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In the Finance Bill, 2019 the maximum amount of tax rebate under section 87A of the Income Tax Act has been proposed to increase to Rs 12,500 from the existing Rs 2,500.

In the video the victim , who was identified as Ishrat Muneer, can be seen pleading for mercy with folded hands but was then shot by the gunman.

Among the major sops, finance minister has announced Rs 6,000 per annum direct cash transfer to farmers owning less than two hectares of land. The move, months before general elections, is likely to benefit 12 crore farmers.

The Finance Minister also proposed to raise the standard deduction for salaried employees from the current Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 and a full rebate for individual tax payers earning up to Rs 5 lakh per year.

From the high of almost 6 per cent seven years ago, the fiscal deficit has been brought down to 3.4 per cent in 2018-19

The government had identified 2,48,47,762 unelectrified households for electrification by March. As many as 28,594 households including 8,460 in Rajasthan and 20,134 in Chhattisgarh are yet to be electrified.

Under the scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6,000 will be transferred into bank accounts of farmers holding up to 2 hectares of land in three equal installments.

The government has relaxed foreign investments norms in several sectors, including single-brand retail, defence, airlines and food processing.

Budget for Ballot LIVE: Expect Populist Measures as Narendra Modi Govt Goes All Out to Woo Voters Ahead of Polls

In inducting these officers, the government is understood to have also considered the views of CBI interim chief M Nageswara Rao.

Sharma claimed that action against AgustaWestland was taken by the UPA when some irregularity was pointed out and it also started the process of blacklisting the firm.

Thakre was found dead at Balwadi, about 100 km from Barwani district headquarters, on the morning of January 20 with injury marks on his face and neck.

The exam was held on January 6 and 1,48,000 candidates had appeared for the exam.

After a string of recent setbacks in key state elections for the BJP, the BJP-led central government is expected to woo rural and urban middle-class voters via farm relief measures and tax cuts.

The leopardess who died after getting mowed down by an unidentified vehicle, was found by a passerby on the Gurgaon-Faridabad expressway.

During the inauguration of third bridge on the Mandovi river in Panaji on Sunday, Manohar Parrikar had begun his speech with the same catchy line from the recently released film "Uri: The Surgical Strike", asking the gathering "how's the josh?"