Congress says complaint against Sonia Gandhi politically motivated
New Delhi: Congress leader, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said the court complaint against its chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi is politically motivated. An Indian court summoned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to answer allegations that they used their leadership of the Congress party to misuse about $15 million of party funds for personal profit. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Singhvi said there was no strong evidence presented in the case and it was politically motivated act by the
BJP.
Industrialists pin hopes on PM Narendra Modi ahead of budget
Chandigarh/ Ludhiana: Before Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, is to present his maiden budget in the parliament, the industrialists pinned high expectations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. The budget today will provide an indication of the course Modi's government wants to chart for the country's economy. The industrialists are expecting incentives in taxes paid by them. They want to encourage small scale industries by giving them some relaxations and also want to provide more opportunities to skilled professionals in all the sectors.
Arun Jaitley reaches Parliament to present Budget 2014
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reached Parliament all set to present his maiden budget on Thursday. The budget may contain tax sops for the salaried, dumping of the controversial retrospective tax and spelling out of steps to revive investment and manufacturing for growth. For boosting investment, Jaitley is expected to announce tax incentives for industry. As a prelude, the government has already extended the excise duty concessions for automobile and consumer durable sectors till December.
