Economy

New Delhi: The "capitalist" Union Budget 2022-23 is "obdurate" and "callous" as there is no cash assistance to the very poor who have been pushed into extreme poverty and suffered immensely during the last two years, former Union Finance…
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New Delhi: On the backdrop of the almost year-long agitation against the three contentious farm laws that were repealed, and the continued demand for increasing MSP for all farmers, the Centre on Tuesday announced a provision of Rs 2.37…
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New Delhi: The government proposes to permit taxpayers to file an updated return on payment of additional tax within two years from the end of the relevant assessment year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced this while…
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New Delhi: The central government has allotted Rs 60,000 crore to cover 3.8 crore households in FY 2022-23 under 'Har Ghar Jal', 'Nal Se Jal Scheme', launched in August 2019. She said, "Measures have included programmes that have…
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New Delhi: In further respite for startups amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the government on Tuesday announced to extend the period to avail tax incentives by one more year. To incentivise startups, the government had last year…
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Kolkata: Terming the Union Budget 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Tuesday as 'Pegasus Spin Budget', West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that there is nothing in it (Budget) for the…
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Thiruvananthapuram: Reacting to the Union Budget, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said there is nothing in it to solve the woes of the Covid pandemic and that's not just for Kerala, but for the country as a whole. "All…
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New Delhi: Terming the Union Budget 2022-23 "disappointing", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that it has nothing to ease the burden of common masses hit by the rising inflation amid Covid-19. "People had high hopes…
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New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has refused to succumb to electoral pressures as the Union Budget announced on Tuesday had no mention of populism or playing to regional galleries. Elections to five states are slated this month…
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New Delhi:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that the government will expand the PM e-Vidya programme of 'One Class, One TV programme' from 12 to 200 TV channels to impart supplementary teaching and build a…
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