New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said farmers are getting 1.5 times of the minimum support price (MSP) on procurement of foodgrains.
In her Budget speech, the Finan
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed the construction of 8,500 km highway by March 2022.
Four poll-bound states -- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and As
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a record sum of Rs 1,10,055 crore for Indian Railways of which Rs 1,07,100 crore is for the capital expenditure. She said th
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles has been announced in the Union Budget on Monday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that vehic
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The government of India has put a big focus on healthcare in the Union Budget amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the 'PM Aat
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to unleash a massive fiscal expansion in 2021-22 to revive India's pandemic-battered economy.
Accordingly, she propose
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the government will facilitate setting up of a world class fintech hub in Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) cit
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the General Union Budget of 2021 on Monday. The ruling BJP hopes that this Budget would provide relief to the rural poor, farmer
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Additional revenue measures in Union Budget to retain the corporate tax structure and a hike on personal income tax will curb consumption.
Axis Capital said in a note that recen
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): In a significant change amid digitalisation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this year unveiled a 'Made in India' tablet replacing the traditional briefcase before pres
Mumbai, February 1 (IANS): The BSE Sensex is trading in the green just before the presentation of the Union Budget on Monday.
The Sensex was up by 387 points at 46,673 points in morning trade as all eyes wer
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): As all eyes across the country are set to witness the Budget 2021 to be presented in Parliament very soon, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved for the House.
The
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The government on Monday imposed agriculture and infrastructure development cess at the rate of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs 4 per litre on diesel to mobilise additional
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): India's first Budget post the onset of Covid-19 pandemic will be presented to Parliament on Monday.
Accordingly, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her third a
New Delhi/Naypyidaw, February 1 (IANS): India on Monday expressed "deep concern" over the military coup in Myanmar which has been placed under a state of emergency for one year, urging the neighbourin
New Delhi, January 23 (PTI): With 14,256 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,06,39,684 on Saturday, while 1,03,00,838 patients have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.
Kathmandu, January 21 (IANS): The Covid-19 vaccines that India has granted to Nepal arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal handed over the vaccines to Health Minister Hridesh Tripathi a
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 21 (IANS): Ninety-two countries have approached India for Covid-19 vaccines, bolstering New Delhis credentials as the vaccine hub of the world.
Highly placed sources said that scores of co
Brisbane, January 20 (IANS): The Australian media on Wednesday hailed India's historic Test win at the Gabba here, terming the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar series win as one "for the ages".
India be
New Delhi, January 12 (PTI): The Centre on Tuesday said it has issued advisories to states regarding testing protocols for bird flu and also asked them to maintain sufficient stock of PPE kits and accessories r