The Uttarakhand government presented a tax-free, revenue surplus budget for 2013-14 amid uproar in the Assembly on Wednesday.

With the state in the grip of a drought, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, set aside almost 25 per cent of the budget for tackling the state's water crisis.

Unemployment rose by 7,000 to 2.52 million between November and January, according to official figures.

WaterAid and Plan International Pakistan along with other civil society organisations across Pakistan joined hands to launch a yearlong campaign calling for government to keep its promises to impro

Soft drinks and cigarettes will cost more in Punjab effective April 1, with the state government hiking the Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Rs 460.21 crore deficit budget presented in the state assembly here today.

Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa presented the budget for 2013-14 even as the opposition Congress members abstained from the House for the sixth successive day, holding a "mock session" outside the Assembly complex to protest suspension of their nine members last week.

A major quake off the coast of central Japan could kill more than 320,000 people and cause 220 trillion yen in economic damage, a government panel said in a report that more than doubles estimates

The government of Japan has granted approximately Rs.3.7 billion (Japanese Yen 2.678 billion) to Sri Lanka for implementation of four projects for meeting the urgent needs in sectors such as fisher

The annual economic survey, tabled in the Maharashtra Legislature today ahead of the presentation of State budget for 2013-14 tomorrow, reveals a decline in agriculture growth in the state.

"The agriculture sector growth has declined by 1.4 per cent, the growth of agriculture and allied sectors has declined by 2.1 per cent. The industry sector is expected to grow at 7 per cent, while the services sector is expected to grow by 8.5 per cent," it said.

PANJIM: The Directorate of Mines and Geology is working on a proposal not to allow applications for mining leases, prospecting licences or reconnaissance permits in areas covered under previous con