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Union Budget 2018 Highlights

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Highlights of the Union Budget for 2018-19 presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitly on Thursday: * Education and health cess to be increased from 3 pe

/ 1st February 2018
Rs 5 lakh cover for 10 cr poor families announced under Ayushman Bharat

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley holds his briefcase as he arrives at the parliament to present the federal budget in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi New Delhi, February

/ 1st February 2018
Centre to contribute 12% of wages to new employees under EPF: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) In a measure of relief to the Indian salaried class, the government on Thursday announced that it would contribute 12 per cent of the wages to new employees under the Employees Prov

/ 1st February 2018
Industry friendly defence production policy to be brought: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) The government will bring out an industry friendly defence production policy in 2018 to promote domestic production by public sector, private sector and MSMEs, Finance Minister Arun

/ 1st February 2018
PM Fellowship for 1,000 B.Techs for Ph.D at IITs, IISc: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday announced a Prime Minister Fellowship scheme under which 1,000 B.Techs will be provided opportunity to pursue Ph.Ds in IITs and IISc. "The go

/ 1st February 2018
President, Vice President, Governors' salaries hiked

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) The emoluments of the President, Vice President and state Governors will be enhanced to Rs 5 lakh, Rs 4 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh respectively, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in

/ 1st February 2018
Rs 5 lakh healthcare cover for 10 crore poor families: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a flagship National Health Protection Scheme under which Rs 5 lakh cover will be provided a year to 10 crore poor and vulnerable

/ 1st February 2018
Rs 10,000 cr to boost fisheries, aquaculture and animal husbandry: Budget 2018-19

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Extending the facility of Kisan Credit Card to farmers engaged in fisheries, aquaculture and animal husbandry, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday allocated a dedicated fund o

/ 1st February 2018
Increase in funds for Dalits, Tribals in Union Budget

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) The allocation of funds for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) has been increased to Rs 56,619 crore and Rs 39,135 crore respectively, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said

/ 1st February 2018
India to grow at 8% soon, focus on education, healthcare, agri: FM Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) In his last full Budget speech Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said India is poised to become $5 trillion economy soon from $2.5 trillion now. His speech focused more on t

/ 1st February 2018
Congress forges ahead in all three seats in Rajasthan

Jaipur, February 1 (IANS) In a spectacular showing, the Congress on Thursday raced ahead of the BJP in the Lok Sabha constituencies of Ajmer and Alwar and the Mandalgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan where by-elec

/ 1st February 2018
Cancer 'vaccine' found effective in mice

New York, February 1 (IANS) Raising hopes for a cancer vaccine for different types of cancers, researchers have found that injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumours i

/ 1st February 2018
12-hr bandh begins in Nagaland

Kohima, February 1 (PTI) A 12-hour bandh called by the Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO) began in parts of Nagaland today amidst tight security. The bandh has b

Nagaland / 1st February 2018
Railways set to get 1st high-speed electric locomotive in March

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Indian Railways' all new 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive -- being produced in collaboration with Alstom of France and which can run at speeds of up to 120 kmph -- would be rol

/ 1st February 2018
India unveils 2018/19 budget aiming faster growth

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley holds his briefcase as he arrives at the parliament to present the federal budget in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI, February 1 (Reute

/ 1st February 2018
Petrol prices hit Rs 73 per litre in Delhi, highest since July 2014

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Petrol prices approached a three-and-a-half-year high in Delhi on Thursday at Rs 73.05 per litre. The previous high in the national capital was Rs 73.60 a litre in July

/ 1st February 2018
Relatives of Zika virus may cause birth defects

Pregnant women are covered with mosquito nets at the Women National Hospital in an effort to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes that might carry Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses, in San Salvador, El Salvado

/ 1st February 2018
Angelina Jolie, NATO to fight sexual violence in war zones

US actress and Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie adresses a press conference after meeting with NATO Secretary General in Brussels on January 31, 2018. /

/ 1st February 2018
Trump says he plans to publish memo about Russia probe

U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis Washington, February 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump sparked alarm within the FBI on Wednesday by saying that

/ 1st February 2018
11 killed in fire at nursing home in Japan

A firefighter inspects a facility to support senior people on welfare, where a fire occurred, in Sapporo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on February 1, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS T

/ 1st February 2018