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Relief for salaried class under new tax regime

NEW DELHI: In sops for the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard deduction by 50 per cent to Rs 75,000...

It Will Give New Impetus economic development: PM Modi

Opposition Terms It As ‘Kursi Bachao Budget’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Amit Shah hails it as ‘pro-people’

New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah hailed the Budget 2024-25 as pro-people and pro-development. Shri Amit Shah congratulated Prime...

GoI Allocates Rs 42,277.74 Cr To JK, Up By Nominal 1.2PC

Srinagar: Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced the Budget of Jammu & Kashmir for 2024-25 in Parliament on 23rd July, 2024. The Appropriation Bill...

Soldier Killed As Army Thwarts Infiltration Bid In Poonch

Jammu: A soldier was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch...

Centre’s ‘no’ to special status for Bihar evokes cryptic response from Nitish

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre's refusal to grant special category status to...

Courts should stay bail orders in rare cases: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts should stay bail orders only in exceptional circumstances. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and...

July 21, 2024 shatters all records to become hottest day in Earth’s history

NEW DELHI: Analysis of preliminary data from the ERA5 dataset has revealed that July 21, 2024 was the hottest day in Earth's recorded history,...

After protests, Bangladesh govt to formally accept ruling on job quotas

DHAKA: The Bangladesh government is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to lower quotas for state jobs, media reported, meeting a...

Can Kamala Harris win the US presidency after Joe Biden’s withdrawal? Here’s what polls say

MELBOURNE: The United States election will be held on November 5. On Sunday US time, President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election contest...

Digital public infra, national cooperation policy: Measures for agriculture in Budget 2024-25

NEW DELHI: Union Budget 2024-25 has announced several measures for the agriculture sector including thrust on research, promotion of natural farming and national cooperation...

FM announces exemption of 3 more cancer medicines from customs duties

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced exemption of three more medicines from custom duties to provide relief to the patients suffering...

Govt slashes import duty on mobile phones, chargers, some components

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday proposed slashing import duty on mobile phones, chargers and some components that are used for manufacturing of handsets...

Union Budget 2024: FM announces education loans of up to Rs 10 lakh

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced education loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for students pursuing higher education in domestic...

AIGJDC welcomes reduction in basic custom duty on gold, silver

JAIPUR: All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (AIGJDC) on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget, saying the reduction in the basic customs duty on...

Athletes turn tourists in Paris ahead of Olympic Games

PARIS: Paris is a popular destination for vacations, of course. The food and drink. The art and history. The landmarks. And so on. The city...

England’s 234-year-old cricket club bans over-boundaries to curb neighbourhood complaints

LONDON: One of the world's oldest cricket clubs has taken a page out of the street cricket playbook in a twist that would make...

Atal Innovation Mission, WIPO join hands to boost innovation in Global South

NEW DELHI: The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Monday joined hands towards building joint...

Eco Survey pegs India GDP growth at 6.5-7 pc

Backs Chinese investment New Delhi: The government's pre-Budget Economic Survey on Monday set a conservative growth forecast of 6.5 to 7 per cent for the...

Monsoon Session Begins, FM Set To Present Budget Today

New Delhi: The Monsoon session began on Monday, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget for 2024-25 on July 23,...

Militant Attack On Army Post, VDG’s House Foiled In Rajouri

Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops thwarted a militant attack on a security post and house of a village defence guard (VDG) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri...

Few People In India, Pak Don’t Want Peace In J&K: Farooq

SRINAGAR: Amid a surge in militant attacks in the Jammu division, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday alleged that there are a few...

India’s Youth Unemployment Down From 17.8% To 10% In Five Years: ES

New Delhi: Among the most important highlights of the economic survey is the annual unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above has been...

Monsoon Session: Opp demands Edu Min’s resignation over NEET, stages walk-out

NEW DELHI: As Parliament commenced its monsoon session on Monday, the Opposition clashed with the government on the NEET examination paper leak issue in...

Cong hails SC’s stay order on displaying names of shop owners along Kanwar Yatra route

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s stay on directives of the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to display names of...

Let’s uphold principles of ‘dialogue’, ‘discussion’, ‘debate’: Dhankhar to RS members

NEW DELHI: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday expressed confidence that the Upper House of Parliament will expectedly lead the...

Centre lifts ban on govt employees joining RSS

NEW DELHI: The Centre has lifted a ban on government employees taking part in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities. The ban imposed in November 1966...

India needs Rs 56.68 lakh crore for climate action by 2030

NEW DELHI: India needs Rs 56.68 lakh crore for climate action by 2030 but much of the resources flow for climate action, mitigation and...

Productivity & labour efficiency increased for MSMEs, deregulation crucial: Economic Survey

NEW DELHI: For the MSME sector, the Gross Value Added (GVA) per worker increased from Rs 1,38,207 to Rs 1,41,769 and Gross Value of...

External sector shows resilience amid geopolitical headwinds: ES

NEW DELHI: The share of India’s services exports in world services exports has risen remarkably from 0.5 per cent in 1993 to 4.3 per...

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