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February 1, 2018 6:37 PM

Sushma Swaraj arrives at Katmandu on two day visit to Nepal

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived at Katmandu on two day visit to Nepal this evening. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and other senior officials are accompanying her. Mrs. Swaraj was received at the airport by Nepal's Minister of State for Finance Udaya Shums...

February 1, 2018 6:36 PM

Over Rs 1.48 lakh cr to allocated for railways in next fiscal: Piyush Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said that over one lakh 48 thousand crore rupees has been allocated for Railways in next fiscal which is three times higher than the previous allocation of 54 thousand crore rupees in 2013-14. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Mr Goyal said, gov...

February 1, 2018 6:11 PM

Budget blends fiscal prudence with needs of economy: FM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that Budget blends fiscal prudence with the requirements and needs of the economy today. Speaking to media in New Delhi on Thursday evening, Mr. Jaitley said, agriculture and rural economy have been given high priority in this budget...

February 1, 2018 6:10 PM

SC adopts roster system for allocation of matters, CJI keeps PIL cases

The Supreme Court today adopted a roster system for the allocation of matters to the judges with Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra deciding to keep to himself the Public Interest Litigation cases. The order of the CJI was made public on the official website of the apex court. T...

February 1, 2018 6:10 PM

TDP leader Y S Chowdhary says budget has disappointed his party

Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party leader and Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y S Chowdhary said budget has disappointed his party as many state issues are not addressed. He said budget has not addressed the issues of Andhra Pradesh like railway zone, funding o...

February 1, 2018 3:35 PM

Sushma Swaraj leaves for Nepal on two-day visit

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left for Kathmandu a short while ago on a two-day visit to Nepal. It is the 7th visit of Mrs. Swaraj to Nepal since assuming office in May 2014 affirming close bonds of friendship between the two countries. The visit is in keeping with...

February 1, 2018 2:43 PM

Opposition terms the budget as disappointing and direction-less

The Opposition has termed the budget as disappointing and direction less. Senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan said the budget is unimpressive and it has nothing concrete for farmers and a common man. He alleged that the budget slogan Ease of living is nothing but mere a election sloganeering.<br/...

February 1, 2018 2:40 PM

National Health Protection scheme to cover 10 cr poor families;1.5 lakh health & Wellness Centres to be opened as proposed in National Health Policy

Turning to the health sector, the Budget proposes, a flagship National Health Protection Scheme to cover nearly 10 crore poor and vulnerable families providing coverage up to 5 lakh rupees per family per year for hospitalization. He also added that Government will allocate Rs 60...

February 1, 2018 2:37 PM

Union Finance Minister presents the Budget for 2018-19; Boost to farmers'income

Presenting the last full year budget before 2019 elections in the Lok Sabha today, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said this year's budget will consolidate the gains and focus on strengthening agriculture and rural economy, provision of good health care to the economically less privileged t...

February 1, 2018 2:30 PM

Govt to contribute 12% of the wages of the employees for all sectors for next three years

For Creating job opportunities and facilitating generation of employment, the budget has come up with several measures. It will contribute 12 percent of the wages of the new employees in the EPF for all the sectors for next three years. Women employees contr...

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