Anindita Sanyal
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Rs 1.75-Lakh-Crore Package Amid Coronavirus Lockdown: "No One Will Go Hungry"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a Rs 1.75-lakh-crore scheme to help the economically weaker sections survive the loss of jobs and income that would be the inevitable fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. On the second day of the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Finance Minister outlined a bailout pa...
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In Major Relief For Telcos, Government Defers Spectrum Payments
The government on Wednesday offered relief to the country's stressed out telecom sector, which was under huge pressure to pay spectrum dues. At a meeting today, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the plan to defer spectrum payment - to the tune of Rs 1.47 lakh crore - till 2022.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Public-Private Partnership For Railways
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today proposed public-private partnerships in Railways to build more tracks and increase connectivity across the country.
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Budget Proposes More Foreign Investment in Media, Aviation
Union minister NIrmala Sitharaman today indicated the government is ready to relax the norms in Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in sensitive areas like aviation, insurance as well as the media in its efforts to boost the economy.
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For Income Tax Returns, Either Aadhaar Or PAN Will Do, Says Minister
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said Aadhaar and PAN or Permanent Account Number will be interchangeable when it comes to filing Income Tax returns. The new rule is expected to benefit entry-level tax payers who have Aadhaar but not PAN.
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Halwa Ceremony Before Budget Dropped Over Omicron Concern
The traditional "halwa ceremony" ahead of Union budget was dropped for the first time this year in view of the pandemic situation in Delhi, the Union government said today.
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Interim Budget "A Trailer", Says PM Modi, Toasts Middle Class
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said nearly 15 crore people and their families will benefit from the government's relief schemes for the farmers and the middle class in the interim budget, which comes months before the national elections due by May.
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Halwa Ceremony Before Budget Dropped Over Omicron Concern
The traditional "halwa ceremony" ahead of Union budget was dropped for the first time this year in view of the pandemic situation in Delhi, the Union government said today.
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Rs 1.75-Lakh-Crore Package Amid Coronavirus Lockdown: "No One Will Go Hungry"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a Rs 1.75-lakh-crore scheme to help the economically weaker sections survive the loss of jobs and income that would be the inevitable fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. On the second day of the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Finance Minister outlined a bailout pa...
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In Major Relief For Telcos, Government Defers Spectrum Payments
The government on Wednesday offered relief to the country's stressed out telecom sector, which was under huge pressure to pay spectrum dues. At a meeting today, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the plan to defer spectrum payment - to the tune of Rs 1.47 lakh crore - till 2022.
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For Income Tax Returns, Either Aadhaar Or PAN Will Do, Says Minister
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said Aadhaar and PAN or Permanent Account Number will be interchangeable when it comes to filing Income Tax returns. The new rule is expected to benefit entry-level tax payers who have Aadhaar but not PAN.
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Budget Proposes More Foreign Investment in Media, Aviation
Union minister NIrmala Sitharaman today indicated the government is ready to relax the norms in Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in sensitive areas like aviation, insurance as well as the media in its efforts to boost the economy.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Public-Private Partnership For Railways
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today proposed public-private partnerships in Railways to build more tracks and increase connectivity across the country.
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Interim Budget "A Trailer", Says PM Modi, Toasts Middle Class
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said nearly 15 crore people and their families will benefit from the government's relief schemes for the farmers and the middle class in the interim budget, which comes months before the national elections due by May.
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RBI Meet Agrees To Address Centre's Call To Share Surplus: 10 Points
The Reserve Bank of India's board met for more than nine hours in Mumbai today in the middle of an unprecedented power tussle between the government and the central bank. Sources say the meeting, which brought RBI chief Urjit Patel face-to-face with several nominees of the government, ended on a conciliatory note, with the central bank agreeing to ...
