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Budget 2019 GST exemption doubled from Rs 20 to 40 lakhs for small traders New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has turned out to be a game changer for the country’s economy with average tax collection in the current financial year being pegged at Rs 97,100 crore per month as compared to Rs 89,700 crore per month in the first year when the GST was introduced in July 2017. “The average monthly tax collection in the current year is Rs 97,100 crore per month as compared to Rs 89,700 crore per month in the first year,” said Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways, and Coal Goyal, while presenting the interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha on Friday. “The State revenues are improving with guaranteed 14 per cent annual revenue increase for the first five years,” he added.
Tax relief for middle class, dole to small farmers Mumbai: Making a strong reelection pitch, the BJP-led NDA government on Friday announced the biggest income tax sops for the middle class, including complete exemption for income up to Rs 5 lakh, and Rs 6,000 annual cash dole to poor farmers in a scheme that will cost Rs 75,000 crore per year. Converting a vote-on-account speech to an almost full-fledged Budget announcement in Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal proposed an array of incentives for both the middle class and farmers, whose disenchantment was said to have cost the BJP dearly in recent Assembly elections. Over three crore salaried class, pensioners, selfemployed and small businesses will save Rs 18,500 crore in income tax annually after the exemption limit was doubled to Rs 5 lakh for the next fiscal from current Rs 2.5 lakh.
Education sector gets Rs 93,848 crore New Delhi: The government on Friday earmarked Rs 93,847.64 crore for the education sector for 2019-20, an increase of over 10 per cent from last budget allocation. While Rs 37,461.01 crore has been allocated for higher education, an amount of Rs 56,386.63 crore has been earmarked for school education. However, there has been a decline in budget outlays for IITs, IIMs, IISER, and statutory and regulatory bodies such as UGC and AICTE in the interim budget for 2019-20 as compared to the allocation for 2018- 19. The government allocated Rs 608.87 crore for research and innovation, a massive increase from previous allocation of Rs 350.23 crore.
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Budget 2019: Around 3 crore middle-class taxpayers will get tax exemption due to this measure.
FM Piyush Goyal says no tax on income up to Rs 5 lakh Railways gets Rs 1.58 lakh cr, highest ever for national transporter
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Individual taxpayers with annual income up to Rs 5 lakh will get full tax rebate, said Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, while presenting the interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha. Around 3 crore middle-class taxpayers will get tax exemption due to this measure. Earlier, the income tax exemption limit was Rs 2.5 lakh. “Individuals with gross income up to Rs 6.5 lakh will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities,” said Goyal. Standard tax deduction for salaried persons has been raised from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000. Tax deduction at source (TDS) threshold on interest on bank and post office deposits has been raised from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000. TDS threshold on annual rental income has been raised from Rs
1.8 lakh to Rs 2.4 lakh. Finance Minister Goyal said: “On behalf of all the people of India and our Government, thank all our taxpayers for their valuable contribution to nationbuilding and for providing a better quality of life to poor and marginalised.” Key Points * Individual taxpayers with annual income up to Rs 5 lakh will get full tax rebate. * Around 3 crore middle class taxpayers will get tax exemption due to this measure. * Individuals with gross income up to Rs 6.5 lakh will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities.
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced a capital expenditure allocation of Rs 1.58 lakh crore for the railways, the highest ever for the national transporter, in an effort to put its flagging revenues back on track. Goyal, who is also the Railway minister, said so far, 2018-2019 has been the safest for the Indian Railways and all unmanned level crossings on the broad gauge network have been completely eliminated."Capital expenditure programme of railways at all-time high of Rs 1.58 lakh crore in next financial year. Vande Bharat Express, indigenously developed semi-high speed (train), will give Indian passengers world class experience.
FM Piyush Goyal makes announcement for filmmakers in 'URI' style Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced Budget 2019 on Friday in which he made a special announcement for Indian filmmakers. In an announcement, Goyal stated that a single window clearance for filmmaking will be made available for Indian filmmakers which were earlier available only for foreign filmmakers. Moreover, the finance minister also announced that the introduction of an anti-camcording provision in the Cinematography Act to take action against piracy. He mentioned that the employment rate was high in the film industry. Apart from piracy and single window clearance, Piyush Goyal also announced that the government has decreased GST percentage on movie ticket prices to 12 per cent which was earlier 18 per cent.
PM Modi said that there has always been a demand to exempt those with annual income up to Rs 5 lakh and Modi government fulfilled it.
