It's an election budget : Manmohan Singh
Feb 01, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) :Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said the government's interim budget, presented on Friday by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, is an "election budget" which will have implications on the national elections due by May.
Feb 01, 2019, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament on Friday the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal said that the allocation for the North Eastern Areas is being proposed to be increased by 21% to Rs 58,166 crore in 2019-20 Budget Estimates over 2018-19 BE.
Budget completely disappoints Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 01, 2019, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Targeting the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Union Budget disappointed the national capital completely.
Interim budget an account of votes, not a vote on account : P Chidambaram
Feb 01, 2019, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Criticising the interim budget, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said it was an "Account for Votes" and not a Vote on Account, which has further weakened fiscal stability.
This is a budget for all Indians: Narendra Modi
Feb 01, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Praising his government's budget, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described it as a 'budget for all Indians'.
Piyush Goyal presents poll-bound budget addressing distressed farmers and middle-class
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi: In a poll-bound India budget that aimed at reaching out to all sections of the voters, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday presented an interim budget that promised the distressed farmers of assured yearly income and announced attractive tax benefits for the middle-income groups.
FM proposes mega pension scheme for unorganised sector workers
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government has proposed to launch a mega pension scheme called Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income up to Rs 15,000.
Anti-black money measures brought undisclosed income of about Rs 1.3 Lakh Crore to tax
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:27 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : The anti-black money measures taken by the Government during the last four and half years in the form of Black Money Law, the Fugitive Criminal Offenders Act, and Demonetisation, have brought undisclosed income of about Rs 1,30,000 crore to tax.
Government allocates Rs.64,587 Crore for Railways in 2019-20
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : In the Interim Budget 2019-20, the Railways has been allocated Rs.64,587 crore.
GST led to increase in tax base, ease of trade: Piyush Goyal
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms has resulted in increased tax base, higher collections and ease of trade, finance minister Piyush Goyal said while presenting the Interim Budget here today.
Tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 Lakh Crore in year 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 Lakh Crore
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:18 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) :The Government has reduced tax rates, more for the common man and middle class, and made the interface with the tax department much simpler and largely faceless.
2019 Budget : Governemnt takes several measures to strenghthen msmes
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:16 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : The Government has taken several measures to strengthen the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs).
1 lakh villages to go digital in 5 years: Piyush Goyal
Feb 01, 2019, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): India having emerged as the world leader in the consumption of mobile data, the Government now aims to widen its impact by reaching out to the interior and rural areas.
Budget 2019 : Highest ever defence budget at Rs. 3 lakh crore
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Presenting the Union Budget 2019, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said that defence budget has been increased to more than Rs 3 lakh crore- the highest ever- for the financial year 2019-20.
Piyush Goyal's budget pro-growth, pro-farmer, pro-poor : Arun Jaitley
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday described the interim budget present by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal as "pro-growth, pro-farmer and pro-poor."
AugustaWestland chopper case: Deepak Talwar in ED custody for 7 days
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:22 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): A Delhi court has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seven days custody of alleged lobbyist Deepak Talwar in the Augusta-Westland VVIP chopper case, media reports said.
Two IAF pilots killed in Mirage 2000 jet crash in Bengaluru
Feb 01, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IBNS) : Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed after they ejected from a Mirage 2000 fighter during its take-off run at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited runway in Yemalur in Bengaluru on Friday morning, NDTV reported quoting IAF officials.
FM Goyal promises Rs 6,000 a year for small farmers in Interim Budget
Feb 01, 2019, at 12:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Finance minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that the Centre would give Rs 6,000 a year to vulnerable farmers.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pulwama district
Feb 01, 2019, at 09:19 am
Srinagar, Feb 1 (IBNS): Two terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday, police said.
AASU vows to continue agitation until the Citizenship bill not scrapped
Jan 31, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IBNS): All Assam Students Union (AASU) and 30 other ethnic organisations of Assam on Thursday evening took out a torch rally in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
Narendra Modi thanks people of Jind for voting in favour of BJP
Jan 31, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Jind/New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked people of Jind in Haryana for voting in favour of the ruling BJP in a bypoll, which was held on Monday.
'NoMo jobs!', says Rahul Gandhi on unemployment report; BJP counters
Jan 31, 2019, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a recent survey report which claimed the unemployment rate in 2017-2018 was highest in 45 years, media reports said.
Bagree Market fire: Kolkata Police file charge sheet, accuse Bagree Estate's directors, CEO
Jan 31, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Four-and-half months after a massive fire gutted a major portion of central Kolkata's multi-storey Bagree Market building, the city police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the fire incident before a city sessions court, officials said.
Supreme Court to hear Sabarimala verdict review petitions from Wednesday
Jan 31, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will begin to hear 48 review petitions challenging the top court verdict, which allowed entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, from Wednesday, media reports said.
SEBI-Sahra case : Supeme Court summons Subrata Roy over unpaid dues
Jan 31, 2019, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned Sahara group chief Subrata Roy on February 28 for failing to deposit Rs. 25,700 crore in the SEBI-Sahara case for returning investors' money, NDTV said.
Kolkata: Baby girl's body found in canal, cops suspect murder
Jan 31, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): The body of a two-year-old girl was recovered from a canal at the north-west side of Gangasagar Mela Ground under Maidan Police Station limits in central Kolkata on Wednesday midnight, reports said on Thursday.
BJP wins Jind, Congress Ramgarh
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : The BJP on Thursday won the bypoll in Haryana's Jind constituency levelling the issue with the Congress which annexed the Ramgarh seat in Rajasthan, reports said.
West Bengal: Three killed, one missing in illegal mine collapse
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Kolkata/Bankura, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least three miners, including a woman, died and another went missing after an illegal coal mine collapsed at Bagulia OCP (Open Cast Project) area under Barjora Police Station limits in West Bengal's Bankura district on Thursday morning, reports said.
Wanted rhino poacher arrested in Assam, arms seized
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:20 pm
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IBNS): Assam police have arrested a most-wanted rhino poacher and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Biswanath district.
ED raids Kolkata jeweller's premises in Rs 2,672 crore bank loan fraud case
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been raiding several locations and office premises of Kolkata based Shree Ganesh Jewellery House Limited across the city in connection with its ongoing probe into a Rs. 2,672 crore bank loan fraud case since Thursday morning, officials said.