Day: July 5, 2019

Govt hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lk cr for FY20

Govt hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lk cr for FY20

1:50 pm July 5, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced raising the disinvestment target to Rs 1,05,000 crore from FY2019-20 as against Rs 90,000 crore set in the interim budget. Presenting the first Budget of the Modi government in its second term, Sitharaman said the sovereign external debt to GDP is among the lowest globally — […]

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Three doctors held for death of 24-year-old man

1:47 pm July 5, 2019

Thane: Police have arrested three doctors from the district in connection with the death of a 24-year- old man in April this year, an official said Friday. While one of the accused was arrested for wrong line of treatment, two others were held for allegedly issuing fake additional degree certificates to him, he said. “The […]

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Govt hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lk cr for FY20

Govt hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lk cr for FY20

1:43 pm July 5, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced raising the disinvestment target to Rs 1,05,000 crore from FY2019-20 as against Rs 90,000 crore set in the interim budget. Presenting the first Budget of the Modi government in its second term, Sitharaman said the sovereign external debt to GDP is among the lowest globally — […]

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Govt hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lk cr for FY20

Govt to infuse Rs 70,000 cr into state-owned banks

1:39 pm July 5, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday announced that the government will pump in 70,000 crore into public sector banks (PSBs) to strengthen them and enhance their lending capacity. Unveiling Budget 2019-20, she said non-performing assets of PSBs have come down by Rs 1 lakh crore. Banks have recovered Rs 4 lakh crore due to […]

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SC convicts 12 persons in Haren Pandya murder case

1:36 pm July 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court convicted 12 persons on Friday in the 2003 murder case of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya. The apex court allowed the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Gujarat government challenging the high court order by which the convicts were absolved of the murder charge in […]

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