Child dies of swine flu in Bengal, toll 8
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The toll due to swine flu in West Bengal Saturday rose to eight with the death of a two and-a-half-year old child at a city h
Special assistance announced for Bihar, Bengal
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move apparently dictated more by politics, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed a series of sops for Bihar
Information and broadcasting ministry outlay up by 16.8 percent
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry has been allocated Rs.3,711 crore in the 2015-16 union budget, marking an increa
Allocation to Smart Cities Project Lowered
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi's pet project of building 100 smart cities has only been allotted Rs.143.05 crore in the union
Samajwadi Party, CPI-ML slam union budget
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the CPI-ML Saturday slammed the union budget, saying it had disappointed the common man.Samajwadi Par
Tamil Nadu leaders term budget disappointing
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's major political leaders Saturday expressed their disappointment at most proposals made by union finance ministe
Budget Pro-Rich, Pro-Corporate: Assam CM
Guwahati, Feb 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogol Saturday termed the union budget for 2015-16 "pro-rich and pro-corporate", while regional
Black money abroad? Be ready for jail, huge fines
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday unveiled a slew of stringent steps to battle black money stashed abroad, including
Nod for Odisha's Rs.101 Crore Investment Plan
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Odisha's State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) Saturday approved a Rs.101 crore investment proposal in
Home Ministry gets Rs.62,124 Crore in Budget
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The union home ministry was Saturday allocated Rs.62,124.52 crore in the budget for 2015-16, an increase of Rs.5,752.07 c
Police planted false evidence, Uber cab driver tells court
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Uber cab driver, accused of raping a woman executive he was ferrying, told a court here Saturday that the Delhi Police
Budget will widen income, wealth inequalities: CPI-M
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The CPI-M Saturday denounced the union budget as pro-rich and said it will only widen "the already large income and wealth
Budget allocation for AIIMS cut marginally
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The allocation for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here witnessed a marginal drop in the budget for 20
Health budget dips by 5.7 percent, AYUSH gets major chunk
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Indian health budget Saturday saw a dip of 5.7 percent with the Narendra Modi government Saturday announcing an outlay
Document leak: Court extends Sharma's Police Custody
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A court here Saturday extended the police custody of Lokesh Sharma, an employee of Noida-based energy consultantcy, arrest
DoNER Gets 29.4 Percent Higher Allocation
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) ministry saw a 29.43 percent increase in its budgetary allocation for 2015
Delhi Police gets Rs.5,373 Crore for upgrading force
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Delhi Police have been allocated about Rs.5,372.88 crore for upgrading the force during the 2015-16 financial year, accord
Allocation for women and child development ministry slashed
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The allocation of the women and child development ministry has been slashed by 44 percent in the budget for 2015-16 presen
India to showcase Parsi culture: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government would support an exhibition showcasing Parsi civilisation and culture, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announ
Budget 2015 aims for 'Green India'
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said clean energy cess on coal will be increased by Rs.100 per tonne to fund clean
