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Sensex witnesses 530.85-point slump post Budget presentation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Market indices took a steep hit in Friday morning trade, in response to this year's Union Budget, tabled earlier on Thursday.
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Budget 2018: Public hails healthcare measures
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): A day after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed certain healthcare measures as a part of the Budget proposals for 2018-19, people across the country hailed the same.
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Niti Aayog vice chairman backs Budget '18
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb. 2 (ANI): The vice chairman of Niti Aayog Rajiv Kumar defended, backing the Union Budget that was presented on Thursday, said that it is upto Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to take a call on the suggestions made.
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Brinda Karat criticises Union Budget over farmers issue
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Feb 2 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) leader Brinda Karat on Friday took a dig at the Centre after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that it already implemented the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission.
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NITI Aayog CEO hails Budget' 18 as 'forward-looking'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 01 (ANI): NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Thursday hailed the Union Budget 2018, saying that 'it is forward-looking budget in totality.'
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Piyush Goyal hails Budget '18 as 'visionary'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday welcomed the Budget 2018, describing it as a "visionary" budget.
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Union Budget not populist, but will become popular: Parrikar
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said the Union Budget 2018 presented by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is not a populist budget but is a budget which will become popular.
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Budget 2018 is outstanding for railways: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 1 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the Union Budget 2018 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is outstanding for the railways.
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It's a 'Nation-building budget': Baba Ramdev
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Haridwar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday praised the budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, however he said that it would have been better had people been provided relief in Income Tax up to a limit of Rs 5 lakh.
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Union Budget'18 not people friendly: Mamata
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, stating that there was nothing new and that it is not a people friendly budget.
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Budget '18 offers boost for SCs/STs
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament here on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the total earmarked allocation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in 279 programmes has been increased from Rs 34,334 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 52,719 cror
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Budget in spirit of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas': Amit Shah
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 01 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the General Budget 2018-19 while saying that it is in the spirit of "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas."
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