Month: July 2019

News & Politics

Union Budget 2019: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Says Highest Income Group Should Contribute More For National Development

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the second woman finance minister of India after Indira Gandhi, presented the Union Budget 2019 in the Parliament.

Nirmala Sitharaman laid out the roadmap of India’s growth in her maiden budget speech. FM Sitharaman announced key measures of Modi 2.0 government. These measures include power to all rural families by 2022, reform of labour laws and solid waste management and comprehensive water management at local level.

Top 10 Takeaways From Union Budget 2019

• Surcharge on individual income of ₹2-5 crore and over ₹5 crore by 3% and 7% respectively.

• Custom duty on precious metals including gold increased from 10% to 12.5%.

• Additional deduction of ₹1.5 lac on interest paid on home loans up to ₹45 lacs borrowed up to 31 March 2020.

• Special additional duty and road and infrastructure cess on diesel and petrol increased by ₹2/litre.

• Starting from 1.85 trillion dollars in 2014, the economy has jumped to 2.7 trillion dollars. It will become 3 trillion dollars this year and 5 trillion dollars in the coming years.

• GST rate on electric vehicles (EV) to be reduced from 15% to 12%.

• Fiscal deficit brought down to 3.3% from 3.4%.

• Companies with annual turnover of ₹400 crores will pay 25% corporate tax.

• Gandhi-pedia to be developed like an encyclopedia to promote Gandhian School of thought.

• Expansion of Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) Interest Subvention Programme to all districts of India.

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News & Politics

The Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal announced free travel for senior citizens Ladies and Students

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Last month, The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal publicized his government will provide free travel for ladies and students in Delhi.

In Mukyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna, The AAP party declares free travel for senior citizens ladies to make their life easier.

This scheme is only for ladies and students in public transport to facilitate their lives and make them free of stress in his city.

This was made on June 3. He said, the transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot has already taken a meeting to discuss the aspects associated with free travel for ladies, run by DTC and DIMTS. It will be challenging in Metro trains.

The Delhi Government and center are on 50-50 partners in the Metro rail corporation. Kejriwal also said the charge of power tariff was raised by DERC without consulting Delhi government.

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News & Politics

Nirmala Sitharaman’s First budget Approved by Cabinet, She talked on employment creation will fast-track

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On Friday, The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present budget 2019 today. She is a first woman finance minister, extensively predictable to expand expenditure and run tax relief budget.

She takes over urgencies of Narendra Modi in his second term after the huge success in elections 2019. The budget will talk about many things such as fiscal consolidation, employment boost, NDA, weak consumption, lessening tax collections and many more.

According to economists, the Finance minister has to announce such measure that boosts the growth of the economy by spending much.

Things we can expect in the budget are:

  1. She will lower corporate tax for small entrepreneurs.
  2. India’s GDP slipped to 5.8%, hence it is a primary focus of the budget
  3. She also has to take disinvestment target, the government may raise 5.8% in disinvestment
  4. She takes steps to boost employment and exports
  5. GDP grows up to 7% in years 2019-2020
  6. Focus on boosting consumption and support small businesses
  7. Build public perception

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Business Real Estate

Top 10 Real Estate Firms In India

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The Indian real estate market has huge potential to grow. There are many places that are yet to be fully developed and there are many real estate companies involved in the development work.

Here’re the top 10 real estate development firms credited for developing malls, shopping centers, upscale residential areas and the Smart Cities in India.

1.DLF

With presence in over 24 major cities including Delhi NCR, DLF tops the list of real estate companies in India. It has been in the construction business for over 70 years.But it is known for bringing a positive shift in the Indian retail sector – developing malls and retail space.

2. Unitech

Unitech is associated with making luxurious projects across the length and breadth of the country. This company has diversified operation in the real estate industry but recently it got strict reprimand from the Supreme Court for failing deliver a high-end residential project Burgandy in the NCR.

3. Supertech

Supertech has been ruling the real estate sector from 25 years with designer homes like “Supernova” designed by Armani/Casa. With a strong presence in the North India, this company has some big plans for expansion. But recently it drew flak from the Supreme Court that asked the National Building Construction Corporation to check whether the company has flouted rules to construction “Emerald Towers” in Noida and encroached upon green belt.

4. Omaxe

Omaxe surprised the real estate players with its striking presence in over 30 cities in a very short span of time. And its projects have been highly appreciated by industry experts. Now the company is aiming to build affordable homes in North India.

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Media & Entertainment

Bottle Cap Challenge: Akshay Kumar Did It In Slow Motion Mein

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Place a bottle with a loose cork cap on a table and they try opening the bottle by roundhouse kick. But there is a condition. The cord should untwist and flip away without making the bottle unstable. It should remain firm at its place while the cork is untwisted with a kick.

Bottle Cap Challenge has caught the attention of Bollywood with action star and martial-art player Akshay Kumar signing up for it. He tweeted: I couldn’t resist it.

Next in the line is Gully Boy’s MC Sher Siddhant Chaturvedi.

South star Arjun Sarja is also interesting in accepting this challenge.

It all started on 25 June 2019 with Taekwondo instructor and fighter FarabiDavletchin trying the challenge on social media. Soon it spread like wildfire with mixed martial-artist Max Holloway and other celebrities tried it out.

