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Borrowing limit of states increased from 3 to 5 percent, will give extra r
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): To deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, the Centre increased borrowing limit for states from three to five per cent for 2020-21 only, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday.
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Centre to increase public expenditure on health: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that public expenditure on health will be increased and a dedicated hospital block for treatment of infectious diseases will be set up in each district across the nation.
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Govt to allocate additional Rs 40,000 crore under MGNREGS: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the Centre has allocated an additional amount of Rs 40 thousand crores under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
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PoK resident who refused to join Pak-backed 'jihad' in Kashmir still missi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 17 (ANI): Mohammad Khalid, a resident of Hajera town in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is still missing even 20 years after he was allegedly kidnapped by Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) for refusing to join state-backed jihad in the region.
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UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances seeks permission to visit Paki
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 17 (ANI): A UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances has sent several requests to Pakistan government to visit the country, especially Sindh province, to investigate the cases of enforced disappearances, but is still waiting to get permission.
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Sitharaman to announce last tranche of economic package today
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The last tranche of economic package announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be held on Sunday.
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China vulnerable to another COVID-19 wave due to lack of immunity, says to
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): China still faces an enormous challenge of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections, with a lack of immunity among a majority of Chinese, a top medical advisor of the country has warned.
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FM's fourth tranche has no fiscal measure: P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any fiscal measure in her fourth tranche of the economic stimulus package, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday.
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Amit Shah says strong, secure, empowered India PM Modi's top priority, lau
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the fourth tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package and said that a "strong, secure and empowered India" is Prime Minister Narendra Mo
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FDI limit hike in defence sector will be a game changer: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 16 (ANI): The decision to hike FDI limit in the defence sector to 74 per cent will be a gamechanger as it will bring out the true potential of the country's defence production capabilities, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday.
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Sitharaman to announce final tranche of Rs 20 lakh cr stimulus package tom
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the fifth and last tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package at 11 am on Sunday.
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FDI limit in defence manufacturing under automatic route to be raised from
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in defence manufacturing under automatic route will be raised from 49 per cent to 74 per cent.
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