'Interim Budget just trailer for India's development,' says PM Modi gns, New Delhi
Soon after the Budget was presented in the Parliament by Piyush Goyal, PM Modi addressed media and said that the interim Budget is just a trailer of the budget which, after elections, will take India on the path to development. “From middle class to labourers, from farmers’ growth to the development of businessmen, from manufacturing to MSME sector, from growth of the economy to development of New India, everyone has been taken care of in this interim budget,” Modi said. PM Modi added that it is the generosity and honesty of the middle and middle upper class which provides tax to the nation through which schemes are formulated and there is welfare of the poor. Talking about exemption from taxation, PM Modi said that there has always been a demand to exempt those with
annual income up to Rs 5 lakh and Modi government fulfilled it. Addressing the issue about farmers, Modi said that there have been several schemes by different governments from time to time but only 2-3 crore farmers were included in those schemes. “But now PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme will benefit over 12 crore farmers who own 5 acres or less than 5 acres of land,” Modi added.
The CBI chief's post has been lying vacant since January 10 after the unceremonious exit of Alok Verma, who had been engaged in a bitter fight with Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana over corruption charges.
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Interim finance minister Piyush Goyal played Santa vis-a-vis renting of two homes in this Budget. His exemption of income-tax on notional rent on a second self-occupied house is going to benefit techies and people who shift locations for work. “Income tax on notional rent is payable if one has more than one self-occupied house,” Mr Goyal said in his Budget speech. “Considering the difficulty of the middle class in maintaining families at two locations on account of job, children’s education, care of parents etc. I am proposing to exempt levy of income tax on notional rent on a second self-occupied house.” At present, if one has a second
home, a notional rental income has to be declared if the owner is unable to find a tenant or wants to keep the house vacant. As a result, the individual has to pay tax even if the second house is not fetching any money. Experts note that tax deduction at source on paid rent benefits landlords, who depend on rental income. Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry senior vice-president Karunendra S. Jasti said, “It is a welcome move for a majority of Indians who stay away from home. Exemption of notional rent on second house is helpful for people who have houses in villages and reside in towns and cities.”
Budget 2019: Goyal said farmers will be provided Rs 6,000 per year, which amounts to Rs 16.44 daily, in three instalments under central govt scheme.
'Giving Rs 17 a day, an insult to farmers,' says Rahul Gandhi gns, New Delhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged the government destroyed the lives of farmers over the past five years, and said its Interim Budget announcement of "Rs 17 a day" for them was an insult to everything they stand and work for. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, in the Interim Budget on Friday,
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said farmers will be provided Rs 6,000 per year, which amounts to Rs 16.44 daily, in three instalments under a central government scheme. "Dear NoMo, 5 years of your incompetence and arrogance has destroyed the lives of our farmers. Giving them Rs 17 a day is an insult to everything they stand and work for," Gandhi tweeted using hashtag 'AakhriJumlaBudget'.
In September last year, Ambani had announced that the cash-strapped Reliance Communications will be completely exiting the telecom business to concentrate on real estate in future.
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Union Budget: Here's what's good and bad
Mumbai: Lauding his government’s work in the last five years, which saw a complete reversal of policy paralysis and continued and structured reforms, interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the vote-on-account Budget on Friday, in a last ditch bid to woo the electorate with several popular measures. Goyal also did a lot of chest beating, highlighting his government’s achievements in the last five years. Here is what is up:231 billion dollar FDI attraction 98 per cent rural sanitation coverage achieved 5 lakhs plus villages open defecation free 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections Rural road construction tripled, worth Rs 19000 crore Rs 60000 crore dedicated to MNREGA
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New Delhi The second meeting Friday to decide the new CBI chief by the Prime Minister Narendra Modiled selection committee remained inconclusive as well, News agancy quoted officials as saying. The central investigative agency at present is working without a regular director. The three-member committee comprises of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. The CBI chief’s post has been lying vacant since January 10 after the unceremonious exit of Alok Verma, who had been engaged in a bitter fight with Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana over corruption charges. After being removed from this post
of CBI Director by the PM-led committee, Verma was supposed to take over charge of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards as Director General. However, Verma did not accept the offer and wrote to the government, saying he should be considered as deemed superannuated as he has completed 60 years age of superannuation on July 31, 2017.
Robert Vadra Friday moved a Delhi court seeking anticipatory bail in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A lawyer from the prosecution team confirmed that Vadra has sought anticipatory bail in the case in which his close aide Manoj Arora was granted interim protection from arrest till February 6. Vadra’s anticipatory bail application is likely to be heard by the court tomorrow. On January 19, the ED had told the court that Arora was cooperating in the probe. Arora had earlier alleged before the court that the case was foisted on him by the NDA government out of “political vendetta”.