Do you want to take this challenge?

Record the video of yours kicking the cap in Slow Motion Mein so that it is clear how you did it. Once you are done, you can upload your video on social media for the viewers.

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Cricket Sports

Cricket World Cup 2019: It clearly seems Pakistan can’t store their place in Semi-finals

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In Yesterday match, England stores its place in semi-finals after the year of 1992 via defeating New Zealand in Chester-lee-street.

England becomes the 3rd team, which take place in semi-finals of the world-cup 2019.

On the talk of Pakistan, it clearly impossible for them to book their place in semi-finals. Mathematically they are still qualified for the semi-finals if they beat Bangladesh on Friday on 5th July in London by a huge margin.

The first hurdle for Pakistan, they have to win the toss and bat first. If Pakistan scores 450 they need to dismiss Bangladesh for max 129 (a margin of at least 321 runs)

Or if they score 400 i.e. a margin of 316 runs.

It is just a perspective. The biggest margin of victory of ODI Cricket in 299 runs. Pakistan is now currently on 9 points from 8 matches with 4 wins, 3 losses, and one washout.

Pakistan lost three of their first five matches before registering three consecutive wins over South Africa, Afghanistan, and New Zealand.

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Technology

Facebook, YouTube act on Sensational Health Therapies after a report

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Undoubtedly, Facebook and YouTube are one of the strongest social media applications used over one million users worldwide. Therefore, Facebook and YouTube decided to take action on all misleading information published by fake peoples on health treatments.

After the media report, the news has confirmed Facebook said, it made changes to page ranking procedure to reduce posts on sensation health claims in an attempt to sell products. YouTube also said it was taking similar action.

The report published on The Wall Street Journal by its own investigation the pervasiveness on Facebook and YouTube of false claims such as baking soda for cancer and more.

Cancer is a serious disease that never treated at home. It requires the attention of the doctor and complete treatment.

But, there few creeps are on social media misleading the people about cancer and playing with their health.

The Action on sensational health therapies was exceptional announced by Facebook.

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Cricket Sports

World Cup 2019: England will win world cup trophy this year with their best cricket said, Liam Plunkett

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The cricket world cup of 2019 reached semi-finals. Every team doing their best to store their place in semi-finals. The fast bowler Liam Plunkett claims and believes the England team will win the match this time.

England had earlier writhed successive defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia, leaving the pre-tournaments of the last four.

Plunkett said, now we are in form and can defeat anyone in the ground.

Well, England has never won the World cup trophy of 50-overs. They lost a match in 1979, 1987 and 1992.

Plunkett is known as a fast bowler and he took two wickets in the opening match against South Africa, but the luck was not there and they defeated by 14 runs.

He said the good thing about us we don’t go into our shell. As Eoin Morgan said, its time to rock-on and do the opposite when you get beaten.

We have played with a good Indian team and win by 31 runs.

Now, the next match of England with Kiwi and that’s really going to be a difficult game. There is some good talent in their team.

We have to perform strong and well to turn up more chances to win the game. We’re good enough to beat the team, but we will do our best and put efforts together to win the next match and yes, of course, the World Cup Trophy.

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News & Politics

Donald Trump Suggests a Big Stupid Iranian Officer Behind Attack on US Drone

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The US president Donald Trump has suggested the shooting of a US drone could have been supported out by Stupid and Loose Iranian officer, who has no authorization from Tehran. He emphasized that aircraft was unmanned.

On Wednesday, after the meeting with his top national security officials of Night Downing Global Hawk Spy, Donald declared it was the mistake by somebody in shooting that drone down.

He reinforced the admiration’s red line that it would respond by the military if this mistake happens again to harm Americans. We didn’t have any person in drone, and that is really a big, big difference in the situation.

On Thursday, the New York Times said Trump has given permission to attack Iranians targets including radar and missile batteries. Paper said, the operation was in early stages and planes were on the air before, but it was called off.

The ISR Flight path and grid plots for the RQ-4A shot down by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. “This was an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset that had not violated Iranian airspace at any time …” – Lt Gen Joseph Guastella, @USAFCENT pic.twitter.com/uczI5HF68b— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) 20 June 2019

Current, Iran’s foreign minister and the US military offered competing graphics showing where the drone’s brought down.

The map revealed the drone was brought down in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz. And, Javed Zarif said Iran had recovered the parts of the drone as it has taken from the water, United Arab Emirates.

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Cricket Sports

ICC World Cup 2019: Bangladesh knock the doors of semi-finals As like India

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As you know, the temperature of ICC world Cup 2019 mounting day by day. The teams are doing double hard work to achieve success. India is one of the best cricket team in the league so far.

Losing the first match with England on Sunday creates a little burden on the team, now need just one point to enter in semi-finals. Now Talk about Bangladesh, the same time, the same pitch they need one point to make their place ensure in semi-finals. It would only happen if they win Tuesday match as yes Next match with Pakistan.

India Team So far unbeaten until England Match, but there is hope India will win next match and ensure its place. The convincing show with Vijay Shankar helped Indian Team to rejuvenate their power and passion to become unbeatable again in the tournament.

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