Budget 2019
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Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, Nirmala Sitharaman says tax proposals will improve ease of living
The minister said foreign portfolio investors could register as companies to avoid a new tax surcharge.
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Nirmala Sitharaman says Union Budget will boost investment without compromising fiscal consolidation
She said that the Budget has set a medium-term target of making India a $5 trillion economy, and this is ‘not without a plan’.
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‘Every number quoted in Budget is authentic,’ says Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha
The finance minister said the difference in the growth rate was because a lower GDP base was taken for calculation in the Interim Budget presented in February.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Centre’s decision to increase fuel prices will not be reflected in inflation soon, says RBI
Shaktikanta Das said the central bank’s internal team will assess the decision during a meeting in first week of August.
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Budget gives political direction for ‘aspirational India’, says Arun Jaitley
The Budget expands the roadmap on which the government ‘built up India’s growth story’ from 2014 to 2019, the former finance minister said.
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Budget 2019 set to launch National Sports Education Board under Khelo India program
The Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry had got a substantial raise of Rs 214.2 crore from the interim budget presented in February.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Union Budget: Fiscal deficit target of 3.3% is realistic, says Centre
The finance ministry said it expects net additional revenue of Rs 6,000 crore over the estimates made in the interim Budget in February.
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Union Budget: All rural households will get piped water supply by 2024, says finance minister
Nirmala Sitharaman said every rural family in the country would have an electricity connection and a clean cooking facility by 2022.
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Never mind $5 trillion by 2024 – does the Budget do enough to halt India’s economic slowdown now?
Maybe because it is this year’s second budget, there was nothing memorable in it.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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‘Budget was utterly lacklustre and rubbed salt on wounds by increasing fuel prices,’ says Congress
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury called the Budget fraudulent.
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Budget 2019: Government allocates Rs 70,000 crore for PSU bank recapitalisation
Nirmala Sitharaman said reforms will be undertaken to strengthen governance in public sector banks, but did not specify any measure.
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Union Budget: Centre extends tax rate of 25% to firms with turnover of up to Rs 400 crore
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre would tax cash withdrawals of more than Rs 1 crore from one bank account in a year at 2% TDS.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go