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Rs 2482 crore earmarked for education sector in Delhi budget
To spruce up the educational infrastructure, Rs 2,482 crore was on Friday allocated to the Education sector in the Delhi budget, which is approximately 14.8% of the plan outlay of Rs 16,700 crore.
Ministry of Minority Affairs gets higher outlay in budget
"An additional amount of Rs 100 crores for modernization of madarsas has been provided to the Department of School Education," Arun Jaitley said.
Arun Jaitley raises exemption limit, introduces Kisan Vikas Patra to boost savings
Arun Jaitley proposed higher exemption limit for re-payment of interest on loans of self-occupied houses from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.
Government allocates Rs 100 crore for war memorial in Delhi
Arun Jaitley said the country is deeply indebted to officers and jawans of the armed forces for having made huge sacrifices to defend its honour.
Jaitley's Budget cautious on fiscal prudence, seeks to push growth
Jaitley's Budget included several proposals, and a clear statement of intent, for improving India's industrial infrastructure.
Worsening structural constraints led to sub-5per cent growth: Survey
"Ill-targeted subsidies cramped fiscal space for public investment and distorted the allocation of resources," survey said.
Sensex tanks by over 300 points; capital goods, metals down
Weakness in global equities also dampened the sentiment.
No FDI in train operations: Railway Board Chairman
Admitting that PPP in railway sector takes a long time, Arunendra Kumar said that as against the target of Rs 6000 crore, Railways could get Rs 2500 crore.
Finance, Commerce Ministries to join Twitter to expand government's reach
With nearly 18 million users in India, Twitter is in talks with the government to help ministries use the platform to connect with the masses.
Subrata Roy urges SC to show 'mercy' by granting interim bail
"Raham is what is required now in this case," senior advocate Rajiv Dhawan submitted before a bench headed by Justice TS Thakur.
Record high: Nifty at 7725, Sensex up 325 points on Budget hope
Sesa Sterlite was the biggest gainer of the day, pocketing 4 per cent profit.
Sensex ends flat, Nifty above 7500; TCS, Sun Pharma up 4 pc
The Sensex is up 37.25 points at 25099.92 and the Nifty is up 15.60 points at 7508.80.
Rupee down 18 paise vs dollar in early trade
The rupee on Thursday rose 31 paise, logging its best single-day gain in over a month.
Diesel prices hiked by 50 paise per litre
Diesel prices were on Saturday hiked by 50 paise a litre, excluding state levies, the second increase in rates three weeks.
No decision yet on new CEO, search still on: Infosys
Country's second largest software services firm Infosys on Saturday said it is yet to take a decision on its next CEO and MD and the search process is still on.
Rupee logs fourth drop in 5 days, down 10 paise against US dollar
The rupee commenced a tad higher at 58.92 a dollar from previous close of 58.93 and improved further to a high of 58.79 on initial dollar selling by exporters.
