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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Given Temporary Charge Of Finance
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday given charge of Finance Ministry in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in the US for medical treatment, apparently ruling out his recuperation in time for the interim budget to be presented on February 1.....
Trump Doubts Lawmakers Will Reach Border Wall Deal
US President Donald Trump said that he doubts lawmakers will reach a deal over the new border wall funding that he will accept and said he would build it anyway with emergency powers if necessary, the Wall Street Journal said in a report.....
Congress Insulting Hindus, Hinduism: BJP
The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of insulting Hindu religion, Hindu saints and Hinduism after its leader Shashi Tharoor's tweeted "'Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva' ideology is dividing our country".....
Highlights Of Interim Budget 2019-20
Here are the key highlights from Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's Interim Budget 2019-20 ....
Trump Delivers State Of The Union
US President Donald Trump kicked off his annual State of the Union address before Congress with a call for bipartisanship.....
Notice To Prashant Bhushan On Contempt Plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan on a contempt plea filed by Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and the Centre saying that Bhushan tweeted that the AG "fabricated" minutes of a selection panel meeting on the appointment of then acting CBI Director M. Nageswara Rao that was cleared by the panel.....
Reality Check: Difference Of Re 1 Will Turn Tax Liability From Zero To Rs 13,000!
After the latest tax norm changes, proposed in the Interim Budget, taxable annual income up to Rs 5 lakh will get full tax rebate as Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced in his Budget speech. But exceeding the net taxable income even by a single rupee beyond Rs 5 lakh would result in a tax liability of Rs 13,000 for taxpayers.....
RBI Cuts Lending Rate To 6.25%, Shifts Stance To 'neutral'
In the final monetary policy review of the current fiscal, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday lowered its key lending rate for commercial banks to 6.25 per cent.....
Jaitley Slams Congress Over Triple Talaq Bill
Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday slammed the Congress for its promise to withdraw the Triple Talaq Bill, saying that 32 years after legislatively overturning the Supreme Court's Shah Bano judgment, the party has taken another step to drive Muslim women to live a life which is an "antithesis of human existence". ....
NIA Raids Homes Of JeM Men In Jammu And Kashmir
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided the houses of some active Jaish-e-Mohammad militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora area, police sources said.....