The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has decided to opt for insolvency proceedings, according to a communique released by the company. “RCom board of directors decides upon implementation of debt resolution plans through NCLT framework,” the company said in the statement. “The Board of Directors of RCom today reviewed the progress of the company’s debt resolution plans since the invocation of SDR on 2nd June 2017. The Board noted that despite the passage of over 18 months, lenders have received zero proceeds from the proposed asset
monetisation plans, and the overall debt resolution process is yet to make any headway,” said the statement. “Accordingly, the Board decided that the Company will seek fast track resolution through NCLT, Mumbai,” the statement said. “The Board believes this course of action will be in the best interests of all stakeholders, ensuring
comprehensive debt resolution in a final, transparent and time bound manner within the prescribed 270 days,” it added. In September last year, Ambani had announced that the cash-strapped Reliance Communications will be completely exiting the telecom business to concentrate on real estate in future.
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Finance minister serves the needy, but spares the rich
Finance minister Piyush Goyal touched many hearts with his expression of gratitude for taxpayers with well-chosen words that link taxes paid to the government’s spend on nation building. It must be acknowledged the budget was well presented—with a report card of the past and the promise of the future—with a vision to make India a $10 trillion-plus economy by the next decade. The budget proposes to increase tax rebate of 2,500 to 12,500 for taxpayers whose net taxable income is up to 5 lakh, which means more than 30 million taxpayers will get out of the tax net. The budget also proposes to enhance standard deduction for all salary earners from the existing level of 40,000 to 50,000. So, if you are a salaried individual who invests 1.5 lakh in Public Provident Fund, life insurance and other specified investments, and also pay medical insurance premiums ( 75,000) for self, family and parents (senior citizens) and make an additional National Pension System (NPS) contribution of 50,000, then even with a gross salary of 8.25 lakh, now, with the proposed increase in standard deduction and tax rebate, you will not pay any tax. There is no change in tax rates and slabs. So, if your net taxable income exceeds 5 lakh, then you do not get the benefit of the proposed tax rebate. A tax that has always pinched is the tax on notional income for property that is not let out. The budget has proposed no notional income to be computed for second house property owned and self-occupied by the taxpayer. Hopefully, this paves the way in the future for a full withdrawal of taxation on deemed income from house property that is not let out. But remember that if there is interest on housing loans for both the properties, the deduction for interest on housing loans for both the self-occupied properties will remain capped at ₹2 lakh and there will be no loss to be carried forward. Under the existing provisions, the second house property would have been taxed on notional income basis and unadjusted interest on housing loan of the second house would have resulted in a loss which could be carried forward and set off from rental income in future years. This is now no longer possible. A beneficial change is proposed to be introduced in long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax exemption on sale of residential house property where capital gains are up to 2 crore. It is proposed that there will be no LTCG tax where such capital gains are invested to purchase two house properties. This benefit can be claimed only once in the lifetime of the taxpayer. Other changes that are proposed and which would be helpful for taxpayers are around tax deduction at source (TDS). Now banks and post offices will deduct TDS only where interest income from deposits exceeds 40,000. This will reduce the burden on low-income earners. For senior citizens, this provision already existed. An encouraging announcement was the proposal to usher in a simplified tax regime where all tax returns will be processed online within 24 hours and refunds issued simultaneously, tax assessments will be done electronically through anonymous back office run by tax experts with no personal interface between taxpayers and the tax office. This is really a vision of best- - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara in-class tax administration. Editor
Bollywood Priyanka Chopra’s next to be a biopic on Ma Sheela
gns, Mumbai Ma Anand Sheela, the hypnotic Acharya Rajneesh’s right-hand woman and most trusted disciple, will now be seen in a movie version on her life, to be played by none other than India’s most luscious Bollywood import Priyanka Chopra. Speaking on Tuesday night on the widely watched The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Priyanka said that she is ‘developing’ a project on the life
of Ma Anand Sheela (Sheela Ambalal Patel) with the highly-regarded director Barry Levinson who is best known for the Oscar-winning film Rain Man. While this is a great news for Priyanka’s fans as she hasn’t been seen on screen in anything significant lately (and even her Hollywood film Isn’t It Romantic, has her in a relatively minor role), there are many hurdles to making a film on a figure as hideously controversial as Ma Sheela.
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Katrina Kaif wants to work in women centric projects
Mumbai After being appreciated widely for her performance in Zero, Katrina Kaif seems to be seeing her projects through a fresh lens. The actress whose potential has not been used to the par is often approached for dance numbers. However, now it seems that
she has put her foot down and wants to focus on women-centric projects. “Katrina has been reading quite a few scripts and has liked one female-centric script. She is keen to do a strong women-centric film,” says a source. Katrina was supposed to be part of Remo D’Souza’ next with Varun Dhawan. However,
Gay directors applaud Sonam Kapoor in 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' Mumbai
who’s like my own daughter, has constantly sought out roles that challenge the status quo,” she says. Adds gay filmmaker Onir, “I think it’s wonderful that’s someone like Sonam who comes from the mainstream cinema space is doing a lesbian character. She has always been forthright in supporting the LGBTQ movement. Hope male actors from the mainstream are inspired by her. I am looking forward to seeing the film.” Interestingly Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is written by Ghazal Dhaliwal, a transwoman who has based the plot on her own experiences.
