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Majority gives thumbs up to budget proposal on income tax slabs

February 2, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi, People seem to have given a thumbs up to Budget proposals on personal income tax where Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman has given the option of different tax slabs …

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Middle class not thrilled, but optimistic: Post-Budget survey

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi, While being hailed as pro-farmer, the Union Budget 2020 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday has failed to capture the imagination of the middle class, findings …

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Saturday informed the Delhi High Court that the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case "can be hanged separately". Mehta while arguing before Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said, "Once a person is aware that his fate is death penalty, any delay in execution is dehumanising. They should be executed immediately. Mukesh has no reason to wait for his execution. Pawan has chosen to not file curative or mercy plea." "They are not only abusing the process of law, they are creating circumstances that will water down the guidelines," Mehta added. The court asked whether all of them would be executed together or one by one. Responding to the same, Mehta said they would be executed one by one. "The execution should be one by one. The rule only says if application of one is pending then execution of all has to be postponed.. but what does 'application' mean? It means an application pending before a court. A mercy plea is not an application," Mehta submitted. Mehta also submitted that the trial court ignored the rule 834 of Prison Rules while passing Friday's order. "All these accused are ironically urging the court to understand the value of a human life forgetting that the victim also had a life. The lordships are aware of what happened. This is one case that has shaken the conscience of the society," he added. A Delhi court had on Friday stayed for an indefinite period, the death warrants issued against the four death row convicts - Akshay, Pawan, Mukesh and Vinay. Additional Sessions Judge Darmendra Rana in his order said, "Without commenting upon the dilatory tactics adopted by the convicts, suffice it would be to state that seeking redressal of one's grievances through procedure established by law was the hallmark of any civilised society. The courts of this country cannot afford to adversely discriminate any convict, including death row convicts in pursuit of his legal remedies, by turning a Nelson's eye towards him." The 23-year-old victim was brutally gangraped and tortured on December 16, 2012, which later led to her death. All the six accused were arrested and charged with sexual assault and murder. One of the accused was a minor and appeared before a juvenile justice court, while another accused committed suicide in Tihar Jail. Four of the convicts were sentenced to death by a trial court in September 2013, and the verdict was confirmed by the Delhi High Court in March 2014 and upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2017 which also dismissed their review petition in July 2018.

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Convicts can be hanged separately: S-G to HC in Nirbhaya case

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Saturday informed the Delhi High Court that the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case “can be hanged separately”. …

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Budget proposes Rs 8,000 crore boost for quantum tech

February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: Giving a huge boost to adoption of emerging technologies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to provide an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for commercial application of quantum …

India to boost mobile phones, chip manufacturing

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PMC Effect: Deposit insurance raised to Rs 5 lakh

February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: In a major relief to the common man, the Finance Minister on Saturday announced to raise the insurance cover on bank deposits to Rs 5 lakh from the current …

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No recap for PSBs in FY21: FM

February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala SItharaman on Saturday said the government has infused Rs 3.5 lakh crore in the PSU banks and now banks will go to market to raise funds …

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Bullet train project to be actively pursued: FM

February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the work on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed train project will be actively pursued and also …

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Budget 2020 is woven around 3 prominent themes: FM

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 69000 crore apart from Rs 6400 crore for PM Jan Aushadhi Yojna for the healthcare sector on Saturday as she announced that …

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Push for transportation; Rs 1.7 lakh cr allocated

February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: With major emphasis on transportation and the required infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made several announcements with an allocation of Rs 1.7 lakh crore for transport infrastructure. …

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FM yields to BJP demand for ‘Gaon, Gareeb, Kisan’ Budget

February 1, 2020 - by IANS

New Delhi: In a major rural push, the government has allocated a massive Rs 2.83 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors, as sought by the BJP in its pre-Budget meet …