In this issue

July 24, 2024

Package for Asha finally!

Accepting the long pending demands of Asha -Accredited Social Health Activists -the state government has approved a package under which they will get Rs 10 lakh assistance in the event of accidental death and Rs 5 lakh for disabilities.

1 min

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Budget optics seek to address elephant in the room

7 mins

SC rules out retest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order re-examination for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test undergraduate exam for the year 2024 (NEET UG 2024).

2 mins

SECRET SERVICE CHIEF RESIGNS

The director of the Secret Service said on Tuesday she's resigning following the assassination attempt against ex-President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission.

1 min

Fintech capital gets crumbs in an election year

Trillion $ economy? Dream on

2 mins

Property-owners miffed at removal of indexation

There are major changes in the capital gains tax which will impact real estate transactions.

2 mins

I-T slabs are tweaked

The Budget was a killjoy for the middle class. Under the new regime, those earning under Rs 3 lakh a year are exempt from paying tax.

1 min

₹1.52L cr for agri, allied sectors

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹1.52 lakh crore to the agriculture and allied sectors while presenting the Union Budget for the 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha.

1 min

Govt to allot ₹2.2 trn for urban housing in 5 years

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government will allot 2.2 trln rupees in the next five years under the PM Awas Yojana Urban 2.0, which will address the housing needs of 10 mln poor and middle class people in cities. The urban housing plan has a total outlay of 10 trln rupees.

1 min

Govt to launch 3 employment-linked schemes: FM

The government will launch three employment-linked schemes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25 on Tuesday.

1 min

₹2.2 lakh crore housing help under PM scheme

The government announced central assistance of Rs 2.2 lakh crore over the next five years to meet housing requirement of 1 crore urban poor and middle-class families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban and proposed interest subsidy to provide loans at affordable rates.

2 mins

Nitish satisfied with Nirmala's sops

Bihar chief minister and JD (U) president Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the union budget for the year 2024-25 was a positive budget and extended special thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for taking special care of the state's needs.

2 mins

GOVT LOWERS FISCAL DEFICIT TARGET TO 4.9%

To focus on debt-to-GDP ratio post FY26

2 mins

5 schemes to tackle joblessness

The Budget saw the government introducing five schemes to boost employment and provide skill training to young people.

2 mins

A game-changer for real estate, hail developers

Energy security and infrastructure have been highlighted as top priorities in the 2024-25 Budget.

2 mins

Many lose ₹23 L in Dubai crypto scheme endorsed by actors

The Malad police have booked a purported investment agent, Avinash Gupta, and his associates for allegedly cheating several people with the lure of good returns if they parked their money in ABLC crypto coins in Dubai.

1 min

City blessed with good rain; where does it all go?

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the BMC on a plea seeking the conservation of rainwater instead of letting it all get drained into the sea; and preservation, protection and enhancement of the natural groundwater table in the city.

2 mins

No access to luxury for bizman in garb of hospital; plea nixed

\"Luxury in the garb of hospitalization cannot be given to the accused,\" the special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act said while rejecting the plea of 80-year-old businessman Manoharlal Agicha for extension of his private hospital stay.

1 min

2 former UBT corporators join Shiv Sena

Two former corporators of Shiv Sena (UBT) from the Magathane Vidhan Sabha constituency joined the rival Shiv Sena on Monday night in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

1 min

Khedkar untraced while Centre seeks parents' marital probe

On Tuesday, the final day of a notice by the elite Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) to IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar, the Mussoorie-based institution had no information on her whereabouts.

1 min

Sassoon Hospital faces negligence allegations

Sassoon General Hospital is again making headlines for the wrong reasons. Activists have alleged that doctors at Sassoon Hospital are abandoning destitute patients at night instead of treating them.

3 mins

Switchover chances are high before the polls

Ahead of the assembly polls, the scenario of senior leaders in the Nanded district changing political parties is on the rise.

1 min

NMC racing to spend funds before MCC sets in

The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) will be enforced as the municipal elections are likely to be held soon after the Lok Sabha elections. Various departments of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) are showing a tendency to spend the amount allocated for various development works in this year's budget.

1 min

NCLT grants extension till Aug 10 to IIHL for completing RCapital resolution plan

The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday extended the date given to the Hinduja group owned Indusland International Holding Holding Limited (IIHL), in order to complete the formalities to implement the resolution plan for the bankrupt Reliance Capital.

1 min

'Post FY26, rolling targets may be on debt to GDP ratio'

The government's medium-term rolling targets beyond 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) may include an approach of lowering debt to-GDP ratio every year, which will in turn give direction on fiscal consolidation for the respective financial year, Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan said on Tuesday.

1 min

No funds for Exposition in budget

Goa's hope for Rs 300 crore to host the decennial exposition of St Francis Xavier was dashed when the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament made no mention of the allocation.

1 min

South Goa citizens appeal to Collector to deny Sunburn festival permission

Citizens from South Goa on Tuesday urged South Goa district Collector Asvin Chandru to deny permission for the Sunburn music festival proposed to be held from December 28-30 at an undisclosed location in the South district.

2 mins

'No trial method of building Borim bridge through khazans'

Loutolim farmers raise issue of livelihood

2 mins

Khaman dhokla for Bhutan King

In a display of culinary diplomacy, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel hosted a lavish dinner in honour of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay at The Leela Hotel, Gandhinagar.

1 min

Visionary blueprint for Viksit Bharat: CM

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has hailed the Union Budget 2024-25 as a visionary and inclusive blueprint for Viksit Bharat, meticulously prepared under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

2 mins

Union Budget will accelerate development in agriculture: Dr. Chandel

The Union budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ms.Nirmala Sitharaman is a development-oriented, inclusive, and employment-centric Union Budget 2024 said Dr.Girish Chandel, Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur.

2 mins

Union Budget as 'Holistic and 'Historic': CM Sai

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as as \"holistic\" and \"historic\", emphasizing its comprehensive developmental potential.

1 min

State cabinet approves amendments to IT policy

The Cabinet approved an amendment in the Madhya Pradesh Information Technology (IT), Information Technology enabled Services (ITeS) and Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Investment Conservation Policy 2023 on Tuesday.

1 min

Veep backed every Biden failure: Vance

Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance used his first solo campaign rallies Monday to throw fresh barbs at Vice President Kamala Harris a day after President Joe Biden threw the presidential election into upheaval by dropping out and endorsing his second-in-command to lead Democrats against Donald Trump.

1 min

Enough delegates for Harris

Less than 36 hours after President Joe Biden endorsed VicePresident Kamala Harris she secured the nomination on Monday night by winning the pledged support of a majority of the party's delegates who will determine the nomination, the campaign said.

1 min

Asalanka to captain Sri Lanka

All-rounder Charith Asalanka will lead Sri Lanka in home T20Is against India, starting from July 27, as the selection committee announced a 16-man squad for the threematch series on Tuesday.

1 min

Neeraj Chopra holds the torch to India's glory

The world's biggest sporting spectacle is upon us after a gap of three years as the Paris Olympics gets underway and India gears up for its athletes to perform on the grandest of stages.

2 mins

Olympics shocker

Australian tourist gang raped by five men

1 min

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