All eyes are on Sonam Kapoor as she returns to the silver screen in debutante director Shelly Chopra Dhar’s Ek Ladki ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. She plays a beautiful happy-golucky, highly eligible girl from a conservative family, who has a deep dark secret: she’s in love with someone of her own gender. This is the first time a mainstream actress is playing a lesbian character. Shabana Azmi, who played a lesbian in Deepa Mehta’s Fire, thinks it’s a healthy time for gender exploration. “Sonam,
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Kristen Stewart and Emma Roberts spent their day together. According to reports on DailyMail.co.uk, The Personal Shopper star and the Little Italy actress were seen out and about, recently at Griffith Park in Los Feliz, California, US. The pair worked up a sweat as they chatted and explored the trails. While Kristen sported grey sweatpants, a black top, and hat for her invigorating jaunt outdoors. Emma kept her cool for the day wearing a tattered white shirt, black leggings, and sweatshirt tied around her slim waist. The Personal Shopper star and the Little Italy actress were seen out and about, recently at Griffith Park in Los Feliz, California, US.
After rocking on Amazon Prime with Four More Shots Please!, the actress will be seen in Nextflix’s Bard of Blood. Actress Kirti Kulhari who is receiving positive feedback for her guest appearance in Uri: The Surgical Strike and her Amazon Prime Series titled Four More Shots Please! is set to do another web series. This time the actress would be seen alongside Emraan Hashmi. “I am playing a Baluchi girl in the series. I am Emraan’s love interest,” reveals the Indu Sarkar actress. Kirti who is playing the role of a single mother in Four More Shots Please! seems to be the new torchbearer of women empowerment or so seems from her work that includes Pink, Indu Sarkar and upcoming film Mission Mangal where she would be playing a part of the majority women crew who were responsible for the operation. “I think torchbearer is too big a word.
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Jenni “JWoww” Farley has released footage that allegedly shows her estranged husband Roger Mathews attacking her. In the startling clip, shared on Farley’s website on Wednesday, a man, who appears to be Mathews, can be seen shoving a woman, presumably Farley, to the ground in the kitchen of a home, reports EOnline.com. Farley also included clips that show herself and Mathews arguing in front of their twoyear-old son Greyson Valor. In addition, Farley released a statement addressed to Mathews regarding their impending divorce. “I can no longer sit idly while you mistreat and malign me in such an egregious manner,” Farley wrote, adding, “You have presented yourself to the public as a praiseworthy father and a husband who has been suffering by my alleged actions and behavior.”
the she recently walked out of the film and wants to continue to woo her audience with some extraordinary performances. Meanwhile, she will be next seen in Salman Khan’s Bharat. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film also includes Disha Patani, Nora Fatehi, and Sunil Grover.
Mumbai As she was walking the ramp on the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week, Yami Gautam tripped and almost fell. But the plucky actress, who has been a successful face for many brands even before her film debut, and has also walked the ramp, just put on a brave face and completed the walk for Gauri and Nainika. “It can happen to anyone. I am sure I am not the first one,” the Uri actress says, adding, “You know that you have to finish the walk with confidence and attitude. The whole idea is, you don’t let it show on your face. You feel a lot better when you finish it and come back.” Yami was wearing a nude outfit going into pink with a floral one shoulder. Her personal style, though, is quite different.
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The film talks about a same-sex relationship. While Sonam’s character as a lesbian was known, Regina Cassandra being her love interest was kept a secret. Narrating the story of how she landed the role, Regina says, “I got a call from the production house and later, Shelly Chopra flew down to Chennai to narrate the script to me. I thought it would be a great project for me to make my debut in Bollywood and I came on board. I did not have to even audition for my part since Shelly saw my earlier films and believed that
casting me would be apt and honest.” Although Regina says she liked the story instantly, she admits that she was a bit apprehensive about the script as it deals with a sensitive issue. “One of the main reasons I took up the project
was because of Shelly Chopra. Being a female director, I believed that she would shoot the scenes aesthetically. And in the end, I was very pleased with the way the scenes have come out,” shares Regina. The Nakshatram actress feels that Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga will hit all the right notes. "Since the concept of same-sex relationships is gaining momentum in society, it makes for a great story on film too. And when someone like Sonam Kapoor is starring in it, it will definitely reach out to all the audiences," she explains.
