A pregnant New Zealand journalist who said she turned to the Taliban for help after being unable to return home has been granted re-entry after an outcry. Charlotte Bellis said she had flown to Afghanistan after being unable to get an entry spot under New Zealand’s strict Covid border...
Read MoreIt was a day of political blitzkrieg in the election states even as the nation braised for the Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday In Punjab, former as well as current chief ministers filed their nomination papers. In Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata...
Read MoreUnion Budget 2022 Stock Market Update: Among sectors, auto and oil & gas down 1 percent each, while FMCG, pharma, IT and metal names up 1-2 percent.
Read MoreNew Delhi: In a big boost to the economy, digital rupee – using blockchain and other technologies – will be introduced by the central bank in 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today as she presented her fourth budget. “The introduction of central bank digital currency will give a...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2022 in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We strive to provide necessary ecosystem for middle class. This Budget hopes to lay the foundation for Amrit Kal from India at 75 to India at 100,” Ms Sitharaman...
Read MoreState govt employees’ tax deduction limit increased from 10% to 14% Both Centre and state government employees’ tax deduction limit to be increased from 10 percent to 14 percent to help the social security benefits of state government employees and bring them at par with the Central government employees, said Nirmala Sitharaman.
Read MoreThe Union Budget is the annual report of India as a country. It contains the government of India’s revenue and expenditure for the end of a particular fiscal year, which runs from April 1 to March 31. The Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman is set to announce the Union Budget 2022 on...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh in a virtual rally, accusing them of colluding with the “real estate mafia” that led to financial ruin for thousands of people who had purchased flats in Noida and Greater Noida (Gautam Budh Nagar). Making...
Read MoreIndia’s parliament opened amid a political storm over fresh allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government bought Israeli-made Pegasus spyware to snoop on its critics. The New York Times reported on Friday that India acquired Pegasus from Israel as part of a defence deal in 2017. Similar allegations emerged last year,...
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