Union Minister Arjun Munda lays foundation-inaugurates schemes worth Rs 8 crore in Khunti

Khunti: Union Minister Arjun Munda along with Rural Development Minister of Jharkhand Neelkanth Singh Munda jointly inaugurated schemes and laid foundation projects for development schemes worth Rs 8 crore in Khunti…

Modi government behind defections in Karnataka, says Congress

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP over the resignations of 11 MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, alleging that the Central government was "orchestrating the defections".

Addressing reporters after…

Karnataka crisis: 5 Congress, 3 JD-MLAs 'resign'

Bengaluru (IANS) In a severe jolt to the year-old coalition government in Karnataka, five Congress and three Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) legislators on Saturday resigned from their respective Assembly segments in the southern state, sources said.

Finance Ministry asks officers to guide taxpayers on Budget proposals

New Delhi (IANS) The Finance Ministry has sent out informative guide on various indirect tax proposals in the Union Budget to senior field officers for implementation.

In a letter to Principal Chief Commissioner, Chief Commissioner and Principal…

Jharkahnd CM praises Budget, ex-CM criticises it

Ranchi (IANS) Appreciating the Union Budget, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das termed it as a "new India budget".

"This budget is dedicated to the overall development of villages, the poor, farmers and youths of the country,"…

Those who can not work should be retired says CM

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das while reviewing the functioning of the power department said that such officials who are not able to work should be retired. He also directed to suspend the Superintendent engineer of Dhanbad of power…

Highest capex for Railways at 1.60 lakh crore

New Delhi (IANS) In her maiden Budget speech, Finance MInister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday gave Indian Railways the highest-ever outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1.60 lakh crore and a budgetary allocation of Rs 65,837 crore.

Gold industry groans under hike in import duty

Mumbai (IANS) The gold industry on Friday slammed the hike in import duty of gold from 10 per cent to 12.50 per cent, saying it will be counter-productive and hit the Indian retail market.

World Gold Council India Managing Director P.R. Somasundaram…

Sebi asked to look at hiking companies' minumum public shareholding

New Delhi (IANS) The government has asked market regulator Sebi to look at raising the minimum public shareholding level in listed companies to 35 per cent from the current 25 per cent, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

Presenting…

TN politician Vaiko sentenced to 1 year in jail for sedition

Chennai (IANS) MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha candidate Vaiko was on Friday sentenced to one year in jail and a fine of Rs 10,000 by a Tamil Nadu court here in a sedition case dating to 2009.

The court also stayed the execution of the…