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HM Amit Shah participates in 'Jansampark Abhiyan' in Delhi Cantt

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah held door to door campaign in Delhi ahead of Assembly polls. Amit Shah participated in 'Jansampark Abhiyan' in Delhi Cantt. BJP supporters came out in large number to support their leader. Polls will be held in Delhi on February 08, while the results will be declared on February 11.

We've a govt for which reforms means to benefit not only higher income but also last person: EAM

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended Tamils association programme in the national capital on February 02. While addressing the gathering, he asserted that we have a government for which reforms means to benefit not only higher income but also the last person. "One reason why I joined politics was, I saw a govt which has been talking about reform and change for many years but all of us know that many of the benefits of reforms and change have gone to higher income people. For the first time, we have a government for which reform and change means nutrition, mothers' health, girls' education, and toilets. It is a change which I felt I should also contribute to bring about the growth, reform and progress in this country," said External Affairs Minister.

Budget 2020: State suffered as our tax share reduced by Rs 2800 crore, says Kerala FM

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Feb 02 (ANI): Speaking on Union Budget for the financial year 2020-21, Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac said, "Kerala has suffered. Our tax share was Rs 17,800 crore last year and now it will be only Rs 15,000 crore, it is an absolute decline to the devolution to the state," said Kerala Finance Minister.

Delhi polls: Prakash Javadekar holds door to door campaign in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launched mega outreach programme in Delhi on February 02. The campaign is launched ahead of Assembly elections in national capital. He said, "Only five days are left in elections. Today around 1 lakh workers of BJP will go door to door, and will have conversation with people. We will talk about our schemes and work done by PM Modi for Delhi. It will be a successful campaign." Delhi will go to polls on February 08. The result of the election will be announced on February 11.

Man shot dead by unknown miscreant in Lucknow's Hazratganj

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 02 (ANI): A man was shot dead by bike borne assailant in UP's Lucknow. Another person was injured in the attack who is admitted to the hospital. The incident took place near Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Hazratganj area. Police is present at the spot. Speaking to mediapersons, DCP of Central Lucknow, Dinesh Singh said, "The man was fatally attacked by unknown miscreant. A police team has been formed for the investigation."

DMK, allies conduct signature campaign against CAA, NRC in Chennai

Chennai, Feb 02 (ANI): The DMK-led opposition conducted a signature campaign against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) in Chennai on February 02. The campaign was led by DMK president MK Stalin. Signature campaign started from today and will go on till Feb 8 in entire Tamil Naidu.

Car rally organised for blind people in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Feb 02 (ANI): A car rally for blind people was organised in Ahmedabad. During the rally, the car is drove by an abled person, while the car is navigated by a blind person. They are given a chart in Braille language to read the route. The event is a step towards inclusivity of visually impaired people of the society. A police team has been formed for the investigation."

Dense fog engulfs Delhi, temperature dips to 7.4 degree C

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Dense fog engulfed the national capital on February 02. Foggy weather and low visibility prevailed around the airport area. Delhi is reeling under intense cold wave. Temperature dipped to 7.4 degree Celsius on Sunday morning.

Chinese woman travels to India to marry her long-term boyfriend as per Indian rituals

Mandsaur (MP), Feb 02 (ANI): In a beautiful love story from two countries, a Chinese woman travelled all the way to India to marry her partner as per Indian rituals. The woman arrived in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur along with her parents and got married to her long-term boyfriend. The couple met five years ago in Canada and fell in love with each other. While speaking to media persons, bride said, "We met in a collage of Canada. He helped me a lot when I came to the collage after a while, we fell in love. We are already in a relationship for 5 years."

HP's Kinnaur receives fresh snowfall

Kinnaur (HP), Feb 02 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur received fresh snowfall on February 01. The entire landscape was covered under the white blanket of snow. Normal life of the people and vehicular movement was also got affected in the area. The current temperature of Kinnaur is minus 17 degree C.

Watch: Folk singer showered with bundles of notes in Gujarat's Navsari

Navsari (Gujarat), Feb 02 (ANI): People showered wads of currency notes on a folk singer in Gujarat's Navsari. The incident took place in Geeta Rabari's event. Large number of devotees participated in the event. Renowned Gujarati singer Geeta Rabari performed at the event while people showered currency notes on her during her performance.

Union Budget 20-21 simplifies tax structure: Revenue Secretary

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said tax collection structure has been simplified in Union Budget 2020-21. "We thought of transparent and simple service to calculate tax for filing. There must be several families who would still use the older structure, however, families who didn't take exemptions earlier, will now be benefitted with the new tax system," said Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey.

Boost investments, enhance purchasing power basic 'mantras' of Budget 20-21: DEA Secretary

New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Atanu Chakraborty talked about salient aims of Union Budget 2020-21 which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. "Boost investments and enhancing purchasing power are basic 'mantras' of Union Budget 2020-21 as has been said by FM Sitharaman," said DEA Secretary.

5 women members of family commit suicide in UP's Fatehpur

Fatehpur (UP), Feb 02 (ANI): A woman and her four daughters were found dead at their residence in Shanti Nagar area allegedly by consuming poison. Speaking to ANI, police said, "Bodies have been sent for postmortem. We are investigating the matter".

Finance Secretary K V Subramanian talks about Union Budget 20-21

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Finance Secretary K V Subramanian threw some light on Union Budget 2020-21 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. "If we talk about the message of Budget, I would say it is about financial sector," said Subramanian.

Apple rolls out redesigned Maps in US

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Apple rolled out a new redesigned Map in the US with improved road coverage and pedestrian data. The improved Apple Maps brings new features such as discovering nearby restaurants, a Look around interactive feature to visually explore a city with 3D imagery, shareable Collections, and Favourites, the official blog notes. Other features include real-time transit information, ETA sharing, flight status, indoor maps, Siri natural language guidance, and a 3D view called Flyover. The redesigned Apple Maps has rolled out in the US and will be made available across Europe in the coming months.

Watch: T N Ninan and A K Bhattacharya dissect Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020

Has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a fiscally prudent and growth-oriented Budget 2020? Business Standard Chairman T N Ninan and Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya discuss >

10 big announcements of Budget 2020: Key takeaways you shouldn't miss

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2020-21, vowing to boost income of Indians and their purchasing power, in a bid to revive domestic economic growth that has slumped. The government estimates economic growth this fiscal year, which ends on March 31, will slip to 5% - its weakest pace since the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Here are the highlights from Sitharaman's budget speech.

Big Budget bonanza for the Common Man: Personal income tax rate decoded

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday introduced new slabs and reduced the tax rate for different slabs for an individual income of up to Rs 15 lakh per annum, if a taxpayer opts for foregoing exemptions and deductions. The new tax regime will be optional and the taxpayers will be given the choice to either remain in the old regime with exemptions and deductions or opt for the new reduced tax rate without those exemptions. In this video, Business Standard decodes the new tax regime

Sitharaman back with traditional 'bahi khata' for Budget 2020-21

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Union Budget in Parliament at 11 am today. The Budget speech will be keenly watched on both sides of the aisle in Parliament, and also by investors, both domestic and foreign, besides various interest groups like farmers and the anxious middle class