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Delhi Metro has been given a grant of Rs 414.70 crore in the Union Budget 2019-20 as against Rs 50 crore in the last fiscal.

Budget 2019: Massive Rs 2 lakh cr push to infrastructure, connectivity

Budget finds that the country needs to develop waterways to shift a significant portion of inland cargo movement from...

6 July 2019 2:16 AM IST

Experts feel that these moves can be transformational for attracting private investments to the sector.

Union Budget 2019: Energy sector to be fit for future

The focus on group captive can trigger massive interest of large international utilities to invest in the power sector,...

6 July 2019 2:06 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her team before presenting the budget. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Budget 2019: Not Big Bang, but comprehensive focus on corporates to...

Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman's maiden budget received mixed response from critics and industry experts.

5 July 2019 8:46 PM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee terms Union Budget as 'completely...

FM Sitharaman said an additional excise duty and road and infrastructure cess of one rupee will be imposed on petrol and...

5 July 2019 7:44 PM IST

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi court frames charges against Kejriwal, others for 2014 protests

The move came after advocate Irshad, appearing for Kejriwal and Sisodia, pleaded not guilty on their behalf and claimed...

5 July 2019 7:14 PM IST

Nisha was shot dead around 1 am at Dastampur village in Jewar area of the district, with the police registering a murder case against seven people of her family including her father, an official said. (Photo: File)

UP woman who got married without informing family shot dead

'Prima facie it appears that she has been killed by her own family members,' a spokesperson said.

5 July 2019 6:59 PM IST

The apex court on September 26 last year had declared the Centres flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions. (Photo: PTI)

SC issues notices to Centre, UIDAI on petition challenging Aadhar...

Petition filed said it creates backdoor to permit private parties' to access Aadhaar eco-system, thus enabling...

5 July 2019 6:57 PM IST

There is a need to introduce bank reforms rather than pumping in more money in the banking sector. There was no need for high taxes on petrol and diesel. Therefore, there would be a hike in inflation as well, Badal said. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019 -- long on talk, short on delivery: Punjab Finance...

He said that Rs 1 lakh crore is to be invested in infrastructure sector, but there was no mention about any master plan...

5 July 2019 6:43 PM IST

Out of the total allocation, Rs 1,08,248 crore has been set aside for capital outlay to purchase new weapons, platforms and military hardware. (Representational Image)

Budget 2019: Rs 3.18 lakh crore allocated to Defence budget

The outlay for defence sector almost remained unchanged compared to what was allocated in the interim budget on February...

5 July 2019 5:52 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that every single rural family will have electricity and a clean cooking facility by 2022. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: Here's how the industry reacted to Modi 2.0's first...

Banking high on infrastructure, the government aimed to collect more revenue to increase growth.

5 July 2019 5:29 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that every single rural family will have electricity and a clean cooking facility by 2022. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: Govt proposes National Research Foundation, Sports...

To boost jobs, the government announced 10 million youth to take skill training under the Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

5 July 2019 5:00 PM IST

The incident took place around 10 am this morning. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Sena corporator Milind Vaidya assaults chicken traders over...

Locals were reportedly facing difficulties and hygiene issue are there due to the vehicles parked in the area.

5 July 2019 4:55 PM IST