India
Finance Ministry Releases Weekly Installment of Rs 6,000 Crore to States to Meet GST Shortfall
Out of this, an amount of Rs 76,616.16 crore has been released to 23 states and Rs 7,383.84 crore to the 3 UTs with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, J&K, Puducherry). The remaining 5 states, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim, do not hav...
Delhi Police Notice to Activist Yogita Bhayana Over Her Tweets on Jan 26 Violence
Bhayana accused the Delhi Police of "suppressing" her voice, and said her only "crime" was that she had been supporting the farmers protesting against three Central agricultural laws.
Budget 2021 Allocates Rs 8,000 Crore to Build 8 New Cities
The 2011 Census had categorised 31.2 per cent of India as urban, however, only 26 per cent of that as statutory towns. “This gap of 5 per cent of urbanised India – populated by roughly 6 crore people – is living in either census towns or in outgrowth town...
Fire Breaks Out at 3 Shops in Ahmedabad Building, 8 People Rescued
The blaze erupted around 6.30 am in the shops located on the ground floor of the three-storey building, he said. There are residential apartments on the top two floors of the building and smoke entered the flats following the fire on the ground floor, Ahm...
Sensex and Nifty Pare Early Losses to Turn Positive in Opening Trade; Reliance and TCS Shares Rise
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4.50 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy’s, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, M&M, Sun Pharma and Axis Bank.
Industry Experts Hail Budget 2021 As Nirmala Sitharaman's Team Talks About Way Forward
The team behind the budget — Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Secretary, Finance and Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Debashish Panda, Secretary of Financial Services and Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary DIPAM talked about why the growth and tax targets are re...
India's January Diesel Sales Post Slowest Decline in Three Months: Preliminary Data
Diesel consumption, a key indicator of economic growth which accounts for about 40 per cent of overall refined fuel sales in India, totalled 6.04 million tonnes in January, the data compiled by state retailers showed.
Police Woman in Andhra Pradesh Carries Corpse on Her Shoulders For a Kilometre in Srikakulam
Sirisha was working as an SI in the Kashibugga police station of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. Sirisha received the information that an uncertified old man died in Adavi Kothuru area.
Budget 2021: Healthcare Spending Doubled on Paper, But Sees Little Real Increase Despite Pandemic
Public health experts said the budgetary allocation for healthcare sector is an 11 per cent increase if compared to budget estimates for 2021, but it translates into a 10 per cent drop if compared to the revised estimated of 2021.
SII, Bharat Biotech Welcome Enhanced Focus on Health, Immunisation in Budget
The leading vaccine manufacturers applauded the government's increased allocation for the healthcare sector and on providing Rs 35,000 crore towards COVID-19 vaccination in 2021-22 fiscal.
SpiceJet Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Reports Cabin Fire on Kolkata to Bagdogra Flight
The Spicejet flight that took off from Kolkata at 4.33 pm, made an emergency landing four minutes into the flight later with all the precautions at 4.37 pm.
Union Budget 2021: Here's a List of Interesting Facts You Should Know About the Indian Budget
The first Budget of independent India was introduced on November 26, 1947. It was presented by R.K. Shanukham Chetty, India’s first Finance Minister.
India vs England: Second Test in Chennai to Have 50% Crowd Capacity - TNCA Official
The BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association have decided to allow 50 per cent spectators at the second India-England Test to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Union Budget 2021: Moody's Expresses Doubts on Higher Revenue Targets from Tax, Divestment
The Union Budget 2021-22 has pegged a fiscal deficit of 9.5 per cent for the current financial year as against the consensus 7 per cent, and 6.8 per cent for 2021-22 with a market borrowing of around Rs 12 lakh crore.
Over Rs 257 Crore in Budget for Personnel Ministry to Train Bureaucrats in India and Abroad
Of the total allocation, Rs 178.32 crore has been earmarked for Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Institute of Secretariat Training and Management and the National Programme for Civil Services & Capacity Building among others.
India vs England: After Returning Negative Covid-19 Tests, England to Train As a Group on Tuesday
All members of the England cricket team have returned negative results for their respective coronavirus tests, it was announced on Monday (February 1).