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MHA budget hiked by 24.56%, gets over Rs 77,000 crore
In the 2016-17 budget, a total of Rs 50,176.45 crore has been allocated to seven paramilitary forces.
Government committed to implementing GAAR from April 2017
In 2015, the Finance Minister had deferred applicability of General Anti-Avoidance Act (GAAR) by two years.
Budget 2016: Excise duty hike to push garment prices up by 2-5%
The garment industry in Punjab described the levy as "most deplorable" step and said that prices of ready made garments will go up in the range of 2 to 5 per cent.
Kejriwal's car attacked by protesters in Ludhiana
Kejriwal who was on a 5-day tour to Punjab visiting various cities in run up to the assembly elections due next year.
Speaker permits Arun Jaitley to sit and deliver Budget speech
In 2015 too, Jaitley had to take a 10-minute break due to exhaustion and back pain.
Thiago Silva admits he was in depression after Brazil's 7-1 loss to Germany in FIFA 2014
Silva, a Brazilian defender and the skipper of France's Paris Saint-Germain club, said that loss to Germany made him suffer bouts of depression and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi boosted his confidence in tough time.
Nissan to unveil Qashqai Premium Concept, X-Trail Premium Concept at Geneva Motor Show
The Qashqai Premium Concept and the X-Trail Premium Concept are a concerted attempt to show that hugely popular models can still be diverse and to test the appetite for new external and internal options and design touches.
Budget 2016: Meet the team that prepares the Union Budget
The Finance Ministry's crack team that makes the budget for the entire country has the power to change not just the course of an individual’s life but of the entire country.
India, US closer to pact to share military logistics: officials
US which has emerged has top arm's for India and both the countries are closing in on an agreement to share military logistics after 12 years of talks.
How the Oscars balanced it out by having a large number of non-white/black presenters
The other non-white presenters included Benicio del Toro, The Weeknd and Pharrell Williams who set the stage on fire with a diversity of talent on the Oscar stage.
SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch for third time over glitches
A fuel problem forced the sudden delay, following a postponement - known as a hold - earlier in the evening due to a ship that ventured into the waters off Cape Canaveral, Florida,
BJP, RSS want to snatch reservation from Dalits, backwards: Nitish Kumar
"BJP supports reservation just to portray themselves as pro-reservationist, but its roots emanate from RSS, whose Sangh Chalak had suggested review of reservation during the Bihar Assembly polls," Kumar said.
Oscars 2016: Chris Rock expected to address 'diversity-issue' in his own style
Oscar producers are hoping for fewer "thank yous" from the winners this year. In a bid to speed up the 3-1/2 hour ceremony and encourage more interesting acceptance speeches.
Oscars 2016 updates: As it happened
So what are we all waiting for? Let’s get ready for the biggest awards night.
Oscars 2016: Twitterati slam the Academy Awards, call for boycott
While we all know that Oscars have had a long history of getting it all wrong, will the need to #BoycottOscars really bring about the much-needed change?
Arvind Kejriwal vows to curb mining mafia in Punjab
Kejriwal said once voted to power, AAP would set up a commission to review such cases and take action against officials who had lodged them.