New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said education was the "priority of priorities" for the government.In his address to the joint session of both houses of parliament, he said: "Education is the priority of priorities
New Delhi: Eager to win over middle class after the Delhi poll debacle, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 28 is expected to present a common man friendly Budget by either raising tax slabs or
New Delhi: With Railways reeling under a financial crunch, the number of new trains to be announced in the Rail Budget is unlikely to be more than 100, much less than what is the normal
New Delhi: The government is bracing up for Budget session beginning on Monday where it will face a tough challenge to get bills replacing six ordinances passed. The government's agenda includes 44 items of financial,
New Delhi: Bimal Jalan, former RBI Governor advised PM Narendra Modi not to shy away from loosening the deficit target to ramp up public investment.The former RBI Governor's expenditure management panel submitted an interim report
New Delhi: Heading towards Budget 2015, the Narendra Modi government had decided to hand over more money to states without conditions, fulfilling their long-standing demand and in line with the recommendations of the 14th Finance
New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget session, the Narendra Modi government has notified rules to implement the decision to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector.The government signaled its resolve to get the
New Delhi: Ahead of parliament's Budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior ministers and leaders of opposition parties will attend an all-party meeting called by the Speaker on Sunday, to explore consensus on passing key
New Delhi: The process of printing documents for the Budget 2015-16 began today with the ritual 'halwa ceremony', which was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the North Block office.It has been a tradition
New Delhi: The country's mutual fund industry is seeking tax sops from the forthcoming Union Budget."The industry has asked for separate concession over and above the Rs 1.5 lakh deduction under section 80C for ELSS
New Delhi: Ahead of presentation of the Railway Budget in Parliament next week, government today ruled out the possibility of reducing train fares, saying they were "already low"."It (fare reduction) will not be done. Fares
New Delhi: Expecting a slew of reforms in the upcoming Union Budget, global rating agency Fitch has said any deviation from fiscal consolidation path could be a negative for its investment grade rating for India.Fitch
New Delhi: The government is planning to come up with an incentive package in the upcoming Budget to encourage manufacturing of electronic hardware including mobile phones and laptops as part of the 'Make in India'
New Delhi: The government is likely to push a fresh bill to amend the Insurance Act and replace a related ordinance after withdrawing the previous proposed legislation from Rajya Sabha.The much-debated proposal mooted by the
New Delhi: Income Tax refunds are expected to be delayed this year as the government is trying hard to meet its budgeted revenue targets. The money retained is expected to show a less weak government
New Delhi: One of the long-standing demand of Armed forces, 'one rank, one pension' (OROP) is likely to be part of the Union budget 2015-16.The OROP could be implemented soon with the government defining 'military
New Delhi: The new Indian government will unveil more reforms in the coming days, including in the forthcoming budget this month to woo foreign investment and make India a manufacturing destination, External Affairs Minister Sushma
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphasis on utilising social media to reach out to people, the first interviews of the Finance Minister and Railway Minister, after they present their respective budgets, will be
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the ongoing auction of coal mines would help in ensuring cheaper electricity to the common man in a sustained manner as against the practice of states subsidising
New Delhi: The ongoing slowdown in inflation momentum has given room for the Reserve Bank to adopt a more accommodative monetary policy and cut policy rates by 50 basis points in the first half of
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