announcements with generous praise for its long term plans.
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Budget Gives First-Time Homeowners Rs 1.5 Lakh Increase In Tax Deduction
The deduction, which now stands at a total of Rs 3.5 lakh, is applicable to loans sanctioned during the current fiscal year and for home worth up to Rs 45 lakh
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Gold Tax Hike Fuels Smuggling Fears; May Hit Festival, Wedding Season
India, the world's biggest consumer of gold after China, increased the import tax on the precious metal for the first time since 2013, spurring domestic prices to a record. Shares of jewelers slumped.
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Budget 2019: Electric Vehicles To Get More Affordable
The NDA 2.0 government made some major announcements for pushing electric mobility in India as part of the Union Budget 2019. While the Indian auto sector did not witness any dramatic changes in tax norms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recommended reducing the GST rate on electric vehicles from the current 12 per cent to five per cent in a bi...
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"Dropped Catches, No Balls": Shashi Tharoor's Cricket Analogy For Budget
As World Cup fever grips the nation, Shashi Tharoor today reverted to cricket lexicon in the Parliament to criticize the Union Budget which was presented on Friday.
-
Green Environment Behind Push For Public Transport, EVs: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the tax proposals in the Union Budget for FY20 on fossil fuels and electric cars must push people to avoid polluting fuels and adopt either electric vehicles or public transport.
-
Parliament LIVE Updates- "We Have No Role In Karnataka Crisis": Rajnath Singh In Parliament
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the BJP had nothing to do with the situation in Karnataka where several Congress and JD-S MLAs have quit, puttng the coalition government in a crisis.
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KT Rama Rao Says Union Budget "Disappointing, Insipid" For Telangana
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working President KT Rama Rao on Saturday termed the Union Budget 2019-20 as "disappointing and insipid" from Telangana's perspective.
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Jal Shakti Ministry Gets Rs 28,261 Crore Budget Allocation
The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the government's mission to provide clean and piped drinking water to every household in the country, has been earmarked Rs 28,261.59 crore in the budget 2019-20.
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"Gaon, Gareeb, Kisaan": Opposition Leaders Slam Budget Over Farmer Issues
The government on Friday announced an increase in budget allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare by over 78 per cent to around Rs. 1.3 lakh crore for the current fiscal.
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Union Budget: Over Rs 17,800 Crore Allocated To External Affairs Ministry
Over Rs 17,800 crore has been earmarked for the Ministry of External Affairs in the 2019-20 Budget, an increase of more than Rs 2,800 crore over the previous fiscal, with a massive jump in aid allocation for Maldives, Mauritius and African nations.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Talks Of Zero Budget Farming, Allocation Up By 78%
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the country needs to replicate "zero budget farming" as part of the government's plan to help farmers double their income. In her speech presenting the Union budget in parliament, the minister underscored the need to "go back to the basics, which will help double farmers' income".
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HD Kumaraswamy Slams Budget. Tejasvi Surya Makes An Appeal To Him
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he had "great expectations" from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who represents Karnataka, but he was "disappointed" after she presented her first budget in the parliament earlier in the day.
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NDTV's Prannoy Roy Analyses 2019 Union Budget: Highlights
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the union budget for the year 2019-20, aimed at boosting infrastructure and foreign investment.
-
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Proposes Creating A "Social Stock Exchange"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced the setting up of a social stock exchange under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for listing of organisations which work for social welfare, as she presented her first union budget.
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"Increased Income Taxes Spooked Markets": Anand Mahindra On Union Budget
Noted industrialist Anand Mahindra gave a guarded review of the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's first union budget on Friday, balancing rare criticism for the lack of splashy announcements with generous praise for its long term plans.
-
Budget Gives First-Time Homeowners Rs 1.5 Lakh Increase In Tax Deduction
The deduction, which now stands at a total of Rs 3.5 lakh, is applicable to loans sanctioned during the current fiscal year and for home worth up to Rs 45 lakh
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Gold Tax Hike Fuels Smuggling Fears; May Hit Festival, Wedding Season
India, the world's biggest consumer of gold after China, increased the import tax on the precious metal for the first time since 2013, spurring domestic prices to a record. Shares of jewelers slumped.
-
Budget 2019: Electric Vehicles To Get More Affordable
The NDA 2.0 government made some major announcements for pushing electric mobility in India as part of the Union Budget 2019. While the Indian auto sector did not witness any dramatic changes in tax norms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recommended reducing the GST rate on electric vehicles from the current 12 per cent to five per cent in a bi...
