Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Gujarat Vidyapith, the historic institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi, is set to extend the legacy of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai to a national audience by sharing replicas of his Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan awards with the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) in New Delhi.The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two institutions in 2024.The Morarji Desai Museum at the Vidyapith, established in 2003, preserves the late …
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New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) With less than two weeks left for the presentation of the Union Budget 2026–27, experts on Monday believe the government should focus strongly on improving ease of doing business and expanding opportunities for women across sectors.Speaking to IANS, tax expert Manmohan Srivastava Kaju said the government had provided significant relief to taxpayers in the previous budget by increasing the income tax exemption limit to Rs 12 lakh.“The introduction of GST 2.0, under wh…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday proposed presenting the Union Budget for 2026–27 on February 1, even though the date falls on a Sunday.If approved, this would mark a rare instance in recent years of the Budget being tabled on a weekend, as the government sticks to its February 1 timeline to ensure timely implementation of budget proposals from the start of the financial year, as per media reports.The Budget Session will begin on Januar…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) When a new government assumes office in Bangladesh following the February 12 election, a major issue it will have to address is the renewal of the Farakka water sharing treaty with India which expires in 2026, with no automatic extension clause, necessitating fresh negotiations. The Farakka Barrage, located in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, has been a focal point of India-Bangladesh relations for decades.Built primarily to divert water from the Ganga to the Hooghly r…