Cabinet approves assured pension for govt employees

Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an assured 50 per cent of salary as pension for 23 lakh government employees who joined service under the National Pension System (NPS). IMAGE: Information and......

Freebies Dominate Andhra Assembly Polls

The state's economic health is in focus as it has consistently breached the fiscal deficit in eight of the last 10 years since Telangana's formation. IMAGE: YSRCP leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy......

BJP's 'nefarious designs' to topple govt shows...: Himachal CM

Lambasting the Bharatiya Janata Party's "nefarious designs" to topple the democratically elected government, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the saffron party will......

Maharashtra cabinet nod for OPS to state employees

The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that offers an option of availing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to the state government employees who joined the service after November 2005.......

UPS no burden on future govts, says Somanathan

The Unified Pension System (UPS), approved by the Union Cabinet on Saturday, is “fiscally prudent” as it will be funded within the Centre’s fiscal projections, according to T V......

Fiscal deficit for FY25 estimated to be 4.9%: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the fiscal deficit for 2024-25 is estimated at 4.9 per cent of GDP. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Presenting the Union Budget......

Govt withdraws equalisation levy of 2%: FinMin

The government on Tuesday announced withdrawal of the 2 per cent equalisation levy or digital tax on overseas e-commerce supplies. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post......

Budget focuses on jobs and skilling, keeping 2 allies happy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a marginal income tax relief for the middle class, a Rs 2 lakh crore outlay for job creation schemes over the next five years and a spending......