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Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao demanded the Central government to withdraw its plans to sell assets, including land allotted to different Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in Telangana. Instead, he suggested the union government to explore possibilities of reviving and strengthening the PSUs. “If it is not feasible then the State government should be given […]
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New Delhi: Bowing to public pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 a litre on diesel to avoid increase in fuel prices that were necessitated due to surge in international oil prices. 7/12 We are reducing the Central excise duty […]
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Hyderabad: Elections to 52 Rajya Sabha seats including two seats in Telangana will be held on June 10. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the poll schedule for the 57 seats of the Council of States in 15 States, whose terms expire between June and August this year. While the notification will […]
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Washington: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended a roundtable with business leaders and investors co-hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the Silicon Valley, and invited the leading investors to become a part of India’s growth story. Senior executives, business leaders of private sectors, venture capitalists, the institutional […]
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The biggest risks of the unregulated cryptocurrency market are money laundering and terror financing. It is for this reason that India has made a strong case for regulating cryptocurrencies at a global level. Since the regulation cannot be done by a single country within its terrain, it has to be a global initiative to figure […]
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Hyderabad: Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao said on Monday that fuel prices can be slashed by at least 30 per cent if the Central Government does away with cesses. Taking a dig at Central government for revising fuel prices 12 times in the last fortnight, the Minister tweeted: “Read about Chinese […]
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Hyderabad: The disinvestment drive undertaken by the BJP government at the Centre has netted an incredible amount of Rs 3,78,383 crore so far, if the statistics released by the Centre are any indication. Ever since the BJP took over the reins of the Central government in 2014, close to 155 disinvestment /fund transfers took place. […]
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New Delhi: The government is expected to defer the mega initial public offering (IPO) of LIC to the next financial year as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has dampened fund managers’ interest in the public issue, market experts said on Sunday. The government was looking to sell 5 per cent stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) […]
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Hyderabad: The Head of Finance department, ICBM College, Hyderabad, Dr. P Sai Rani on Tuesday highlighted the push to empower women and children aimed at improving their social and economic growth in the recent union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Addressing students at the Indian Institute of Management and Commerce during a talk […]
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Hyderabad: Ahead of presenting the State Budget for 2022-23, Finance Minister T Harish Rao yet again requested the Centre for the early release of the grants due to Telangana since 2018-19. He urged union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to intervene in this regard and expedite release of pending funds. In a letter written to Nirmala […]
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By Moitrayee Das The current times have witnessed an increase in mental health policies and programmes as well as mental health being as an integral part of the sustainable development goals. But is India doing enough to deal with the mental health crisis of its people? There is no doubt that the pandemic has taken […]
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Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao took a dig at union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman over the Centre’s grand plans to privatise a few more Public Sector Units in the country. Despite the uproar from different sections over privatisation, the Central government reportedly is working on to sale stakes in three more major PSUs during […]
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The NDA government’s decision to tax crypto assets without first creating a regulatory framework for their transactions is baffling. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement, in her Budget presentation, that any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset would be taxed at the rate of 30% reflects the Centre’s eagerness to dip into the digital […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said the budget presented by union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was beneficial to rich people only. Speaking to media persons in New Delhi, he said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not ask about the funds for Telangana during the press conference on […]
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Hyderabad: The Union Budget 2022-23 came as a big shock for Telangana as all its demands for additional funds and new projects were ignored. The budget speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also had no mention of the commitments made to the state under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014. The state had high hopes from […]
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday said that the Union Budget 2022-23 looks more like a manifesto wherein most of them are announcements only. Slamming the Centre, Thackeray told the reporters, “This budget looks more like a manifesto. In this budget, mostly announcements are made and it will be important to see the outcome.” […]
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Soon after presenting her shortest Budget speech yet that lasted for some 92 minutes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the media, directly. There were no opening statements. Sitharaman’s fourth Budget in a row neither tinkered with tax slabs nor raised the standard deduction, which was widely expected in view of elevated inflation levels and the […]
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Hyderabad: The announcement in the union Budget 2022-23 of introducing flat 30 per cent taxation on income from crypto and digital assets is being seen as a welcome move for innovators and experts working in this field. In her speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “There has been a phenomenal increase in transactions in virtual […]
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Neglecting progressive States like Telangana once again demonstrates that Modi’s catchphrase “Team India” is just a slogan
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao demanded that the Centre clarify whether cryptocurrency has been legalised in the country. He asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to explain if cryptocurrency has been validated. He questioned on what basis does the union Finance Minister announce plans to impose 30 per cent […]
