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Vikas Verma, the woman's husband, said no doctor was present at the primary health centre in Ghodadongri due to a government holiday, so they had to rush to Betul. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

MP: Woman in labour made to walk down corridors, baby falls on hospital floor, dies

The woman allegedly didn't get a stretcher even when she expressed inability to walk.

02 Feb 2018 9:58 AM

On the health protection scheme announced in the budget, the former Union minister said the government did not spell out how it would be funded and implemented. (Photo: File)

Yashwant Sinha terms Union Budget ‘jugglery of numbers’

Sinha, who was in Narsingpur to participate in a farmers' agitation, told reporters the budget had no schemes for the welfare of farmers.

02 Feb 2018 9:33 AM

Union Budget 2018 was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Farm, education, health in focus, little for middle class

Long-term capital gains tax on stock trading introduced.

02 Feb 2018 8:43 AM

Manmohan Singh said the 'fiscal arithmetic is at fault,' adding that 'reform budget was a much misused word'. (Photo: PTI)

Fiscal arithmetic ‘faulty’, ‘reform budget’ much misused word: Manmohan

The main focus of the budget was agriculture and rural sector with little for the middle class.

02 Feb 2018 8:31 AM

In order to promote tourism and emergency medical care, government said it will make necessary framework for encouraging investment in sea plane activities. (Representational image)

Budget 2018: 10 sites set to become ‘iconic’ tourism spots

Tourist amenities at 100 Adarsh monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India will be upgraded to enhance visitor experience.

02 Feb 2018 7:15 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: NDA woos rural India with free LPG, houses

LPG quota to be increased, Rs 16,000 cr for electricity to villages and health insurance.

02 Feb 2018 7:03 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget ‘development-friendly’ and said it would strengthen the vision of a ‘new India’. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Modi reaches out to poor to retain power

Modi had stormed to power with his reform agenda and promises to do away with social sector schemes like MNREGA.

02 Feb 2018 6:42 AM

The budget has doubled the allocation for the food processing ministry and is about to roll out Operation Green aimed at boosting farmer-producer organisations, food logistics chains and bringing in professional management in this sector.

Budget 2018: Twin focus on farmers, MSME sector

The Prime Minister had set an ambitious target of doubling the Indian farmers’ income by 2022.

02 Feb 2018 6:34 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Budget 2018: Only healthy India can prosper, says Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said India cannot realise its demographic dividend without its citizens being healthy.

02 Feb 2018 6:27 AM

Farm reforms have been a crying need for decades and this Budget aims to tackle one of the biggest issues faced by farmers — the disconnect between cost and income.

Budget 2018: Focused gaze on social, academic front

The Budget has announced that minimum support pricing of crops will be linked to production costs and fixed it at 1.5 times the costs.

02 Feb 2018 6:14 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament.

A good Budget with a socialist touch

Arun Jaitley’s mention of reducing hardships faced in realty was “positive”.

02 Feb 2018 6:08 AM

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: What is in it for Information Technology?

Data management and block chain for public services is India’s need and opportunity.

02 Feb 2018 6:02 AM

The total expenditure planned on safety activities, including Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) is Rs 68,725 crore and Rs 73,065 crore. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Budget 2018: Rs 73 crore allocated for railway safety this year

Finance minister Arun Jaitley announced in his budget speech that 600 stations are to be developed with world class facilities.

02 Feb 2018 5:52 AM

Budget 2018: Modi’s Bharat Budget eyes 2019 Lok Sabha elections

I am sure the New India which we aspire to create will emerge now, says Arun Jaitley.

02 Feb 2018 5:44 AM

The Board, it may be recalled, has been opposed to the practice of triple talaq but has also opposed government interference in Shariat laws. (Representational image)

Muslim Board to add no triple talaq clause in nikaahnama

The Board is expected to take up this issue in its meeting, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on February 9.

02 Feb 2018 5:25 AM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Sparks fly in Supreme Court over Aadhaar

It is incorrect to say that Rs 70,000 crores had been saved due to the ceding of Aadhaar, says Divan.

02 Feb 2018 5:22 AM

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot and Congress candidate Raghu Sharma flash victory sign in Ajmer on Thursday after the latter’s victory in Ajmer byelection. (Photo: PTI)

Congress sweeps Rajasthan bypolls

The defeat coming just 10 months before Assembly elections is also a personal setback for chief minister Vasundhara Raje.

02 Feb 2018 5:16 AM

The government had announced last year that there would be disinvestment in Air India, but the extent of it is yet to be decided.

Budget 2018: Govt officially announces it intends to privatise Air India

The words “strategic privatisation” were used for Air India by finance minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech.

02 Feb 2018 2:21 AM

The government has not yet made any specific allocation for the scheme, at the current commercial rate of premium, this could cost the government up to Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

Budget 2018: Largest universal health cover sans allocation announced

The government has a Rashtriya Swastya Bima Yojana which provides a cover of Rs 30,000 per family.

02 Feb 2018 2:04 AM

Congress workers celebrate the party’s win in bypolls in Bikaner. (Photo: PTI)

Huge blow to BJP, Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan byelection

Congress wins all in desert state; Trinamul sweeps West Bengal.

02 Feb 2018 1:45 AM

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