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Disinvestment receipts to touch Rs 45,000 crore: Jaitley
Sun, Feb 05, 2017
"It's true this government does not make a song and dance about disinvestment. I fix a target in every Budget...This year, I am going to touch Rs 45,000 crore in one year," he said at a panel discussion on TV channel Times Now.
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Infrastructure and passenger safety prime focus of railway budget
Sat, Feb 04, 2017
"This budget is concentrating on the improvement of infrastructure and most importantly safety. The basic focus of this railway budget is on the railway safety features like signalling and telecommunication system, track renewals, passenger amenities," Eastern Railway General Manager Ghanshyam Singh told the media.
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'India-made' mobile phones to become expensive by 1-2%
Wed, Feb 01, 2017
"This will lead to a potential one per cent increase in cost of mobile handsets. In the initial phase, the cost will be passed on to consumers as it is difficult to absorb this cost fully," Panasonic President and CEO (India and South Asia) Manish Sharma told PTI.
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Aadhar Pay for those who are without debit cards: Budget 2017
Wed, Feb 01, 2017
NPCI added, "We are happy that the government is focusing on digital payments and considering our products to cater to our diversified population. We will support the mission of achieving 2,500 crore digital transactions for FY 2017-18 through UPI, USSD, IMPS, Aadhar Pay, RuPay Debit cards and other upcoming products of NPCI."
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Sensex rallies 290 points, NSE up 54 points post Budget 2017
Wed, Feb 01, 2017
Investors cheered as Sensex and Nifty rose after the FM Arun Jaitely announced India's Union Budget 2017-18. At 1.19 pm, Sensex was trading at 27,879.65, up 223.69 points or 0.81%. It crossed 27,983-mark. While Nifty was trading at 8630.45, rising by 53.60 points or 0.63%.
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