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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: BJP tries to get Dalits' support

In UP's multi-corner contest, a major battle is raging to capture the Dalit vote bank.

2 Feb 2017 2:47 AM IST

nion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley alongwith MoS for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Santosh Kumar Gangwar during a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi on Wendnesday. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: Long-term fund to achieve per drop more crop'

Rs 20,000 crore has been announced by the PM as an additional amount to the corpus already set up in Nabard.

2 Feb 2017 2:38 AM IST

The government has increased its spending on PMFBY to Rs 13,240 crore, which the industry believes will help bring more farmers under the insurance cover. (Representational Image)

Union Budget 2017: NDA snatches UPA's 'poverty' agenda

The total allocation for the rural, agriculture and allied sectors in 2017-18 is Rs 1,87,223 crore.

2 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly

Bill to exempt Tamil Nadu from Neet passed in Assembly

The bill, which makes a state-specific amendment to the Indian Medical Council Act, 2016 was introduced in the Assembly...

2 Feb 2017 2:31 AM IST

Stating that quality education will energise Indias youth, he said, â€œIn the words of Swami Vivekananda, the education which does not help the common mass of people to equip themselves for the struggle for life... is it worth the name?â€ (Representational image)

Union Budget 2017: Sankalp, Strive schemes to energise students

Jaitley said the government plans to launch SANKALP at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore.

2 Feb 2017 2:29 AM IST

According to agriculture department principal secretary C. Pardhasarathy, more areas are now being sown after the recent rains and due to increased storage levels at irrigation projects. (Representational image)

Union Budget 2017: High agri credit a positive sign, say experts

ICRA believes there could be a shortfall of around Rs 32,000 crore.

2 Feb 2017 2:27 AM IST