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Tax Sops For Individuals, Small Firms; More Money For Welfare: Jaitley
Hoping for a 17-per cent growth in taxes revenues, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented the Union Budget 2017-18, offering more money for welfare schemes, minor tax sops for individuals and small firms, with a fiscal deficit of 3.2 per cent of GDP.....
'Budget Promises Have To Match Action'
With the BJP-led government seeking to focus on the poor, youth and farmers in the budget presented on Wednesday, political analysts said promises will have to match performance for the party to reap long-term electoral dividends.....
Budget Aimed At Fulfilling Heightened Expectations Post-demonetisation
The Union Budget for 2017-18 was easily the most anticipated one in recent times. The public was seeking the government's policy stance after its bold attack on black money with demonetisation. On a related note, the market was also looking forward to the government's response to the demonetisation-induced slowdown.....
Jaitley Introduces Note Ban Bill In Lok Sabha Amid TMC Opposition
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday introduced a bill on demonetisation in the Lok Sabha to formally make the banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes a law.....
Lok Sabha Adjourned For The Day
Opposition members led by Trinamool Congress on Friday created pandemonium in the Lok Sabha over the arrest of two of their MPs, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the house for the day. ....
Punjab Polls: Candidates At Doorsteps To Woo Voters Amid Tight Security
With only a couple of hours left for the February 4 Punjab assembly elections to get unerway, leaders and workers of various political parties on Friday moved from door to door in a last-ditch effort to woo voters amid tight security in the border state. ....
Trump Signs 2 Executive Orders For Financial Reforms
US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to start the process of undoing many of the reforms instituted by the Obama administration in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis that brought the global economy to the brink of collapse.....
500 AIIMS Nurses In Delhi On Strike
Over 500 nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here went on strike on Sunday over the death of a nurse during treatment at the hospital, officials said.....
Avalanche Kills 50 In Afghanistan
At least 50 people were killed and a dozen others wounded after an avalanche struck a remote village in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan on Sunday, officials said.....
Words Misrepresented, Respect Former Minister, Says Kerala CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said his words on former minister P.S. Nataraja Pillai were "misrepresented" and he had full respect for him as the Congress demanded that he apologise for his rude remarks.....
