Tag: US
Trump's Chief Of Staff Says Pakistan May Be Considered For Temporary Ban
US President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff Reince Priebus has opened the possibility of the administration extending to Pakistan the temporary visa ban and "extreme vetting" of travellers imposed on seven countries.....
SC Refuses Bail To Asaram
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on medical grounds, saying his condition wasn't such that he can't be treated in Jodhpur.....
NRIs Add To Poll Pitch In Punjab
Punjab's strong non-resident community has arrived in hordes from Canada, Britain, the US and other countries for the February 4 assembly elections in the state.....
'Hindu Exodus' Not An Election Issue In Kairana
The so-called "Hindu exodus" from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, which had grabbed headlines, is a non-issue in the electoral battle here.....
India's Economic Survey Pegs Next Fiscal's Growth At 6.75-7.5%
India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office.....
Modi Failed To Create Jobs: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the government was a "complete failure" in creating jobs for the youths.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
10 Lakh Bankers To Strike Work On February 28
Around 10 lakh bankers will now go on strike on February 28 to demand recovery of bank loans that have since turned bad and action against wilful loan defaulters as well as solution to cash crunch post-demonetisation, a top union leader said on Tuesday.....
Complete Rural Electrification By 2019, Hike In MNREGA Fund: Jaitley
From poverty free Panchayats to 100 per cent electrification of villages by May 2019 and majorly hiking the MNREGA fund, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday focused on rural India.....
Budget 2017-18: Tax Benefit Takeaways From New Budget
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday tabled the General Budget 2017-18 in the Parliament and here we bring for you the tax benefit takeaways from the new budget.....
