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India's Economic Survey Pegs Next Fiscal's Growth At 6.75-7.5%
India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
Kerala MP E. Ahamed Dies At RML After Cardiac Arrest In Parliament
Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, who on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, sources confirmed.....
Ahamed Served Country With Great Diligence: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the death of IUML MP E. Ahamed, saying he served the country with great "diligence".....
Complete Rural Electrification By 2019, Hike In MNREGA Fund: Jaitley
From poverty free Panchayats to 100 per cent electrification of villages by May 2019 and majorly hiking the MNREGA fund, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday focused on rural India.....
Budget 2017-18: Tax Benefit Takeaways From New Budget
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday tabled the General Budget 2017-18 in the Parliament and here we bring for you the tax benefit takeaways from the new budget.....
'Budget Promises Have To Match Action'
With the BJP-led government seeking to focus on the poor, youth and farmers in the budget presented on Wednesday, political analysts said promises will have to match performance for the party to reap long-term electoral dividends.....
Trinamool Walks Out Of RS, Alleges Political Vendetta
Trinamool Congress members walked out of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, alleging that the central government was indulging in "politics of vendetta".....
Video: Kejriwal Backing Perpetrators Of Blast In Punjab: Rahul
Hitting out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was "trying to back the perpetrators of the bomb blast in Punjab".....
IED Detected On Srinagar-Jammu Highway
Security forces on Thursday detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway, officials said.....
