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Govt to exempt three more cancer drugs from customs duty

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI In a big relief to cancer patients, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, exempted customs duty on three cancer...

Govt announces over Rs 3 lakh cr schemes benefitting women & girls

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Focusing on women-led development, the Government announced more than Rs 3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women...

Review of Income Tax Act announced in Union Budget

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a review of the Income Tax Act 1961 in Budget proposals for...

Centre announces allocation of Rs 10 lakh cr for houses of urban poor

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an allocation of Rs 2.2 lakh crore for housing of urban...

Centre cuts customs duty on mobile phones, components to 15 pc

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: The Government on July 23 announced to reduce the basic customs duty (BCD) on mobile phones, printed...

Budget gives major push to job creation

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament aimed at giving a major push...

Budget offers income tax sops for 4 crore salaried individuals

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offered a bonanza for four crore salaried individuals and pensioners with the Budget...

New tool shows promise in reducing depression risk in elderly

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: US researchers have developed a novel tool that can help reduce the onset of depression in...

Indian Oil hands over hydrogen fuel bus to Navy for test run

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI Indian Oil has handed over a state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel cell bus to the Indian Navy...

Number of LPG consumers in India surge by 125 per cent in last 10 years