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PM pays tribute to Dr Syama Prasad Mookherjee at Parliament

New Delhi, July 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookherjee at the Parliament on his 113th birth anniversary. Veteran BJP leader LK Advani, Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, and Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah also paid floral tribute to Mookherjee at the Parliament. Jul 6, 2014
Hike tobacco tax to 50%: Harsh Vardhan to states, UTs

Hike tobacco tax to 50%: Harsh Vardhan to states, UTs

New Delhi, July 06 (ANI): In a bid to discourage smoking among youths, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to heads of states and UTs to consider levying a uniform VAT of at least 50 per cent on all tobacco products. He has also urged to develop a tax policy to make tobacco products less affordable over time, according to an official statement. Vardan had earlier written to the Finance Ministry seeking to increase the taxes on cigarettes in June, wherin he had urged Arun Jaitley to increase the price of cigarette by Rs 3.5 per stick irrespective of its length. Jul 6, 2014
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Weavers & Jewellers keep hope of promising financial plan alive ahead of 2014 budget

Varanasi/Rajkot, July 05 (ANI): Indian weavers and jewellers hoped for a promising financial plan for their respective sectors ahead of budget, which will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on July 10. The weaving industry in Uttar Pradesh expected modernisation of its power looms so that the country could compete with China in terms of production. However, one of their pressing concerns was the fate of the handloom industry. Weavers expect concessions from Narendra Modi-led government so that they could get fabric at fair prices and the art continues. Jewellers in Rajkot city of Gujarat also have expectations ahead of the announcement of fiscally prudent budget. They said import duty on gold should be reduced from 10 per cent so that more people buy gold and business booms. Jul 5, 2014
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Hoarders taking advantage of below normal monsoon forecast, strict action needed: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): At the state food ministers' meet on Friday, to discuss measures to check the unreasonable increase in prices of some food items, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that hoarders are taking advantage of the forecast of below normal monsoon. He stated that during the months of July- December every year, the prices of some food items increase due to hoarding. He urged the states to take stern against hoarders and assured that the central government would give them complete support. Jul 4, 2014
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Singapore Foreign Minister meets chief ministers of Telangana and AP

Hyderabad, June 04 (ANI): Singapore_s Foreign Minister K Shanmugam met the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, N Chandrababu Naidu and K Chandrasekhar Rao respectively, in Hyderabad. Shanmugam said both the states and Singapore can learn a lot from each other. The Singaporean Foreign Minister also said that Naidu, who is a long-standing friend of Singapore, has great plans for the development of his state and is looking at the Singapore model to do so effectively. Foreign Minister_s five-day state visit, which started Monday also includes tour to Chennai. He is scheduled to hold diplomatic talks with India_s Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as well. Jul 4, 2014
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Has been a constructive pre-budget engagement between centre and state: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): After meeting between state finance ministers and union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said that it has been a constructive engagement between the state and the centre. She said that the new government is looking at the compensation and goods and services tax (GST), which is the concern of the states. The first budget by the NDA government is to be presented on July 10. Jul 3, 2014
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State Finance Ministers to meet Arun Jaitley over state-centre disagreements

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): States finance ministers on Thursday are to meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over disagreements on issues between centre and states. West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said that there it is important to have consensus over things before presenting the budget and that state revenue should not be affected in the process. Meanwhile, J&K Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather said that there are a few disagreements which is to be resolved now with Jaitley. Jul 3, 2014
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Union Budget 2014: Know Your Facts

The newly elected Narendra Modi government is set to present its first Budget on 10 July, three days after the Budget session begins in Parliament. Jul 3, 2014
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US Senator John McCain meets Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, July 02 (ANI): US Senator John McCain, who arrived India on a two day visit, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday. McCain is also likely to meet defence and finance Minister Arun Jaitley and national security advisor Ajit Doval. He is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in an apparent bid to give a fresh momentum to bilateral ties Between India and US after the formation of the BJP-led government. Earlier on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin had said that US Secretary of State John Kerry was also likely to visit India and the dates of the visit were being finalized. Jul 2, 2014
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Singapore Foreign Minister eyes stronger relationship with India

New Delhi, July 02 (ANI): Singapore's Foreign Minister, K Shanmugam, met Indian trade minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday in New Delhi and said he looked forward to take the relationship between both the countries to a higher level. Foreign minister's five-day state visit, which started on June 30, also includes tour to Chennai and Hyderabad. Shanmugam is scheduled to hold diplomatic talks with India's Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as well. Meanwhile, Shanmugam added that the world looked at India as it was a land with tremendous opportunity. Jul 2, 2014
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