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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley outside Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: Relief for earnings up to Rs 5 lakh

Salaried classes get a chance to recover from note ban.

2 Feb 2017 1:07 AM IST

A merchant-enabled Aadhaar payment system will be launched shortly: Arun Jaitley (Representational Image)

Union Budget 2017: India gets app-raised

Aadhaar-based payments to boost hinterlands.

2 Feb 2017 1:03 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoSes Arjun Ram Meghwal (3rd L) and Santosh Kumar Gangwar (2nd R) alongwith senior officials after presenting the Union Budget 2017-18 to President Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Govt reaches out to powerful agrarian votebanks of UP, Punjab via...

Arun Jaitley announced over 30 per cent increase in Budget outlay for the welfare of the scheduled castes and scheduled...

2 Feb 2017 1:00 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: Amaravati gets capital gains tax sop

Exemption will be available for those who owned land when AP was split.

2 Feb 2017 12:57 AM IST

A visa agent has cheated dozens of youngsters to the tune of a few lakhs of after promising visas to gulf countries, it has been alleged.

Kashmir snowshoer duo denied US visas, may miss New York event

Visas were denied, reportedly due to President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.

1 Feb 2017 11:18 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: AP)

IPS officer Reddy appointed new NHRC DG

The SC on January 23, directed the Centre to appoint DG in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) within a week.

1 Feb 2017 9:02 PM IST

At least four jawans of Odisha State Armed Police were on Wednesday evening killed in an IED blast in Odishas Koraput district. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

5 police jawans killed in IED blast by Maoists on AP-Odisha border

Sources said the death toll is most likely to rise as many of the jawans have suffered serious injuries.

1 Feb 2017 7:32 PM IST