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Petrol, diesel levies hiked to get funds without touching individual taxes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday dismissed suggestions that levies on petrol and diesel will fuel inflation, saying it was aimed at meeting public funding needs without hurting individual taxpayers and was also a step to move away from fossil fuel
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Budget neither gives any meaningful relief nor listens to people's voice:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Congress party on Friday slammed the Union Budget saying the Modi government has failed to address the vulnerable sections of the society, raised tax burden and did not give any "meaningful relief" in the budget presented on Friday.
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Excise duty, cess on petrol, diesel to get resources for development: Prad
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday justified the increase in excise duty as well as road and infrastructure cess on petrol and diesel, saying the move will get resources for the developmental projects.
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Union Budget will leapfrog India into world's top economies: Yogi Adityana
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Welcoming the Union Budget, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying that this magnificent budget would leapfrog India into the world's top economie
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Our job creators are our wealth creators: Sitharaman praises India Inc
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday praised India Inc, saying that the country's job creators are the nation's wealth creators while presenting the Union Budget for 2019-20 in the Sabha.
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TMC MP Nusrat Jahan dubs fatwa against her as 'baseless'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 04 (ANI): Days after a fatwa was issued against her for wearing 'sindoor' in the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP and actor Nusrat Jahan on Thursday dubbed the dictate as baseless saying she is still a Muslim.
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'Congress must now expedite process of selecting an able successor': Milin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4(ANI) : Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora on Wednesday appeared to be supporting Rahul Gandhi's idea of electing next successor to lead the party saying, "Congress must now expedite the process of selecting an able successor."
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Expected far better results, says Cricket South Africa CEO Thabang Moroe
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], July 3 (ANI): Cricket South Africa CEO Thabang Moroe has expressed his disappointment over his team's appalling performance in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup saying that they expected far better results.
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Kevin Jonas pens beautiful note for wife Danielle on celebrating 10 yrs of
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): Celebrating 10 years of engagement today, Kevin Jonas penned a heartfelt note for his wife Danielle, thanking her for saying 'yes' to marry him.
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Dalai Lama apologises for 'attractive woman successor' remark
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Xizang [Tibet], July 03 (ANI): Spiritual leader Dalai Lama has apologised for saying that if his successor is a woman, she should be "attractive".
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Bangladesh coach defends Tamim Iqbal after he dropped Rohit Sharma's catch
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], July 3 (ANI): Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes backed Tamim Iqbal, who dropped the catch of India batsman Rohit Sharma during their World Cup clash, saying that he too dropped many catches during his career.
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Imran Khan seeks amendment in Production Orders, says they shouldn't be is
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday sought an amendment in the laws concerning Production Orders of parliamentarians, saying that the National Assembly speaker should not issue orders for the lawmakers who were detained over graft cases and money launderi
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