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Defence gets around 7.4 pc hike, Rs 20,000 cr extra spent on weapons last
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI) In the middle of a conflict with China, defence forces received an overall hike of around 7.4 per cent over last year as Rs 3.62 lakh crore were provided to them excluding pensions over Rs 3.37 lakh crores last year.
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Delhi HC issues notice to PCI, media organisations on plea alleging misrep
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to a leading media organisation, News Broadcasters Association, Press Council of India and Union of India on a petition seeking direction to restrain the fake-news by setting the accountability and responsibili
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Sitharaman proposes 34.5 pc hike in capital expenditure to Rs 5.54 lakh cr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed a sharp 34.5 per cent hike in capital expenditure for the FY2021-22 to Rs 5.54 lakh crores to push growth.
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Equity indices spurt 3 pc, banking stock upbeat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices jumped by nearly 3 per cent during the afternoon on Monday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament with a strong focus on infrastructure and healthcare sectors.
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FY21 fiscal deficit at 9.5 pc of GDP
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the fiscal deficit for FY21 has been pegged at 9.5 per cent of the GDP and will come down to 6.8 per cent in FY22.
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Finance Minister proposes to increase FDI limit to 74 pc in insurance comp
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to amend the Insurance Act 1938 to increase the permissible Foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from 49 per cent to 74 per cent in insurance companies and allow foreign ownership and control with
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137 pc increase in budget outlay for health, Rs 35,000 cr allocated for CO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday informed that the budget outlay for health increased to Rs 2,23,846 crores in 2021-22, an increase of 137 per cent in comparison to the previous year's budget.
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Transfers not to exceed 15 pc of the total staff under new Karnataka govt
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI): The transfer of lecturers of government degree colleges and technical education institutions in Karnataka will be done through online counselling and the process will be limited to 15 per cent of the total teaching staff, said Deputy Chief Min
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Javeria Khan not fully recovered from finger injury, to miss 2nd T20I agai
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Durban [South Africa], January 31 (ANI): Pakistan top-order batter Javeria Khan will also miss the second T20I against South Africa as she has not fully recovered from the finger injury.
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Pak drops Wahab Riaz, includes Hasan Ali for T20I series against South Afr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 31 (ANI): Pacer Wahab has been dropped from Pakistan's squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against South Africa, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand govt increases excise duty on liquor to 20 pc
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 31 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Saturday decided to increase the excise duty on domestic and foreign liquor to 20 per cent in the state.
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Delhi govt relaxes its quarantine norms for UK returnees
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Considering low positivity rate of UK returnees regarding the new COVID variant, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Saturday did away with the compulsory institutional quarantine for a period of seven days followed by seven days of home qua
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