- Budget 2022 - 23: Thrust on mental healthcare
The Union Budget has proposed to raise health sector allocation by nearly 17 per cent, setting aside a major chunk of Rs 747 crore for the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission that seeks to prepare all 734 districts for future challenges and pandemics.
- PM Modi?s YouTube channel gets 1 cr subscribers
YouTube subscribers of PM Modi’s channel crossed 1 crore on Tuesday, the highest among top world leaders. US President Joe Biden has more than seven lakh followers and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has over 36 lakh. —
- Supreme Court collegium recommends elevation of 6 judicial officers as Delhi High Court judges
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana has recommended to the Centre the names of six judicial officers for appointment as judges of the Delhi High Court.
- Modi government gives a lie to opponents
The Narendra Modi gave a lie to wide-ranging apprehensions among its opponents that it would throw up with populist announcements in the Union Budget 2022-23 in view of the Assembly elections in five States, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and, Uttarakhand.
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tests Covid positive with 'mild symptoms', goes into self - isolation
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tests Covid positive with 'mild symptoms', goes into self - isolation
- Possibility of new world order post - Covid pandemic; initial indicators are visible: Modi
*Possibility of new world order post-Covid pandemic; initial indicators are visible: PM Modi.
- How?s that? Cricket returns for 2022 Commonwealth Games
Cricket will mark its return to the Commonwealth Games (CWG) after a gap of 24 years with India taking on Australia on July 29 in the 2022 Birmingham edition.
- Tiger roars as Covid wave subsides
Here comes good news for all Salman Khan fans! Salman will resume shooting for Tiger 3 this Saturday (February 5) at the swanky Yash Raj Films studios in Mumbai.
- Khelo India major winner in sports budget
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has seen a sizable hike in its allocation in the Union Budget that was presented today.
- 90 - min speech, little Oppn intervention
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented India’s second digital Budget, attracting frequent applause from the treasury benches and very little intervention from the largely mute Opposition.
- Major portion of labour funds goes to pension scheme
The Union Budget proposes an allocation of about Rs 3,587 crore more than the preceding Budget for the Labour and Employment Ministry of which Employees Pension Scheme for Workers accounts for the lion’s share.
- Relief for co - op societies, tax slashed to 15%
The government on Tuesday announced Rs 900-crore allocation in the Budget for the newly set up Ministry of Cooperation for the 2022-23 fiscal, besides slashing Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) on cooperative societies to 15 per cent and surcharge to 7 per cent.
- PIL in SC demands check on fraudulent conversion
Amid raging controversy over a minor girl’s suicide in Tamil Nadu due to alleged attempts to forcibly convert her to Christianity, a PIL in the Supreme Court has sought a direction to the Centre and states to curb fraudulent religious conversion carried out by threat, intimidation, deceit, and
- Budget growth - oriented, fine balancing act, says India Inc
The Budget is growth-oriented and exudes a fine balancing act with an increase in capital expenditure while maintaining fiscal discipline, industry said today.
- Chandigarh Municipal Corporation grant - in - aid up, but short of demand
Though the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation House had sought Rs981.02-cr grant-in-aid, it only got Rs545 crore in the Union Budget for 2022-23 today.
- Funding for solar cells enhanced
Underlining India’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today proposed several near-term and long-term actions, including an additional allocation of Rs 19,500 crore for Production Linked Incentive (PLI for manufacturing high-efficiency modules for ac
- Tap water supply to 3.8 crore households
The Jal Shakti Ministry has been allocated Rs 86,189 crore, an increase of 24 per cent from Rs 69,052 crore in 2021-22. The Drinking Water and Sanitation Department has been allocated Rs 67,221 crore while 18,967.88 crore has been earmarked for “Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rej
- Apple growers of Himachal unhappy
The Budget has left a bitter taste in the mouth of apple growers. With their profits sliding year after year due to a volatile market, sharp increase in input costs, and heavy import of apple from other countries, the growers feel the Budget has failed to address any of their concerns.
- No crypto law, but 30% tax on digital assets
Despite the absence of a law on cryptocurrencies and lack of clarity on their regulation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a 30 per cent tax on any income from the transfer of virtual digital assets in the Union Budget.
- Union budget 2022 - 23: It's people - friendly, progressive, main focus on jobs, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget 2022-23 as “people-friendly” and “progressive”, and said it created new opportunities for more jobs and growth, besides addressing the welfare of the poor and strengthening national security by way of border deve
- Tata Group takes over loss - making Air India
The Air India disinvestment process got completed today with the government officially handing over the management control of the airlines to Talace Private Limited, a subsidiary of the Tata Group’s holding company.
- Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman announces a digital university
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday highlighted the need for quick adoption of digital learning and the need to push for regional languages in higher education institutions as well as schools.  
- Budget 2022: Government to promote natural farming, tech - savvy methods for crop diversification
The Centre will promote tech-savvy methods like drones, chemical-free natural farming along Ganga and public-private partnerships for delivery of digital and high-tech services to help farmers grow diverse farm products as well as capital procurement for farm-based start-ups during the financial yea
- Rahul Gandhi to be first Opposition leader to reply to debate on motion of thanks in Lok Sabha
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be the first leader from the Opposition to reply to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, sources said.