Budget sops for poll-bound states, oppn dubs it ‘manifesto’
New Delhi: While the BJP attempts to woo voters in the four poll-bound states of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and...
Budget 2021
Passenger vehicles may get costlier after duty hike
New Delhi: After a good December-January period when sales of passenger vehicles saw a surge in demand, those who wish to...
Marginal decrease in India’s total defence budget
New Delhi: The total outlay on India's defence budget has decreased marginally to Rs 4.78 lakh crore as compared to last...
Budget allocates Rs 1.6L cr to MHA; police modernisation gets priority
New Delhi: The government has allocated Rs 1.6 lakh crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) focusing mainly on police...
Mamata criticises Union Budget, calls it anti-people
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday vehemently criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in...
No rise in retail petrol/diesel prices despite new cess in Budget
New Delhi: The government on Monday imposed agriculture and infrastructure development cess at the rate of Rs 2.5 per litre on...
Modi plans to give assets to crony capitalist friends: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre for not providing cash transfers to the poor in the...
FM proposes Rs 1,500cr scheme to boost digital payments
New Delhi: To boost digital payments, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed a Rs 1,500 crore scheme during her...
Customs duty up 2.5% on mobile parts, phones to get expensive
New Delhi: In another bid to boost domestic manufacturing, the government on Monday announced a 2.5 per cent increase in customs...
FY22 disinvestment target at Rs 1.75L cr, 2 PSBs to be privatised
New Delhi: The government has pegged its target for disinvestment for FY 2021-22 at Rs 1.75 lakh crore. A major announcement...
