Capital expenditure to continue, says Jaitley
Arun Jaitley said that there will not be cuts in capital expenditure as it would impact growth, spent 44% already
Army says defence budget is inadequate for modernization
Senior army officials addressing the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence have complained over lack of adequate monetary provisions for defence in this year’s budget, saying that modernization of the armed…
Second half of Parliament’s Budget session resumes today
The second half of the budget session in parliament will begin today. The session will discuss various bills pushed by the government like the Economic Offenders bill, Triple Talaq bill…
Chidambaram attacks Arun Jaitley’s economic policies
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram attacked the Modi government for its economic policies and targeted finance minister Arun Jaitley in particular by saying that he would have resigned if he…
No guarantee of fulfilling budget announcements : Vasundhara Raje
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today declared one-time credit waiver of up to Rs 50,000 for little and minimal agriculturists in the state, which would cost Rs 8,000 crore to…
Arun Jaitley, Urjit Patel address media after post-budget interaction
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday said the movement of oil prices was uncertain. But, the FM was confident that there would…
RSS-backed BMS to protest against Modi government
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has announced nationwide agitations to protest against the BJP-led Narendra Modi government’s “anti labour practices” on the 20th of this month. BMS announced…
RBI leaves repo rates unchanged, predicts slower growth
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee chaired by Governor Urjit Patel concluded its sixth and final bi-monthly meeting yesterday and made major announcements on lending rates and predictions…
Andhra Pradesh: Services shut because of bandh against Union Budget
Autorickshaws and open transports stayed goes dirt road romping in a few sections of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday as Left gatherings required a broad bandh to challenge a “hostile to…
Arun Jaitley assures Andhra Pradesh of Central funding soon
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley declared in Rajya Sabha yesterday that the Centre is making efforts to honour all its commitments towards Andhra Pradesh and it will work out a formula…