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Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) “Bigg Boss Tamil 3” contestant and actor Kavin has been named the Most Desirable Man on Television 2019. He says this is more like a reminder for him to push more, and work hard consistently. “I have been keeping a track of the desirable coverage for[Read More…]

San Francisco, Feb 1 (IANS) Apple has begun the trial production of the much awaited iPhone 9 units as the official launch of the inexpensive iPhone is now less than two weeks away. A new report by MyDrivers claims the iPhone SE successor is already going through trial production. “Apple[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proved that the national capital is not in BJP’s priority list, as he questioned why people should vote for the saffron party when it has disappointed[Read More…]

Hamilton, Feb 1 (IANS) Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro, Hardik Pandya and K.L. Rahul were seen engaging in fun banter on social media talking about their favourite good morning experiences. Watching and hearing their videos closely, their morning experiences are nothing but enviable: swimming with wild dolphins; jogging around the Auckland[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In a major boost for the startups community, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced five-year tax holiday on employee stock ownership plan (ESOPs) for start-ups. “To boost startups, tax burden on employees due to tax on ESOPs to be deferred by five years or[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 69000 crore including Rs 6400 crore for PM Jan Aushadhi Yojna for the healthcare sector on Saturday as she announced that the Budget 2020 is woven around 3 prominent themes – Aspirational India, Economic Development and Caring Society[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) For development works in newly-created Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 30,757 crore and Rs 5,958 crore, respectively, for the financial year 2020-21. In the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said, “The government is fully committed to[Read More…]

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to eliminate the attacking swarms of desert locust which are destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab after wiping it out in Sindh, the media reported on Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting on Friday[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday allocated Rs 35,600 crores for nutrition related programmes. While speaking in Parliament during the Budget session, she said that the Prime Minister’s “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” scheme had yielded tremendous results. “Over six lakh Anganwadi workers are equipped[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 3,150 crore for the Culture Ministry this year, a Rs 108 crore rise from the previous budget. The ministry was allocated increased to Rs 3,042.35 crore for 2019-2020. The Finance Minister also said that the Modi government will[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, in the news following an encounter with news anchor Arnab Goswami during an IndiGo flight, has sent a legal notice to the carrier for banning him for six months and has called the decision “Illegal, high-handed and arbitrary.” The notice sent[Read More…]

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 1 (IANS) The Lingshui China Masters 2020 originally to be held in Hainan, China at the end of February has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Saturday. The badminton world governing body and Chinese Badminton Association have considered[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In a major relief to middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to cut income tax rates and change slabs to lower tax incidence for those earning upto Rs 15 lakh a year. The Minister has proposed a 10 per cent tax on income[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Budget 2020 has proposed a debt exchange-traded fund (ETF) consisting of government securities and also hiked investments in corporate bond limit by the FPIs from 9 per cent to 15 per cent to deepen the bond market. “For the financial markets, deepening the bond[Read More…]

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The fiscal deficit for the current fiscal will be 3.8%, up from the earlier estimated 3.3%, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. “The issue of fiscal deficit has to be addressed in every Budget. The government has undertaken tax reforms for this. We estimate[Read More…]

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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget presentation in Lok Sabha on Saturday said India will host the G20 Presidency in 2022 and the government has allocated Rs 100 crore for making preparations for this historic occasion, where it will drive global economic agenda. The[Read More…]

New York, Feb 1 (IANS) Adults living with HIV were more likely to feel higher levels of emotional and physical well-being if they attended religious services regularly, prayed daily and self-identified as religious or spiritual, according to a new study. By contrast, patients living with HIV who had the lowest[Read More…]

Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) Chinese authorities on Saturday confirmed that the death toll from the deadly novel coronavirus in the country has increased to 259, with 11,791 infected cases in 31 provincial-level regions. The National Health Commission said that 1,795 patients remained in critical condition, and 17,988 people were suspected[Read More…]