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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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: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
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‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
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‘Let’s make bubble tea’: Interactive Google Doodle marks third anniversary of boba tea emoji launch
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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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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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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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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC move to third with 2-0 win against NorthEast United
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Hockey World Cup: For champions Germany, the title was a hop, skip, and comeback away
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India vs New Zealand: Hardik Pandya on Lucknow pitch for low-scoring second T20I – 'Shocker’
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic wins perhaps biggest title yet, and it took all his mental resolve
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India vs NZ: Pandya and Co level series in low-scoring thriller with a 6-wicket win in Lucknow