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Housing scheme in Budget to boost steel, cement, construction
New Delhi: The boost to housing in the Interim Budget is another important proposal from the market perspective since this will benefit industries like cement, steel and all construction-related segments, Geojit Financial…
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Interim Budget 2024-25: Key highlights, sector-wise allocations
New Delhi: Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the last (interim) Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Thursday before the country goes to Lok Sabha polls. The stop-gap financial plan, will come into effect…
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Emirates launches pre-approved visa-on-arrival for Indian travellers
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines on Wednesday, February 1, introduced a pre-approved visa-on-arrival facility for Indian passport holders who have booked their travel with the airline. Fulfilled by Dubai Visa Processing Centre* (DVPC) and…
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Hattan Alsaif, first Saudi woman to sign with global MMA promotion
Riyadh: Muay Thai athlete Hattan Alsaif has become the first Saudi woman to sign a contract with a global MMA promotion. In a statement, on Tuesday, January 30, the Professional Fighters League…
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Centre announces Rs 1L cr corpus with 50-yr, interest-free loans for tech-savvy youth
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for youth for long-term financing and refinancing that will help young entrepreneurs innovate and grow at scale in the…
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Centre to boost EV infra, new bio-manufacturing scheme in the offing: FM
New Delhi: As Elon Musk looks all set to enter the burgeoning Indian electric vehicle (EV) market with his Tesla vehicles this year, the government on Thursday said it will expand and…
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Sitharaman announces three new railway economic corridors
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Thursday announced the setting up of three new major railway economic corridors. “These include the energy, mineral and cement corridor, a port connectivity corridor and…
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Sensex slips after presentation of Interim Budget
New Delhi: Markets pared morning gains after the presentation of Interim Budget on Thursday. BSE Sensex was at 71,826.36 points, up 74.25 points, as against 273.72 points in morning trade. Maruti was…
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Amnesty urges Kuwait to drop charges against Bidun activist
Amnesty International has urged Kuwait to drop charges against Bidun activist Mohammad Al-Bargash, who is being prosecuted for speaking about the human rights of the country’s stateless Bidun population. On September 3,…
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Congress urges Jagan govt to beef up Sharmila’s security
Amaravati: Congress has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to beef up security of its state unit chief Y. S. Sharmila. All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge Manickam Tagore has requested Chief Minister…
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Dubai launches first football league for prisoners
Dubai: The Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Dubai Police announced the launch of the General League for Inmates, the first of its kind in the region dedicated to inmates in penal and…
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Cabinet clears pre-election Budget 2024-25
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the pre-election budget 2024-25, sources said. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth budget in the…