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New Delhi: Realising the need to create skilled professionals in the New-Age technologies that are fast changing the business landscape for both big and small enterprises, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government would double down on its efforts to help develop the required skill sets needed by the industries across the spectrum. […]

New Delhi: The beleagured power sector may get some relief as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the government will improve the “Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana” and it will announce a package for the power sector. She also said that the government will come out with new tariff policy for the power sector. […]

New Delhi: To tap benefits of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a public sector enterprise, New Space India Limited (NSIL) has been incorporated, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Friday. NSIL’s primary aim will be to scale up industry participation in Indian space programmes. “India has emerged as a major space power. Time […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a ‘Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to modernize the fishery sector. Presenting the Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said fishing and fishermen were closely aligned with farming and were crucial to rural India. “Through the focussed Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the Department […]

New Delhi: The effective tax rates for the higher income group individuals having taxable income from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore and Rs 5 crore and above is proposed to be increased by around 3 percent and 7 percent respectively. Presenting the General Budget 2019-20 in the Parliament today, Union Minister of Finance […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre will soon introduce a new ‘National Education Policy’ to transform higher education system in the country. The new policy has proposed major changes in both school and higher education among others, better Governance systems and brings greater focus on research and innovation. An amount of Rs. 400 crore has been provided for […]

New Delhi: A Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation is to be set up in 2019-20. This was announced by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today. The Finance Minister further said that we recognize that investment-driven growth requires access to low cost capital. It […]

Aligarh: A Muslim man who has been reading “Ram Charitra Manas” and “Gita” since 1979 was beaten up by Muslim youths here in Uttar Pradesh. On Thursday, Dilsher, 55, was reading the scriptures in his house when two youths, Zakir and Samir, entered his house and beat him. They broke his harmonium, took away the […]

New Delhi: Gold prices Friday zoomed Rs 590 to Rs 34,800 per 10 gram in the national capital following Budget announcement of increase in custom duty on the precious metal to 12.5 per cent from 10 per cent. The government proposed to increase custom duty on gold and other precious metals to 12.5 per cent, […]

New Delhi: Over Rs 235 crore has been allocated to the Personnel Ministry in the Union Budget for domestic and foreign training of bureaucrats and augmenting necessary infrastructure during the ongoing fiscal. The Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday. Of the total allocation of Rs 235.91 crore for 2019-20, which is […]

Bhubaneswar: Reliance Jio has come up with a special Amarnath Yatra prepaid plan available at several Jio retailers in Jammu and Kashmir. The special Rs 102 prepaid plan offers a number of benefits including unlimited voice and data benefits. The other benefits include: ▪ Unlimited Voice Calls (Local and National) ▪ Unlimited SMS (100/day) ▪ […]

New Delhi: Describing the Union Budget as citizen friendly, development friendly and future oriented, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it will empower the poor and provide the youth with a better future. Terming the Budget as one that extends “hope” and boosts “self confidence”, he said the policies of the government will empower […]

London: Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have identified a blood pressure-lowering drug — non-dihydropyridine, a calcium channel blocker — that may increase the risk of a bowel condition called diverticulosis. This condition causes small bulges or pouches to appear in the lining of the intestine. Particularly affecting the elderly (as many as 65 per […]

New Delhi: After resigning as Congress President, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday watched a movie in a Delhi multiplex like a common citizen. A video of Rahul Gandhi watching Hindi movie Article 15 on Wednesday evening at PVR Chanakya went viral on social media platform Instagram, where he was praised for not behaving as a VIP. […]

New Delhi: Pakistan will not dare to attempt to infiltrate India like it did Kargil in 1999 because it has “seen the consequences”, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday and asserted that the armed forces are keeping a tight watch in border areas. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an […]