New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today the Union budget unveiled in parliament this morning will benefit all, especially the poor and those from backward sections of society, countering opposition claims that it has nothing to offer to the deprived or the salaried middle class. In initial reactions to the...
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New 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...
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New 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...
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New 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...
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the opposition Samajwadi Party of inducing voters to “seek revenge” on the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, saying it was a far cry from the developmental policies of the Yogi Adityanath government. Pitching it as “Nakli Samajwad (fake socialism) versus gareeb ka...
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New Delhi: India will see an economic growth of 8 to 8.5 per cent for the coming fiscal year, down from 9.2 per cent growth estimated in the current year, the annual Economic Survey predicted a day before the Budget. The survey, tabled in parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,...
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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha soon after President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to both Houses of Parliament. Ms Sitharaman will present the Budget for 2022-23 on Tuesday (February 1). The pre-Budget survey presents the state of the...
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New Delhi: India today recorded 2.09 lakh new Covid cases today, 10% lower than yesterday. The positivity rate rose to 15.7% from 14.5%.The country’s active caseload currently stands at 18,31,268. The country’s active caseload currently stands at 18,31,268, 4.43% of the total infections. The death count climbed to 4,95,050 with...
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New Delhi: The Union Budget session this year is a 79-hour window for the government to conduct legislative business, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said on Sunday . Both houses will sit one hour less per session of the total 27 sessions due to staggered sittings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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New Delhi: India’s daily Covid curve showed marginal improvement as the country reported 2.34 lakh cases today. The active cases now comprise 4.59 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 94.21 per cent. The daily positivity rate was up from 13.39...
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