New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), also known as Akali Dal, and a key ally of BJP in Punjab, on Thursday abstained from the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government here to discuss the issues to be considered and taken up during the
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): With the Lok Sabha elections only a few months away, the NDA government will present its Interim Budget on Friday amidst a lot of hopes and expectations from across the spectrum of society—right from the common people to industries.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Equity markets witnessed a sudden surge on Thursday, a day ahead of the interim Budget as investors expected sops for the middle class and farm sector.
New Delhi [India], Jan31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asserted that the current government has launched several schemes for the welfare of the poor, youth and also for the specially abled.
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Ahead of the interim budget, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday informed that it is under the current government that various laws pertaining to the welfare of women were passed.
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): on the opening day of Budget Session, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the Joint Sitting of both Houses of Parliament and said that the country was going through a phase of "uncertainty" before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, hence the BJP-le
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Ahead of the Budget Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is "eager" to debate on all important issues and hoped for a meaningful discussion by all MPs during the session, the last before the Lok Sabha elections.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Though it would be an Interim Budget, the people of Nagpur are hoping the central government would raise the minimum tax slab from Rs 2 lakh 50 thousand to Rs 5 lakhs.
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Congress party has issued a three-line whip to all its MPs in the Rajya Sabha, asking them to remain present in the House today and tomorrow and "support the party stand".
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Ahead of the interim budget, the Shiv Sena said it wants the central government to exempt those earning up to Rs 8 lakhs per annum from paying income tax.
New Delhi (India), Jan 31 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh said the state doesn’t expect much from the Interim budget, adding that whatever the central government will announce is nothing but "election gimmick."
Mumbai/Kanpur (Maharashtra/Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): With the interim budget to be presented on February 1, different sections of society including homemakers, traders, wholesalers and jewellers have posed great expectations on the government.