Tag: 2017
Rs One Lakh Crore For Railway Safety Fund: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced creation of a Railway Safety Fund of Rs one lakh crore over a period of five years.....
Drop In Economic Activity Due To Demonetisation Is Transient: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the drop in economic activity due to demonetisation was only transient and its effect would not spill over to the next financial year.....
Highlights From The Railway Budget 2017-18
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday tabled the Railway Budget 2017-18 along with the General Budget in the Parliament.....
Jaitley Lists 3 Global Challenges To India's Growth In 2017
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the sluggish growth in the current fiscal will be replaced by a higher trajectory in 2017-18 as India's macroeconomic stability was sound, though the global scenario could pose three major challenges.....
Government Slashes Anonymous Political Funding, Opposition Calls It Hogwash
To ensure greater transparency in political funding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday sharply cut the cash donation a political party can accept and announced "electoral bonds" to promote legitimate funding of parties.....
Modi Hails Jaitley For Presenting 'uttam' Budget
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting an "uttam" (excellent) Budget and said it will give new strength to the economy while also focused on eliminating corruption.....
Budget Disappoints RSS Labour Wing
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Wednesday described the union budget as disappointing, saying the workers, salaried class and poor were overlooked.....
Punjab Campaigning Ends; Voting On February 4
A high-voltage and somewhat no-holds-barred campaign for the February 4 Punjab assembly elections ended on Thursday evening as leaders and workers of major political parties made last-ditch efforts to woo voters in the state.....
2016 Was Year Of Depression, Suppression, Regression: Azad
Targeting the Narendra Modi government over issues ranging from demonetisation to unrest in Kashmir, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said the year 2016 has been one of "depression, recession, regression and suppression".....
Explain Poor Law And Order In UP, Shah Tells Akhilesh, Rahul
BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday asked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi to explain why Uttar Pradesh in Uttar Pradesh is "in shambles".....
