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'British went, their traditions must go,' says Thakur as Sitharaman ditche
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said his senior Nirmala Sitharaman's decision to carry Budget documents in a 4-fold red cloth was a sign of departure of the western tradition from India and a step towards becoming a superpower.
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Home Ministry allocation up by Rs 5,858 crore
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The allocation of Home Ministry has gone up by Rs 5858 crore in the union budget presented on Friday over the revised estimates of 2018-19.
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BJP lauds Budget, Congress calls it 'old wine in new bottle'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Top BJP leaders including several ministers hailed the government for presenting a "futuristic" budget after coming back to power, while opposition Congress termed it as a "repackaging of the old promises" and accused the ruling party of failing to listen to
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This budget represents 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas': Union Minister Prahlad P
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel termed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as "tremendous considering 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas'" on Friday.
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Union Budget 2019-20 'historic, development oriented': Haryana Finance Min
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 5 (ANI): Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu on Friday termed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as 'historic and development oriented.'
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Petrol, diesel levies hiked to get funds without touching individual taxes
Updated : 6 years, 10 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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FM quotes from sangam era Tamil classic
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday quoted a verse from the sangam-era Tamil classic "purananooru" to say that the Modi government will collect only that much tax required from people and not trample upon tax payers.
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Union Budget 2019-20 focuses on Investment-driven growth and employment ge
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday stressed on Investment-driven growth and employment generation to promote the development of the Indian Economy.
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Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar welcomes 2019-20 Budget
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Friday said he strongly welcomes the 2019 budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday.
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Stocks of gems and jewellery firms tumble down after hike in import duty o
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 5 (ANI): Shares of gems and jewellery companies dropped sharply after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to hike import duty on gold.
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Excise duty, cess on petrol, diesel to get resources for development: Prad
Updated : 6 years, 10 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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Review of Budget 2019-20 by meme lords will leave you in splits
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 05 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented Union Budget 2019-20, and while intellectuals are busy reviewing it, meme lords are doing what they do the best- overloading social media with some of the wittiest remarks.
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