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Maharashtra's fiscal masterstroke, or is it? | Number Theory

India, March 7 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the finance portfolio now, presented Maharashtra's Budget for 2026-27 on Friday. The state government will spend Rs.7.69 lakh crore i... Read More


Post tariff cuts, Punjab power subsidy bill to drop by rRs.r5,300 crore

Chandigarh, March 7 -- The power tariff cuts will help the Punjab government reduce its subsidy bill by a whopping Rs.5,300 crore, easing the pressure on the state exchequer and easing the fiscal situ... Read More


Karnataka: Priyank Kharge questions Centre's borrowings

Kalaburagi, March 7 -- Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge today launched an attack on the Opposition over its criticism of the Karnataka Budget 2026-27 and also ques... Read More


What can-and cannot-be achieved with a two-thirds majority

Kathmandu, March 7 -- As the results for the snap polls for the House of Representatives continue to flood in from across the country, resoundingly in favour of an 'alternative wave' championed by the... Read More


Slew of schemes to achieve $1,500-bn industries' income target

India, March 7 -- The Maharashtra government has set an ambitious target of increasing the gross income of the state's industrial sector from the current $123 billion to $1,500 billion by 2047. To ach... Read More


State cuts social sector spending by over rRs.r5,000 crore

India, March 7 -- Amid mounting financial pressure, the Maharashtra government has decided to scale back its expenditure on social welfare and nutrition schemes in the 2026-27 financial year by Rs.5,0... Read More


Mamata announces start of 'Yuba Sathi' fund transfers to beneficiaries; South 24-Pgns reported highest number of applications

Kolkata, March 7 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that funds under the state government's 'Yuba Sathi' scheme will start reaching beneficiaries' bank accounts from Saturd... Read More


Maharashtra to double environmental tax on older cars, offer scrappage incentives

India, March 7 -- The Maharashtra government has proposed tax incentives for motorists who scrap older vehicles and purchase new ones, while also planning to increase environmental tax on certain agei... Read More


UT police thwart Congress' march to Punjab assembly, detain workers

Chandigarh, March 7 -- Police used water cannons and detained hundreds of Punjab Congress leaders and workers on Friday after they tried to force their way through barricades to 'gherao' the state ass... Read More


West Asia war casts shadow on Moradabad handicraft industry

MEERUT, March 7 -- As war rages in West Asia, handicraft exporters in Moradabad fear order cancellations, shipping disruptions and possible factory shutdowns if the conflict involving the United State... Read More