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The budget speech didn’t find the mention of Antrix Corporation being replaced by NSIL. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: Antrix Corp likely to be replaced by NSIL

NSIL would be the financial arm of the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation.

05 Jul 2019 1:53 PM

The apex court had earlier declined an urgent hearing to his plea on June 17. (Photo: ANI)

SC refuses to entertain PIL questioning EVM use in elections

A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman heard the PIL filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma challenging use of EVMs in polls.

05 Jul 2019 1:36 PM

Manish Arora, a resident of Delhi was travelling in Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express and pulled the emergency chain at Mathura Junction so that his mother could finish breakfast before alighting on the platform. (Photo: File I Representational)

Delhi man pulls emergency chain of train to let mother finish breakfast, held

Arora chose to pull the chain and "make it halt for extra minutes before they got down".

05 Jul 2019 1:35 PM

‘Annual Global Investors' Meet to be organized in India, using National Investment and Infrastructure Fund(NIIF) as the anchor to get key sets of global players to come and invest in India Budget 2019,’ FM Nirmala said while presenting her maiden budget in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: India to organise Annual Global Investors' Meet every year: FM

She also said that the Centre has planned structural reforms to kickstart foreign, domestic investment.

05 Jul 2019 1:33 PM

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on a plea challenging the provisions of the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019. (Photo: File)

SC seeks response from Centre, UIDAI on plea against new Aadhaar ordinance

The petitioner alleged in his plea that 2019 ordinance and regulations violates the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

05 Jul 2019 1:28 PM

'Gandhipedia is being developed to sensitise the youth about positive Gandhian values,’ she said while present Union Budget 2019-20 in Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Budget 2019: 'Gandhipedia' being developed to inform youth on Gandhian values

The Swachh Bharat mission is one of the largest cleanliness drives, as well as an attempt to effect behavioural change, in the world.

05 Jul 2019 1:25 PM

The main objectives of the schemes are to create new jobs and reduce unemployment, promote entrepreneurship culture in India. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Union Budget 2019: Govt to develop 75,000 entrepreneurs in agro-rural industries

The Finance Minister also asserted that 'Ease of Doing Business' and 'Ease of Life' should be applicable for farmers too.

05 Jul 2019 1:16 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: Government sets the disinvestment target at Rs 1.05 lakh crore

Strategic disinvestment of select public sector undertakings will remain a priority area, FM said.

05 Jul 2019 1:12 PM

‘The government intends to open 4 more embassies in the year 2019-20. This will not only increase the footprint of India's overseas presence but also enable us to provide better public services to the local Indian communities,’ FM Sitharaman said. (Photo: File)

Budget 2019: India to open new diplomatic missions, including 18 in Africa

She also proposed to issue Aadhar cards to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) holding Indian passports after their arrival in India.

05 Jul 2019 1:09 PM

‘I propose to consider issuing Aadhaar cards for NRIs with Indian Passports after their arrival in India without waiting for mandatory 180 days,’ Sitharaman said in her budget speech. (Photo: File)

Budget 2019: Govt proposes doing away with 180-day rule for NRIs to get Aadhaar

As on May 31, 2019, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had generated total of 123.82 crore Aadhaar to residents of India.

05 Jul 2019 1:02 PM

The government proposes 'Study in India' to bring in foreign students to pursue education here. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: Government to improve youth skills in AI, robotics

Training of workforce with relevant skills will help address the severe skill shortage technology and IT companies are facing right now.

05 Jul 2019 12:55 PM

‘Ensuring India's water security and providing access to safe drinking water to all Indians is a priority. A major step in this direction has been the constitution of Jal Shakti Ministry,’ Sitharaman stated. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2019: 'Har Ghar Jal' for all rural houses by 2024, says Sitharaman

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat had on July 1 launched 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan'.

05 Jul 2019 12:54 PM

Sitharaman also proposed to expand the Swachh Bharat mission to undertake sustainable solid waste management in every village, harnessing the latest technology. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Union Budget 2019: 'India will be open-defecation free on Oct 2 this year,' says Sitharaman

The Swachh Bharat mission is one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world and is also an attempt to initiate behavioural change.

05 Jul 2019 12:52 PM

‘I am happy and satisfied to report that India will be made Open Defecation Free on October 2nd, 2019, as per the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,’ she said. (Photo: File)

Budget 2019: Sitharaman proposes to expand Swachh Bharat Mission

Expressing happiness, she also announced that India will be made Open Defecation Free on October 2nd, 2019, as per the dream of PM Modi.

05 Jul 2019 12:51 PM

The post-mortem report of the deceased and the remand report of the two arrested police personnel had confirmed that the inmate was brutally tortured and had several injuries on his body. (Photo: File)

Kerala: Judicial enquiry ordered in custodial death of prisoner

The opposition Congress-led UDF had raised the issue in the Assembly and demanded a judicial probe.

05 Jul 2019 12:32 PM

Bhure Lal, owner of the building, had approached Madhya Pradesh HC against demolition but the court refused to stay the process. (Photo: ANI)

Indore building which Akash Vijayvargiya batted for demolished by authorities

The court had asked IMC to arrange temporary shelter for Lal for three months within two days.

05 Jul 2019 12:13 PM

Proud! Nirmala Sitharaman's parents attend her first budget speech

Savitri and Narayanan Sitharaman arrived in a separate car in Parliament.

05 Jul 2019 12:03 PM

'We will work to make a platform for listing social enterprises and voluntary organisations to raise capital as equity, debt or units like mutual funds,' said Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

Union Budget 2019: India to strengthen corporate bond market, says Sitharaman

There is also a proposal to increase minimum public shareholding in companies from 25 per cent to 35 per cent.

05 Jul 2019 11:55 AM

'One more body was recovered this morning. A total of 19 bodies have been recovered so far. We are doing a continuous search operation,' NDRF Inspector Mahesh Kumar said. (Photo: ANI)

Tiware Dam Breach: Death toll reaches 19, search op to trace missing underway

The Tiware dam developed a breach on July 3 due to heavy rains whch caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages.

05 Jul 2019 11:44 AM

Voting for the two seats will take place today as they were left vacant by Shah and Smriti Irani who were elected to the Lok Sabha and subsequently resigned from the Upper House. (Photo: ANI)

Congress MLAs leave for Gujarat's Gandhinagar for Rajya Sabha polls

The party had earlier planned to shift the legislators to Mount Abu in Rajasthan, but the plan was changed.

05 Jul 2019 11:32 AM

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