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PM Unveils Rs 50,800-Crore Infrastructure Project

As part of the project, 1,500 bridges of the British era will be overhauled at an estimated expenditure of Rs 30,000 crore

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Govt May Drop Plan To Impose 2% Levy On Air Tickets

The Government in the revised draft policy, unveiled on October 30 last, had proposed 2 per cent levy on all airfares to mop up funds for its regional connectivity scheme.

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Arun Jaitley Signals Rollback Of Pension Tax Plan After Backlash

The Finance Minister's pensions tax plan has sparked fury among India's small but vocal professional class -- only around 36 million of the country's 1.3 billion people contribute to the EPF

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Civil Aviation Policy To Get Cabinet's Approval By March End

"The government's effort is to find the best possible solution to various issues so that the civil aviation sector takes off," he said.

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Govt To Consider Rollback Of Tax On EPF Withdrawals

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's proposal to tax 60 per cent of withdrawals from provident fund came under immediate attack from various employees unions

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Manufacturing PMI Unchanged In Feb At 51.1, New Orders Pace Up

India’s manufacturing growth remained unchanged in February following price reductions even as new orders registered the strongest upturn since last September, says a Nikkei survey.

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Budget 2016 | PPF Remains Tax Exempt; EPF Interest Post April 1 To Be Taxed

Clearing the air on taxing provident fund withdrawals, the government on Tuesday said PPF withdrawals will continue to be fully exempt from tax and only interest accruing after April 1 on 60 per cent of the contributions made to Employee PF will be taxed

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Government Aims To Cut Defence Imports, Hold Spending Steady

Major global defence companies have been circling over the Indian market, buoyed by the military's modernisation plans worth more than $100 billion

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Air India To Receive Rs 1,713 Crore

The Government-run carrier has been allocated Rs 1,713 crore as part of the Rs 30,0231 crore financial bailout package.

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Why Opposition's Task Has Been Made A Bit Tougher

In coming out with a Budget with focus on a distressed rural India, the Modi government has sought to dispel the notion that it’s anti-farmer and anti-poor

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