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8-month-old rape case: Centre not in favor of death penalty
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday submitted a report before the Supreme Court, saying that the 'Union of India' did not favor death penalty in connection with the rape of an eight-month-old girl by her cousin.
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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 '18: FICCI lauds government's initiatives for MSME, agri sector
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The impetus to the rural economy and the overall agriculture sector in the Union Budget would be a force multiplier for overall growth in the coming years, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on Thursday.
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Chidambaram critical of Budget '18, terms it 'worst'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 01 (ANI): Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday rebuffed the Union Budget 2018-2019, saying that it was the "worst budget".
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TN's defence corridor will link Chennai, Bengaluru: Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1. (ANI): Hours after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Union Budget on Thursday, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed that the first ever defence corridor will be built in Tamil Nadu, which will link Chennai and Bengaluru.
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Andhra issues not addressed in Budget 2018: TDP
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 01 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Science and Technology and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader YS Chowdary on Thursday expressed disappointment over the union budget, claiming that several issues being faced by Andhra Pradesh had not been addressed.
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Budget '18: Tax Benefits for senior citizens
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed several tax benefits for senior citizens of the country in the Union Budget proposals for 2018-19.
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BMS calls for protest over 'disappointing' Budget
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Thursday called the Union Budget 'disappointing', saying that they will hold a nationwide demonstration on Friday.
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Focus on rural economy in Budget highly appreciated: BSE Chairman
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Chairman S. Ravi on Thursday hailed the Union Budget 2018-19 for its focus on rural economy and rural infra development.
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Budget '18: 372 specific business reforms being implemented through states
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in Parliament on Thursday stated that to carry business reforms for 'Ease of Doing Business' deeper and in every state of the country, the government has identified 372 specific business r
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Defence Budget hiked by 7.81 %
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2018-19 in the Parliament today. Out of the total Rs 24,42,213 crore outlay, Rs 2,95,511.41 crore has been embarked for the Defence sector.
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