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Pakistan vs South Africa 1st T20
South Africa win by 6 runs as Miller shines on field
Mithali Raj became the first woman to compete in 200 matches in the 50-over format.
FPSBIndia commends the interim Union Budget 2019-20 for its focus on agriculture, employment generation, health and education, ease of living with improvement in infrastructure. The Budget has given relief to the income tax payers proposing that the basic exemption limit of Income Tax be raised to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2.50 lakh. This will reduce the tax liability of the individual tax payer by Rs 12,500. Standard deduction too has been enhanced Newlands
Mithali Raj made her debut way back in 1999 but not much has changed for the Indian skipper even after two decades of international cricket. On Friday, Raj achieved the milestone of 200 ODIs but maintained that it is just a number for her. The 36-year-old legend became the first woman to compete in 200 matches in the ODI format. Reflecting on her feat, Raj said, “200 is just a number for me but it feels nice to come so far.” “I have seen different stages of (transformation) in women’s cricket across the globe since I made by debut way back in 1999 under IWCC (International Women’s Cricket Council). Coming under ICC, we could see the difference. I am just happy to represent the country for so long,” Mithali said after India won the series against New Zealand by a margin of 2-1.
Pakistan’s record of 11 T20 wins came to a halt as South Africa beat them by 6 runs in the first T20I at Newlands on Friday. In a closely fought encounter, the match went down to the last over where 16 were needed but the home team held their nerves to eke out a win. Malik scored
49 while Shamsi picked 2/33. But the stand out performer was David Miller with 4 catches and 2 direct hits. Chasing 193, Pakistan ended at 186/9 (20 ovs) Earlier, 78 from captain Faf du Plessis and a rapid 74 from Reeza Hendricks helped South Africa up to 192/6 at the end of their innings. Usman Shinwari took three wickets
for Pakistan. A catch dropped off the last ball but it doesn't matter- South Africa have won the match by 6 runs. PAK186/9 (20 ovs). It was a close match in the end- Malik scored 49 while Shamsi picked 2/33. But the stand out performer was David Miller with 4 catches and 2 direct hits.
Harry Kane is recovering well, says Mauricio Pochettino
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Injured Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is recovering well and aiming to be back in action as soon as possible, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. Spurs, who host Newcastle United at Wembley on Saturday, are third in the Premier League and
seven points behind leaders Liverpool with 14 games remaining. Kane, the North London club’s top scorer with 14 league goals this season, is
West Indies women beat Pakistan in Super Over in second T20I gns, Newlands
The West Indies women’s team defeated Pakistan in a Super Over tiebreaker on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the threematch Twenty20 series. The Pakistan Cricket Board is staging the series in a bid to showcase its ability to host international matches following a deadly 2009 terrorist attack against the Sri Lanka test team in Lahore. For the second consecutive day, cricket passed without incident as West Indies fought back to finish 132-6 in reply to Pakistan’s 132-4. The visitors scored a dominant 18-0 in the oneover decider with Deandra Dottin smashing two sixes and a four against off-spinner Sana Mir Shakera Selman then dismissed Aliya Riaz and Nida Dar as Pakistan was limited to one run in response. West Indies won the
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series opener on Thursday by 71 runs and will go for a clean sweep in the finale on Sunday. West Indies regular captain Stefanie Taylor will join the team in Dubai for the threematch ODI series next week as she didn’t come to Pakistan due to security fears. The West Indies women's team defeated Pakistan in a Super Over tiebreaker on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series.
expected to be out until March after damaging left ankle ligaments against Manchester United at Wembley on Jan. 13. The player recently posted a video on Twitter showing himself in light training, raising hopes he might be back sooner. “I cannot tell you if he is ahead of the schedule or not. We assess him day by day,” Pochettino told reporters.
Stage set for inaugural edition of RuPay Pro Volleyball League SS NEWS, Kochi
The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the RuPay Pro Volleyball League. Marking the occasion, captains of all the six franchises posed with the trophy at the iconic back waters of Kochi. The league, which is an initiative of Baseline Ventures and Volleyball Federation of India will kick start with a match between Kochi Blue Spikers and U Mumba Volley on Feb 2nd 2019 at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi. Speaking on the occasion Kochi Blue Spikers captain, Mohan Ukkrapandian said, “Finally the moment which we were waiting for has arrived. The league is a muchneeded boost as it gives us a platform to compete with the best in the world. I really hope the fans take to the league in a fitting manner.” Taking on Spikers will be U Mumba Volley. Skipper Dipesh Sinha was upbeat about the league. “The league is ensuring that upcoming talent also gets a chance to rub shoulders against the best in business. It couldn't have been more challenging than to start the league playing against the home team.
