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Senior citizens had complained of lack of proper policies for the elderly in the state, in a letter to HC.

Union Budget: Govt exempts Rs 50k interest income for senior citizens

Deduction limit for health insurance and medical expenditure has been raised from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 under Section...

1 Feb 2018 5:00 PM IST

Congress leader Tom Vadakkan alleged, the BJP government is raising these issues because they are going to face elections in Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Rajasthan bypolls: Cong wins 3 seats, major blow to BJP before 2019 LS...

The Congress accused the BJP of trying to polarize voters and not doing anything to prevent minority communities from...

1 Feb 2018 4:45 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Free LPG to 8 cr poor women under Ujjwala scheme

The percentage of working women has declined from 36 per cent being employed in 2005-06 to 24 per cent of women employed...

1 Feb 2018 4:42 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget development-friendly and said it would strengthen the vision of a new India. (Photo: PTI)

Budget has free healthcare for 10 cr poor, sops for farmers; Modi...

Salaried get back standard deduction of 40k; govt taxes long-term capital gains in equity.

1 Feb 2018 3:32 PM IST

The CPEC is a network of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan that will connect Chinas Xinjiang province with Gwadar port in Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: AFP)

Budget 2018: Boost to economy, Rs 5.97 lakh cr allocated for...

In his Budget address, Finance Minister Jaitley termed infrastructure as 'growth driver' of the economy.

1 Feb 2018 3:06 PM IST

The Union Budget 2018 announced an upward revision of salaries of the President, Vice-President and Governors. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Salary raise for Prez, VP, guvs; know how much they'll...

The budget proposes salary hike of the President to Rs 5 lakh, vice-president to Rs 4 lakh and governors of states to Rs...

1 Feb 2018 2:42 PM IST

Experts said that the allocation of funds for school education should be proportionate to the requirement.

Budget 2018: Education cess raised to 4 pc, no division in schools

Jaitley proposed to launch a scheme to revitalise research-based education with Rs 1 lakh crore in the next four years.

1 Feb 2018 2:40 PM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ India

Budget 2018: Railways gets Rs 1.48 L Cr for world-class trains

New world-class train sets, dedicated freight corridors are coming up and electrification is being taken up as a...

1 Feb 2018 2:13 PM IST

A security personnel looking for clues at the scene of a grenade blast by militants at Jehangir Chowk in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: 10-yr-old boy, injured in shell explosion in Shopian district,...

The explosion took place when some people were clearing debris from a house where an encounter had taken place a day...

1 Feb 2018 1:22 PM IST

I think we will have to wait for the final results but the under current, the sentiments, the desires of the people is for the Congress. These elections are reflective of the mood of people prevalent in Rajasthan, Pilot said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

People of Rajasthan have rejected Vasundhara Raje's govt: Sachin Pilot

Congress took an early lead in Alwar and Ajmer constituencies and later surpassed BJP in Mandalgarh.

1 Feb 2018 1:14 PM IST

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday criticised the Election Commission saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all freebies for the state were doled out. (Photo: PTI)

Chidambaram jibes at Centre over state of economy

The tweet came minutes before the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in the Parliament.

1 Feb 2018 1:07 PM IST

The bandh has been called against an official notification for the February 27 Assembly poll despite a general appeal for solution of the Naga political problem before the elections. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

12-hour band begins in parts of Nagaland

While the bandh was being peacefully enforced in at least five districts, some tribal bodies decided not to support the...

1 Feb 2018 12:53 PM IST