Watch this special episode of India Watch, on the newly presented Union Budget for FY 2018-19 by the Indian Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

India Watch, 5th July, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden Union Budget 2019-20 at 11 AM in Lok Sabha today. Indian Budget this time tapped into various sectors.

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Watch this segment of India Watch, which decodes newly presented Budget for FY 2018-19 by the Indian Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

India Watch: Decoding the Budget 2019

Watch this special episode of India Watch to know the taxation picture of the newly presented Union Budget 2019.

India Watch | Budget 2019: The taxation picture

Expectations of common man are high from the Narendra Modi government ahead of the Union Budget 2019 India. Middle-class income tax payers are hoping that like Interim Budget 2019, the upcoming Union Budget 2019 will also put a smile on their faces by providing Income Tax relief. In Interim Budget 2019 on February 1, the Modi government provided rebate relief to individuals earning up to Rs 5 lakh. Apart from that, with the income tax relief individuals with income up to Rs 6.5 lakh would not have to pay any tax provided they have investments in provident funds and prescribe equities.

India Watch: Govt May grant More Tax Relief To Middle Class

Mr Chetty's first words at the Budget presentation were, "I rise to present the first Budget of a free and independent India. This occasion may well be considered an historic one and I count it a rare privilege that it has fallen to me to be the Finance Minister to present this Budget."

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Fancy riding a virtuous self-sustaining growth cycle under a clear blue sky with no worry in the world? That’s the rough imagery the Economic Survey wants to paint and the chief economic advisor (CEA) even tweeted about adopting so-called blue sky thinking to take India towards the goal of being a $5 trillion economy.

India Watch: What is blue sky thinking?

That’s the rough imagery the Economic Survey wants to paint and the chief economic advisor (CEA) even tweeted about adopting so-called blue sky thinking to take India towards the goal of being a $5 trillion economy.

India Watch: Big Ideas In The Economic Survey

India Watch, 3 July, 2019. To know more watch the video.

India Watch, 3rd July, 2019

The government is working on a Rs 74,000 crore bailout package for state-run telecommunication companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), reports The Times of India.

India Watch: Government to bailout BSNL

The Centre has decided to appoint 40 private sector specialists at the posts of Deputy Secretary and Director, considered as crucial decision-making levels in the bureaucratic hierarchy, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

India Watch: Major Lateral Entry Push By Modi Government

As scorching summers set electricity demand soaring to record highs, the government has its task cut out in driving energy reforms and policy initiatives. These factors should be significant as the Centre prepares to announce the 2019 Union Budget on 05 July.

India Watch: Budget 2019: What's the future of smart cities?

Ending days of will he, won't he drama, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday officially stepped down from the post of Congress president. Rahul Gandhi wrote a four-page letter in which he reiterated his desire to quit the party top job following a drubbing in the recently held Lok Sabha election.

India Watch: Rahul Gandhi tweets resignation

Startups, internet and technology companies have high hopes from the maiden budget of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Three years after the launch of Start Up India scheme, it’s time for Modi government to give a big push to the Startup ecoystem in its first budget in its second term. Startups want more clarity over the issues like Angel Tax and easy access to funds to expand their operations.

India Watch: Budget 2019: What's in store for startups

India Watch, 28th June 2019

In this segment of India Watch, know contribution of PV Narasimha Rao on his 98th anniversary. WION is in conversation with NV Subhash, who is grandson of PV Narasimha Rao. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: Acknowledging the contribution of PV Narasimha Rao

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Article 370 is only a temporary provision and not a permanent one in the Lok Sabha. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: Amit Shah's big message on Article 370

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of six months. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: President's rule to be extended in J&K

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India Watch, 27th June 2019

Home minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. On Wednesday, he held an extensive review meeting with security forces to discuss arrangements for Amarnath Yatra. He reviewed the development scenario in Jammu and Kashmir and sought the state government's focus on accelerating development, building infrastructure, good governance, inclusive growth for all communities and employment generating schemes for the youth.

India Watch: Amit Shah's Kashmir visit; Day 2

Pakistan's state-sponsored "large-scale industry of terrorism" prevents its government from behaving like a "normal neighbour", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

India Watch: S.Jaishankar's scathing statement on Pak

With both houses of Parliament convening on Thursday, the Lok Sabha will be taking up five bills for discussion. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will likely table the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019. He is expected to also move amendments to the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. In Rajya Sabha, Union minister Piyush Goyal will likely move for passage of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to allows trusts to set up units in special economic zones by amending the SEZ law. Stay tuned to IndiaToday.in for all the live updates of the proceedings.

India Watch: Debate on climate change in parliament

The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government's decision to provide reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions. However, the court cut down on the quantum of 16 per cent approved by the government on the grounds that it was not "justifiable".

India Watch: Maratha quota: Court backs govt move

In a major crackdown against Nirav Modi by authorities in Switzerland have frozen four Swiss bank accounts belonging to the fugitive diamantaire and his sister Purvi Modi.

India Watch: Noose tightens on Nirav Modi

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