“Live Video ka idea best hai kyunki live mein hi sabke behaviour ka asli test hai”, says Idea in its new ad campaign SS NEWS, Ahmedabad ‘Public behaviour is often dictated by “Who’s watching” or “Kaun Dekh Raha Hai?” Hiding behind the veil of anonymity, people often display improper behaviour, which gets immediately corrected when they know they are in public glare. Further, live video streaming in HD quality is commonly perceived to be the truest test of an effective and efficient 4G network. Bringing these twin
Gandhinagar based one of the top MBA institutes’ under Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management (NICM) organized AROHAN 2019 -A National Level Management Event on
1st of February, 2019. On this Dr. B.K Nirmal , Director, SJPI – NICM –Said “Competitions across more than 13 events like business quiz, dancing, face painting, ad mad show, selfie competition, treasure hunt, summer internship project presentation, rangoli etc. had been organized with prizes worth more than Rs.
25000 to be won. Every year AROHAN event gets a huge response from participants across various under-graduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) institutes from all over Gujarat. This year also more than 700 participants registered across various events and the registrations are still pouring in.” Jayprakashbhai J. Patel, Managing
consumer insights to light, brand Idea today launched its new ad campaign ‘Idea 4G – India ka Live Network’. Speaking about this campaign, Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Idea Ltd., said, “The way we behave is often dictated by who is watching us. The fear of ‘Log kya kahenge’ is inherent amongst all. With live video streaming fast gaining popularity, especially amongst youth, we are positioning it as a powerful tool to nudge positive changes in behaviour.
The JOY of Art and Automobile: BMW Group brings the14th BMW Art Car to India. SS NEWS, Ahmedabad
BMW Group India has presented the 14th BMW Art Car created by most renowned British artist David Hockney for the first time in India. His creation will be exclusively exhibited from 31 January - 3 February 2019 at the India Art Fair in New Delhi. David Hockney created the 14th Art Car for BMW in 1995 with the BMW 850 CSi. Dr. Hans Christian Baertels, President (act.), BMW Group India said, “The BMW Art Car collection is a unique interaction
of art, artist and the automobile. They are an indispensable component and a core platform of our cultural engagement. The international diversity and artistic range represented by the BMW Art Car collection are exceptionally positioned to the point where fascinating technology, design, cars and art intersect seamlessly. With an exclusive showcase of the BMW Art Car by David Hockney at India Art Fair 2019, we bring yet another coveted masterpiece of art closer to connoisseurs and patrons of art.”
For every rupee in govt kitty, 70 paise comes from direct, indirect taxes New Delhi For every rupee in the government coffer, 70 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, while the government will spend 23 paise towards state's share of taxes and duties. According to the Budget 201920 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, for the every rupee earned, the collection from Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been pegged at 21 paise as a percentage of every rupee earned, amounting to the single largest source of revenue. The collection from borrowing and other liabilities will be 19 paise, while mobilisation from Union Excise duty will be 7 paise.The government intends
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to Rs 50,000 from Rs. 40,000. Both the two proposals will directly benefit all income tax payers. Mr. Ranjeet S. Mudholkar, Vice Chairman and CEO, FPSB India welcomed the budget proposals. He said, “….the Budget proposals are good and shall benefit the tax payers across all income slabsby putting more disposable income in their hands. By having given this option to spend the said amount to the taxpayers, it is upto him to choose to spend and pay indirect taxes, viz. Goods and Services Tax(GST) or to save.
Trustee, NCIM and Dr. Krunal Joshi, Associate Professor, NCIM gave information regarding the event. On this occasion Mr. N. D. Shah, Principal, M. C. Shah Commerce College, Navgujarat Campus, Mr. Jignesh, Principal, Narayanguru Commerce College were also present at the event.
to earn 8 paise from non-tax revenue like disinvestment, while it plans to mobilise 3 paise from non-debt capital receipts. Similarly, tax mobilisation from corporation tax has been fixed at 21 paise. Income tax mobilisation for the next fiscal has been increased to 17 paise. The government will earn 4 paise from custom in the next fiscal. On the expenditure side, the biggest component is states' share of taxes and duties at 23 paise and interest payment of 18 paise. Allocation towards defence has been reduced to 8 paise from 9 paise last year. Expenditure on central sector scheme will be 12 paise, while allocation for centrally sponsored scheme will be 9 paise.
