Nirmala Sitharaman press conference: The minister said that the Rs 900 crore funding to the Department of Biotechnology will be for research purposes only

Two-wheeler (2W) dispatches are expected to see further recovery on further ramp up in supply chains, thriving rural sentiment and rise in personal mobility needs on account of coronavirus

While the states can borrow up to 3.5%, or around Rs 7.5 lakh crore without any condition, the next 150 bps of the borrowing limit is subjected to certain conditions

Unveiling the fourth tranche of government's Rs 20 lakh crore special economic stimulus package on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence manufacturing through automatic route to 74% from 49%. The FM also announced that restrictions on utilisation of the Indian airspace, of which only 60 per cent is freely available right now, will be eased. Watch the video for more details.Also Read: Private sector allowed entry in coal mining; govt monopoly removed

Demand for a large fiscal stimulus had been emerging from various quarters and the size of the second fiscal measure is much larger than anticipated, but anticipated fall in revenues pose an uncomfortable question

Coronavirus lockdown live updates: India's 216 districts have reported no positive cases of COVID-19; 42 districts have reported no new case in the last 28 days, says Lav Agrawal, Health Ministry Joint Secretary

Coronavirus lockdown live updates: AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Gulleria said on Thursday that the novel coronavirus cases will peak between June and July. He added the spike in cases will come due to more testing across states. India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 52,952 including 35,902 active cases, 15,266 cured, 1 migrated, and 1,783 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus in India live updates: Home Affairs Secretary Ajay Bhalla has chided West Bengal for inadequate COVID-19 testing and highest mortality rate among states; Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state, followed by Gujarat and Delhi

Corona lockdown 3.0 live updates: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the 15,000-mark with 841 new cases in 24 hours. Mumbai alone has almost 10,000 coronavirus cases. National capital Delhi has 5,104 cases

Corona lockdown 3.0 live updates: Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra reached 12,974; Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said it's difficult to sustain lockdown amid heavy economic losses

Corona lockdown extension live updates: Centre extends coronavirus lockdown till May 17; Home Ministry issues guidelines for restrictions and relaxations in different zones across India

Lockdown in india latest updates: The task force, comprising of doctors from both private and government hospitals, will guide doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients and help them handle the issue better

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Overseas, trend turned positive as investors banked on hopes that government and central bank action can shield the world economy from a looming recession caused by the coronavirus.

Coronavirus update: Sitharaman meeting ministers of civil aviation, MSMEs, tourism, dairy and fisheries, and animal husbandry today to assess impact

Coronavirus outbreak news: All ASI-protected monuments and central museums across India will be shut till March 31 in view of coronavirus outbreak

Rahul Gandhi advised the PM to use the \"useless budget\" presented by Sitharaman and \"Sack her and dump the entire blame on her\"

FM Sitharaman explained taxpayers' charter in her budget speech: \"An important aspect of both ease of living and ease of doing business is fairness and efficiency of tax administration\"

The new tax regime, though optional, will require taxpayers to forego various tax exemptions available in the old regime. The net benefit, thus, may not be positive for all taxpayers

Last year, the big idea was overseas borrowing in foreign currency, even though it was not explicitly spelled out in the report. The plan was announced in the Budget a day later on 5 July, 2019

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