Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Union Budget 2020 and did a rejig in the income tax slab while announcing funds allocations for several sectors. However, there were some aspects that she didn't touch, nor there were any major announcement is those sections. Here are some expectations that didn't see the light of the day.
The budget has garnered mixed reactions from corporates and business leaders. While some have hailed the budget for its ability to boost consumption, others called it a consumer-oriented business with little in it for the producers and the stock markets.
Not every year we see a 14th seed player go on to win a Grand Slam. America’s Sofia Kenin has done exactly that. The 21-year-old defeated Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the final of Australian Open 2020 women’s singles to clinch her maiden Grand Slam.
A massive fire broke out at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Saturday. The blaze erupted at Cardio-Thoracic Sciences Centre of the AIIMS.
The video is not from Delhi but Bijnor’s Seohara area in Uttar Pradesh and a video clip is of a local news channel Abhi Tak. The video has absolutely nothing to do with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Sharing the new trailer on his Twitter handle, the actor wrote, "Love. Life. Family. Relationships. Bringing together all these in one super special movie."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for a record two hours seventeen minutes for her Budget 2020-21 speech. She cut short her speech as she was not feeling well but not before she had peppered her speech with lines from Dinanath Kaul’s poem, painted the government’s efforts in the words of Thiruvaluvar and provided reasoning for the new tax regime with the help of Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa.
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A shooting incident was reported at Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), on Saturday. According to reports, a man fired bullets at Shaheen Bagh area. Immediately after the man opened firing, police took him into their custody.
While the police have claimed that they had only issued permissions for shooting and not for any noise, the producer maintained that he had all the necessary permissions in place to shoot for two days.
New Income Tax Slabs In Budget 2020-21: With the economy struggling at its lowest levels in over nine years, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in income tax rates to keep more money in the hands of Indian tax-payers in order to spur an increase in consumer spending. Here are the new personal income tax rates.
Sara Ali Khan said, "So, when I am trolled for that, suddenly, with all the confidence still intact, it is harder for me to sit there and say ignore the trolls. For the first time, it actually kind of hurts. It hit me."
Finally, February 1 turned out to be lucky for fans given that Karan Johar has now announced the film's release date and also a teaser of the film.
As per the current limit, two bottles of duty-free liquor are permissible at Indian Airports. Before the budget announcement, speculation was rife over the increase in duty-free alcohol limit. However, that was not to be and the government left it unchanged.
It was celebs galore at the Mumbai airport. The paparazzi spotted Deepika Padukone, Vijay Deveraknda, Janhvi Kapoor. Dinesh Vijan hosted a party which was attended by some Bollywood biggies. Nupur Sanon with sister Kriti was spotted outside their talent agency's office.
After launching Alia Bhatt, Tara Sutaria, Ananya Panday, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, it looks like the third instalment of the film may star Alaya F.
The Tihar jail authorities on Saturday approached the Delhi High Court against the trial court's order of staying the execution of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. The Delhi HC will hear the plea by Saturday evening.
With no changes made in the DA, the key allowance would remain the same as 17 percent. The minimum salaries, as per the 7th Pay Commission, would continue as Rs 18,000. The Finance Ministry had earlier told the Parliament that there is no proposal on cards to hike the salaries beyond the 7th pay panel report.
When Sofia Kenin made it to the finals of women’s singles Australian Open 2020, it surprised many. Now, the 21-year-old American has stunned one and all, especially two-time Grand Slam winner, Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open 2020 title.
IND vs NZ, 5th T20I 2020 Preview: Having already won the five-match series 4-0, team India will be looking to make it 5-0 and complete the whitewash against New Zealand. After winning the first two T20Is comprehensively, India did well to take third and fourth T20Is to Super Overs. And then emerged victorious in the two Super Overs. New Zealand, on the other hand, will be playing for pride now.
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