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Revenue deficit target of 2 per cent of GDP will be met in current fiscal, the deficit would be 1.9 per cent in the next.

Cash transfer to farmers, middle-class tax relief to boost growth:...

GST collections will continue to pose risks to indirect tax collections if they fall short of budgeted expectations.

5 Feb 2019 5:47 PM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said waiving farm loans is a small step towards addressing agriculture distress and a new green revolution is needed to resolve the problem. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Patna University to get central university status, if Congress voted...

Rahul promised a guaranteed minimum income to the poor if the Congress comes to power following the upcoming Lok Sabha...

3 Feb 2019 5:47 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured the people of Assam that no genuine citizen will be left out of the NRC and hoped that the citizenship bill will be soon get Parliaments nod. (Photo: Twitter/BJP4India)

Congress uses farm loan waivers to win elections: PM Modi

Ridiculing the loan waivers given by the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, the PM said some beneficiaries have been given...

3 Feb 2019 5:10 PM IST

Farmers protest at the DND flyover in Noida on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

500 farmers stage protest at DND, end stir with a warning

The farmers, numbering around 500 from Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, and Meerut, had stayed put until Saturday...

3 Feb 2019 7:54 AM IST

Almost 81 lakh farmers enrolled for the scheme in 2017 and nearly Rs 3,400 crore was transferred to the insurance companies.

States asked to quickly identify small farmers for income support...

Govt has already earmarked Rs 20,000 cr for disbursement in the current fiscal to an estimated 12 cr farmers.

2 Feb 2019 3:06 PM IST

As the downward spiral of the rupee continues, its effect will be felt in the government not being able to hold the fiscal deficit, inflation in oil and other imports, the fall of investments made in the stock market and the increased cost to companies in repaying foreign loans.

India's sovereign rating profile to be evaluated based on...

The government's projections suggest a stabilisation of the central government deficit at 3.4 per cent of GDP next year.

2 Feb 2019 1:29 PM IST

Nisha Desai Biswal, former Indian-American assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia (Photo: Facebook)

Top US advocacy group praises Piyush Goyal for the positive elements

The interim Budget comes after the disappointing moves made by the Union government to control a quick execution in its...

2 Feb 2019 11:35 AM IST

The protesting farmers had ended their march at Kisan Ghat in Delhi early on Wednesday after the police, which had stopped them on the citys border, allowed their entry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Poll Budget 2019: Tax relief for middle class, dole to small farmers

'India is solidly back on track and marching towards growth and prosperity.'

1 Feb 2019 2:24 PM IST

In 2015, 3,266 farmers committed suicide in the state.

Goyal announces 2 pc interest subvention for farmers hit by natural...

Government has fixed MSP for 22 notified crops at 50 per cent higher than cost of production.

1 Feb 2019 12:50 PM IST

Can farmers discontent be amended with two months left for the Lok Sabha elections?

Govt announces cash dole for small farmers

Rs 20,000 crore have been provided for current fiscal and also announced allocation of Rs 75,000 crore for the next...

1 Feb 2019 12:04 PM IST

The stock markets will be steered by RBI policy, macroeconomic data points and global trends this week, say experts.

RBI clears Rs 19,240 crore CCL for Punjab for Rabi marketing season

Central govt has fixed the MSP of wheat at Rs 1,840 per quintal, hiking it by Rs 105 from last year's Rs 1,735 per...

30 March 2019 12:36 PM IST

Changes in APEDA Act, Essential Commodities Act required to help...

Changes required to help farmers get better prices of their produce, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

27 March 2019 7:29 PM IST