New Delhi : Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the government has been able to contain double digit inflation and has restrained the “back-breaking” inflation to an average 4.6 per cent. Presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20, Goyal said during the previous UPA government (2009-14), inflation averaged as high as […]
NEW YORK — Too many young kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of streaky or splotchy teeth when they get older, according to a government survey released Thursday. About 40 percent of kids ages 3 to 6 used a brush that was full or half-full […]
Ahmednagar : Social activist Anna Hazare’s hunger strike Friday entered the third day with his doctor stating that the 81-year-old’s blood pressure and blood sugar levels had “significantly” increased. Hazare has been on a hunger strike since Wednesday in Ralegan Siddhi village in the state’s Ahmednagar district demanding appointment […]
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared that there’ll be no “wall money” in any compromise border security deal as she and President Donald Trump signaled that congressional negotiators may never satisfy his demands for his cherished Southwest border proposal. Trump, who in recent weeks has expressed […]
New Delhi : Pitching for bridging urban-rural divide, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the country’s poor have the first right over nation’s resources. Presenting the budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said, “We plan to provide urban facilities in rural areas while preserving ‘soul of village’.” […]
New Delhi : Opposition parties in Lok Sabha on Friday protested alleging “leak” of budget proposals to the media before being presented in the House. Soon after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took her seat, members from opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, alleged that proposals of the interim […]
New Delhi : The Government Friday decided to hike the gratuity limit from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh and also announced a Mega Pension Yojana under which Rs 3,000 per month will given to unorganised sector employees. Presenting the interim budget for 2019-20, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal […]
Palghar : Tremors measuring 3-3.5 on the Richter scale were experienced Friday in some parts of Palghar district in Maharashtra, an official said. The tremors were felt at 6:58am, 10:03am and 10:29am and were measured at 3.3, 3.5 and 3.0 on the Richter scale respectively, the official said. He […]
Jalaun (UP) : Four people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a van here on Friday, police said. The incident took place in Orai area at about 8.30 am, Superintendent of Police Arvind Chaturvedi said. Four occupants of the van, identified […]
New Delhi : In a major relief to the middle-class, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday proposed to double the threshold tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh and increased the standard deduction to Rs 50,000 from Rs 40,000. The proposal will benefit 3 crore middle-class tax payers, Goyal said […]
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