Prices of two-wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles are set to rise 15-25%
The income tax department allows some extra tax deductions over and above the Rs 100,000 limit that we have under Section 80C.
PM extended some old schemes and finally said yes to one that was legally mandated for past 2 years.
The new entity will continue to work on technologies in areas like healthcare and education, while also looking at next-gen competencies like artificial intelligence, Blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, among others.
"So you will not have anything better... democracy loving, capitalist respecting environment... in India," Sitharaman said at the event hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in association with the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum.
'Padmavati represents the voice of thousands of Rajput women who lived and died not by their own choice.' 'Let their story be heard,' says Kishore Singh.
'As a society, why are we not talking about the one thing because of which we are born today?'
Wipro chief Azim Premji and veteran actor A K Hangal are among the 10 senior citizens who will receive the Harmony Silver Award this year for their contribution to society.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama on Thursday stated the government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers affected by the lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme has been named the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Scheme.
'I give Modi full credit, for brilliantly using his personal diplomacy, his personal stature, to accomplish his goals...'
In East Delhi the biggest challenge for BJP's Gautam Gambhir, barring his opponents, is one of perception, says Thirumoy Banerjee.
As Narendra Modi and his ministers vigorously campaign for a shift to a cashless society, Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf reports on what is really happening on the ground.
An area of worry relates to simplification of the refund procedure where the inverted duty structure prevails
'If the Ram Mandir is made, it is because of the collective strength of our country.'
There is growing alarm at the inexorable rise of China, both of its military prowess and its aggressive bullying of other countries plus its subjugation of whole portions of its own population.
Close on the heels of row over rechristening of Aurangzeb Road here, a Delhi BJP spokesperson has demanded that Shahjahan Road should be renamed as Dashrath Manjhi Road, as the Mughal emperor was a "symbol of lust".
Munroe Bergdorf had called out racism in a strongly-worded Facebook post after the White Supremacists' rally in Charlottesvilla in the US.
Follow the golden rule: don't borrow, don't overspend. This applies to debt availed for lifestyle or consumption needs and not for asset creation, like home loans, etc.
The legendary Seshan was not keeping good health for the past couple of years and he passed away at about 9.30 pm, a senior police official told PTI.
'While we may aspire to be a democratic if smaller version of China, we may only manage to become a larger, more accomplished Indonesia,' says T N Ninan.
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje breaks her silence.
The agency on Monday questioned three general managers of the Punjab National Bank who have handled the -International Banking Division and Treasury department of the bank, officials said without revealing their identity.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
'So why didn't the police make it very clear that this is the line of investigation, this is what we are doing.' 'Nobody knows what kind of report was done.' 'Was she checked for (sexual assault)?'
Car sales dipped by 2.55 per cent in October, as the festival season demand for auto remained in slow lane.
This is not a film worth recommending, says Raja Sen.
Through this mobile application, the handset will be used for authenticating biometrics of customers making Aadhaar enabled payment.
Bankers say loan demand was more muted this festival season than last year.
There is a reason why Surya and Ishan's wedding on May 10 will make history.
The Congress chief said if his party is elected to power, its government would spend 6 per cent of the GDP on education.
'If ISIS was popular, they don't need to use violence.' 'The strategy of violence is a false interpretation of Islam.' 'The main victims of ISIS violence are Muslims.'
'The outlook for private investment, which has been such a weak link for India for so long, remains challenging.'
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
'The mindset of people needs to change.' 'We still believe in accepting cash when we can do business with digital money as well.'
Apple Pay will be available in 250,000 locations across the UK.
Anukreethy, a 19-year-old college student from Tamil Nadu, was crowned Miss India.
'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.' 'Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks, corrupt politicians and builder mafias and disastrous government policies,' says Sunil Sethi.
Some commentators said Gandhi's decision will augur well for a party that needs to reinvent itself and present a clear vision to again emerge as a credible alternative.
'We got so many calls after the attack.' 'Loved ones told us forget all this, nothing was more valuable than our lives.' 'But we said, 'No, this wasn't the way forward -- the people, society, the country needs us at this time.'
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