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Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman remembers Rajiv Gandhi without naming him
Rajiv's famous "15 paisa" remark made in 1985 has been ridiculed by PM modi in the past
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Budget 2020: Govt sets agriculture credit target at Rs 15 trillion for FY21
In her second Budget presentation, the Finance Minister also said Nabard refinance scheme will be expanded.
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States may adopt Centre's laws on agri land leasing, contract farming: FM
Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said farmers will be be allowed to set up solar units on barren/fallow lands and supply power to grids
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Budget 2020: FDI in India rises to $284 billion during 2014-19, says FM
FDI is important as the country requires major investments to overhaul its infrastructure sector to boost growth
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Budget 2020: Govt to bring simplified return form for GST from April 2020
In her second Budget presentation, the finance minister said GST has resulted in gains of Rs 1 lakh crore to consumers and removed inspector raj and also helped the transport sector
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Budget 2020: India lifted 271 mn people out of poverty, says Sitharaman
The government aims to achieve seamless delivery of services through digital governance, she added
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India now fifth largest economy: Sitharaman in Budget 2020 speech
Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said growth of 7.4 per cent was surpassed in 2014-19 with average inflation of 4.5 per cent
Budget 2020: Fundamentals of economy strong, inflation contained, says FM
Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said it is aimed at boosting income and purchasing power of people
Union Budget will show how much BJP cares for Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
The city government has also been demanding more funds from the Centre for the MCD.
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Cabinet approves Union Budget 2020-21, FM's speech shortly
Before coming to Parliament for presenting her second budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team met President Ram Nath Kovind
Will Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget help make the 2020s India's decade?
PM Modi kicked off the "new decade" theme on Friday morning in his customary statement before the beginning of the Budget session.
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Coronavirus fears roil global markets, Indian shares slip before Budget
With growth in Asia's third-largest economy languishing at its lowest in a decade, the government is likely to increase spending on infrastructure and offer some tax incentives in its 2020/2021 budget
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Budget in bahi khata: FM Sitharaman continues tradition she started
Last year, Sitharaman had ditched the long-standing tradition of carrying budget documents in a leather briefcase and went swadeshi with a 'bahi-khata'
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Budget 2020: Sitharaman reaches Finance Ministry, meets President Kovind
Sitharaman will present her second budget in the Parliament at 11 am today. Before presenting the budget, she will meet President Ram Nath Kovind
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Budget 2020: To give boost to SMEs, govt may hike custom duty on 300 items
The Commerce and Industry Ministry in its budget recommendations has proposed rationalisation of basic customs on over 300 items across sectors
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Budget 2020 agenda: Govt may tweak tax slabs, raise exemption limit
The options being considered by the Finance Ministry include acting on suggestions of task force on direct tax simplification
Budget 2020 LIVE updates: FM Nirmala Sitharaman at Finance Ministry
Budget session 2020 LIVE updates: The Economic Survey is a detailed report card on the economic performance in the year
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Indian economy faced abrupt slowdown in 2019; it's not in recession: IMF MD
Kristalina Georgieva said India had undertaken some important reforms that over the longer term would be beneficial for the country, but they do have some short-term impact
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Budget 2020: Govt may increase spending on infra, offer tax incentives
In annual economic report, the government predicted that economic growth would pick up to 6.0% to 6.5% in the fiscal year beginning April 1
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget 2020 in Parliament today
The Budget speech will begin at around 11 am today with Sitharaman beginning it with an address to the speaker of Lok Sabha
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