MNREGA gets Rs.34,699 Crore in Union Budget
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday allocated Rs.34,699 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarante
Health gets Rs. 33,152 Crore, Six more AIIMS Announced
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government Saturday announced an outlay of Rs.33,152 crore for health, with special emphasis on improving the public h
India beat UAE by 9 Wickets
Perth, Feb 28 (IANS) India beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by nine wickets in their cricket World Cup Pool B encounter at the WACA here Saturda
BJP hails Jaitley's Budget, Congress calls it Corporate Friendly
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) As BJP leaders and ministers Friday showered praises on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting a "historic", "pro-poo
Sovereign Rating Depends on Productive Growth: Moody's
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The sovereign credit rating implications of the first full budget of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government depends on
India Hikes Defence Spend 7 Percent to Rs. 246,727 Crore
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India Saturday hiked its defence allocation by a modest 7.74 percent to Rs.246,727 crore ($40 billion), with Finance Minis
Loans, Scholarships to Help Needy Students
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government will set up an authority to administer and monitor scholarship as well educational loan schemes, Finance Mi
Increase in Passengers at Kerala Airports
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 28 (IANS) Kerala, which has three international airports, saw an increase of 11.93 percent in passengers during the period
Nothing for us in Budget, Rues Farmers Body
Nagpur, Feb 28 (IANS) Farmers leaders here Saturday criticized the Union budget saying Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has "failed to give the much-n
Two militants killed in South Kashmir Gunfight
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) Two militants of Hizbul Mujaheedin outfit were killed in a fierce gunfight overnight with security forces in south Kashmir
VHP criticised for Goa Re-Conversion Plan
Panaji, Feb 28 (IANS) The VHP's decision to start a re-conversion drive for Christians in Goa has attracted widespread criticism, with Chief Minist
Health Gets Rs. 33,152 Crore Allocation
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government Saturday announced a budget allocation of Rs. 33,152 crore for the health Sector."I have allocated Rs.33,152
McCullum praises both Boult and Starc
Auckland, Feb 28 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum Saturday praised the pace spearheads of both sides as the hosts scraped past Australia
BJP ministers hail Jaitley over budget
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party were all praise for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here Saturday, for presenting
World Cup: India vs UAE, Innings Scoreboard
Perth, Feb 28 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) innings against India in a World Cup Pool B match at the WACA he
India bowl out UAE for 102
Perth, Feb 28 (IANS) India bowled out the the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a paltry total of 102 in 31.3 overs in a World Cup Pool B match being
Super rich taxed, Wealth tax abolished
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to abolish the wealth tax and proposed two percent surcharge on the
Fundamental Laws of Science Questionable: Indian Researcher
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) A Shimla-based researcher, who picked holes in Isaac Newton's laws of motion, Albert Einstein's mass energy equation and Arch
Government Announces new IIT, IIMs
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government Saturday announced the setting up of an IIT in Karnataka along with IIMs in Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pr
Progressive Budget which Delivers on Growth: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hailed the Union budget as progressive and practical which delivers on job creation,