Budget 2019: Sensex ends 212 points higher, Nifty reaches 10,893 Mumbai
The BSE benchmark Sensex ended over 200 points on Friday, driven by consumption and auto stocks as investors welcomed individual tax exemptions and sops in the farm sector announced in the interim Budget. The 30-share Sensex was trading 212.74 points, or 0.59 per cent, higher at 36,469.43; and the 50-share Nifty inched near the 11,000 mark rallying 62.70 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 10,893.65. Overall, market sentiment was bullish even as the government overshot the fiscal deficit target for the current financial year and announced some populist measures, which experts believe will increase fiscal burden on the exchequer. In a major relief to the middleclass, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday proposed to double the threshold tax
exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh and increased the standard deduction to Rs 50,000 from Rs 40,000. The proposal will benefit 3 crore middleclass tax payers, Goyal said while unveiling the Budget proposals for 201920. As widely expected, the finance minister announced the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi for small and marginal farmers, providing Rs 6,000 per year to be transferred directly to farmers' bank accounts. Goyal said the fiscal deficit for the current financial year is expected to be 3.4 per cent of GDP. As per the Budget estimate, the fiscal deficit for 2018-19 was pegged at 3.3 per cent. Consumption-driven stocks rallied the most after the Budget announcement, with BSE auto, consumer durables, FMCG and realty indices soaring up to 4 per cent.
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Date: 02/02/2019, saturday, Ahmedabad
Gujarat government to build 10 new flyovers on state highways SS NEWS, Ahmedabad The Gujarat government on Thursday announced that 10 new flyovers on state highways would be constructed soon. The government has allocated Rs 487 crore budget for these 10 flyovers that will ease traffic congestion issues at different locations in major cities of the state. The deputy chief minister Nitin Patel made this announcement on Thursday. He also said that the government decided to construct flyovers at many busy junctions on
state highways and these ten flyovers would come up in the first phase of the same. He said, " The government has decided to ease the traffic on highways and Rs 487 crore has been allocated for the construction of these10 flyovers. The flyovers will come up at different locations including north, central and south Gujarat, and Saurashtra region as well." These flyovers will be constructed at Borsad on AnandKaramsad highway, Dethli crossroads near Sidhpur,
34 swine flu deaths in Gujarat this year so far
Navjivan crossroads in Patan, Bhuj-Lakhpat road, Modhera crossroads in Mehsana, Kadodara junction in Surat, Madhapar Junction in Rajkot, Raksha Shakti Circle in Gandhinagar, Gandhidham near Takor and Sindbad crossroad in Kalol. The government has also sanctioned the project work of widening of highway between Mehsana and Palanpur. The 61km long stretch on the state highway(SH)-41 will be widened looking at the traffic burden.
Protestors demand AMC rebuild demolished temple
SS NEWS, Ahmedabad
body's school board. The group held a protest, asking Mayor Bijal Patel to rebuild the temple at the same place. "The temple is more than 20 years old and was not a hurdle for traffic. There are over 150 other encroachments but they were not damaged or demolished," said Sunil Acharya, one of the protestors. "We are demanding that the AMC rebuild the temple. It was not a hurdle for anyone. Even the entrance of the road was from the footpath and not main road.
A group of people on Thursday gathered in front of the main office of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), demanding that the temple in Paldi which had been demolished be rebuilt. The temple was an illegal one and had encroached upon the footpath, said AMC officials. The demolished Narmadeshwar Mahadev temple had been constructed adjacent to the Scout Bhavan of the civic
Commenting on the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, Rupani said it would help over 36 lakh small and marginal farmers in Gujarat.
Budget has built a strong foundation for new India: Rupani
Ravi Pujari's extradition from Africa to be initiated soon
SS NEWS, Gandhinagar
SS NEWS, Ahmedabad As many as 34 persons have died due to swine flu in Gujarat since January 1, 2019, with three deaths recorded Friday, officials said. The state has recorded 737 cases of swine flu in the last one month. "Three patients died due to swine flu today, two in Rajkot and one in Vadodara," health officials said in a release. This took the death toll due to the disease since the beginning of 2019 to 34, the release said. Forty-one new cases were registered Friday. Of the total of 737 swine flu cases, 413 patients were cured and discharged while 290 others were undergoing treatment at various hospitals. The rise in swine flu cases was due to the cold weather, health officials said.
