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With Eye On 2019 Polls, FM Announces Sops For Farmers And Common Man But Targets Markets
In his last full budget before general elections in 2019, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley raised long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax to 10 per cent from zero at present, reduced corporate tax for 99 per cent of the companies to 25 per cent but left the tax structure for individuals largely unchanged.....
Equity Markets Tumble On Global Cues, LTCG Tax Reintroduction
The barometer Sensex of the BSE tumbled over 500 points on Friday following negative global cues and disappointment post Budget announcements on long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax reintroduction. The Nifty50, too, slipped over 160 points. ....
India Will Meet One Pakistani Bullet With Countless Bullets: Rajnath
India wanted peaceful relations with Pakistan, but its forces have been told that if one bullet come from across the border, they should fire countless bullets to retaliate, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Saturday night.....
Banks Will Decide If To Lower Interest Rates: Jaitley
Sounding a note of caution on the inflationary impact of rising global crude oil prices ahead of the RBI's final monetary policy review of the fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that lowering interest rates is a decision entirely in the domain of banks.....
Gulf, West Asia Key Priority For India: Modi
Ahead of his three-nation tour to the Gulf and West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the region is a key priority for India's foreign policy.....
Maldives, Indo-Pacific Region Figure In Modi-Trump Phone Conversation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have expressed concern over the political crisis in Maldives during wide-ranging discussions covering developments in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, according to the White House.....
Modi Arrives In UAE
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday on the second leg of his three-nation tour to West Asia and the Gulf.....
India, UAE To Work Together To Fulfil Indian Diaspora Dreams: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India-UAE ties go beyond trade and both countries will work together to fulfil the dreams of the Indian diaspora in the Gulf country.....
11 Of 31 CMs Charged With Crimes, 25 Are Crorepatis: Report
As many as 11 out of a total number of 31 Chief Ministers of various states and union territories (UTs) in India have crminal cases against them while 25 of them are crorepatis, an analysis of their self-sworn affidavits furnished during the assembly elections has revelaed.....
Successful NDA Alliance Due To Roots Of Democracy In BJP: Modi
Amid strains in the ruling NDA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he had succeeded in taking the coalition along "in the best possible way", emphasising that it could happen because democracy is in the "roots and veins" of the BJP.....