Welcoming the interim Budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday by the BJP government at the Centre, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said it has built a strong foundation for a new India. Giving the budget ‘10 out of 10’, Rupani slammed the Congress saying the budgetary provisions made by the Narendra Modi government has left the opposition party “speechless”. “I welcome this interim budget and express my gratitude towards the prime minister and his cabinet colleagues on behalf of the people of Gujarat. This budget has offered relief to each section of the society, be it farmers, women, youths or tax payers,” Rupani told reporters. “This budget has built a strong foundation for a new India. By introducing many new pro-people schemes, the BJP government at the Centre has kept in mind the nation’s interests in the election year,” he said. Commenting on the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, Rupani said it would help over 36 lakh small and marginal farmers in Gujarat. In his budget speech in the Lok Sabha on
SS NEWS, Gandhinagar Friday, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced that farmers who own up to two hectares of land would get Rs 6,000 per year under the ‘PM Kisaan Samman Nidhi’ package. Rupani also welcomed the reliefs provided to tax payers, bigger allocation for the welfare of SCs and STs and more funds for the defence sector. “I give this budget 10 out of 10 marks,” he said. The chief minister said the budget provisions had nothing to do with the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “Some decisions are taken when its time comes. It is not proper to link the budget with elections,” he said. Rupani also slammed the Congress leaders for criticising the budget.
Taking to Twitter to criticise the Modi government, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said, “They promised Rs 15,00,000 but giving land owning farmers only Rs 500 a month For the crime of implementing demonetisation, inflicting unprecedented agricultural distress and imposing a flawed GST, this 500 rupees compensation is peanuts.” Rupani, however, said Patel should stick to the budget. “He was speaking outside the scope of the budget. All the indicators, such as Sensex, has given a thumbs up to the budget. During Congress rule, the Sensex used to nosedive after budget. But, after our budget, it went up,” said Rupani.
Donald Trump: US in serious negotiations on Afghanistan for first time
Ravi Pujari, the gangster who was on a run for decades, may finally be caught by Indian investigative agencies. The authorities may soon initiate a process to extradite Pujari after he was arrested in Dakar, Senegal (West Africa). India Today TV has learnt that Pujari was arrested after a tip-off by the Indian intelligence agencies to Interpol that he was travelling to Dakar from Burkina Faso (West Africa). Pujari, who has dozens of cases against him for extortion,
threatening and murder, was arrested by the local authorities for travelling on fake passport on January 22. According to the intelligence sources, Pujari was using a passport issued by Sri Lanka where he had identified himself as Anthony Fernandez. On January 26, the Indian counterpart was informed about the arrest of Pujari who has been lodged at Rebeuss Detention Centre, Senegal. Sources have told India Today TV that the Indian authorities have initiated the process to extradite Pujari from Senegal.
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Reuters journalists in Myanmar appeal to Supreme Court against conviction
The optimistic tone come hours after US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad defended his talks with the Taliban and cautioned against a rush to judgment. Washington The US is in serious negotiations with the Taliban for the first time in 19 years to end the war in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has said as he touted his administration’s talks with the militant group. The optimistic tone come hours after US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad defended his talks with the Taliban and cautioned against a rush to judgment. While Khalilzad said his nearly week-long meeting with Taliban officials yielded “significant progress,” Afghan
President Ghani expressed concerns about the US troop withdrawal from the war-torn country. “I can’t tell you that this is a guarantee because we are going into close to 19 years in being in Afghanistan and for the first time, they are talking about settling, they are talking about making an agreement and we bring our people back home if that happens,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We will see what happens but they are in very serious negotiations for the first time,” he said. Early this week, Khalilzad announced that he has reached a draft peace framework after six days of talks in Qatar.
Yangon Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar lodged an appeal on Friday at the Supreme Court against their conviction on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act.The appeal cited evidence of a police setup and lack of proof of a crime. “Our petition asks the Supreme Court to finally provide justice to Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, reverse the lower courts’ errors,
and order the release of our journalists,” Reuters said in a statement. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were convicted by a lower court in September in a landmark case that has raised questions about Myanmar’s progress towards democracy and sparked an outcry from diplomats and human rights advocates. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said in September that the jailing of the reporters had nothing to do with freedom of expression.
Catholic leaders in Texas name around 300 priests accused of sexual abuse
Some of the 15 Texas dioceses listed priests accused of abuse going back as far as the 1940s. The majority of the priests identified in Texas have died, as is the case in most dioceses around the country.
Texas
Roman Catholic leaders in Texas on Thursday identified around 300 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children. It was one of the largest groups of names disclosed by the church as it faces U.S. state and federal investigations into its handling of decades of allegations of
sexual misconduct by priests. The names were posted online by the state’s 15 Catholic dioceses and follow an August grand jury report in Pennsylvania detailing seven decades of abuse of thousands of children by more than 300 priests. “The Bishops of Texas have decided to release the names of these priests at this time because it is right and just
and to offer healing and hope to those who have suffered,” said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Galveston-Houston diocese, who is also president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In the months after the Pennsylvania report, dozens of other dioceses around the United States have released the names of hundreds of priests
and others accused of abuse. Some states have opened their own investigations into the church. Texas’ Catholic dioceses have been in the spotlight since November when authorities searched the offices of the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston looking for documents related to a priest charged in September with sex crimes.
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