Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW HOW WELL-PREPARED SEBI MULLS MODIFYING POLICY INJURY-HIT INDIA BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH ARE WE? ON ‘DIFFICULT TO RECOVER' CASES READY FOR ODI BATTLE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 116 HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PRIYANKA JAWALKAR ON A ROLL { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com FDI AT $34.90 BILLION TILL THAI WOMAN GIVES BIRTH ATTEMPTS MADE TO MISLEAD ‘LOVE JIHAD’ NOT DEFINED BY NOV OF FY'20: FINANCE MINISTRY TO BABY BOY ON FLIGHT PEOPLE ON UNION BUDGET: MODI LAWS, NOT REPORTED: KISHAN Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Bangkok made an emergency he Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India has been increasing on an rime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that attempts were he Centre on Tuesday said the term “Love Jihad'' is not defined under landing at Kolkata airport on Tuesday after a woman delivered a baby annual basis and was at USD 34.90 billion till November of this fiscal, A made to mislead people on the Union Budget, the extant laws and no case of “Love Jihad'' has been reported by T mid-air, officials at the airport said. This happened around 3 am when P T Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The FDI stood at $62 billion in the however, even critics now accept that it is the best any of the central agencies. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan the aircraft was flying over Kolkata, they said. The captain of the aircraft full 2018-19 fiscal, while at $60.90 billion in 2017-18 and $60.22 billion budget under the prevailing global economic Reddy said the Article 25 of the Constitution provides for the freedom to contacted officials of Air Traffic Control (ATC) at during 2016-17, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said while scenario. Speaking at the BJP parliamentary party profess, practice and propagate religion subject to public Kolkata airport, reported the matter and sought placing the data in Rajya Sabha. Speaking during the Question Hour, he meeting here, Modi hailed the Bodo accord and the order, morality and health. Various courts, including the permission for an emergency landing. The ATC said in spite of a global contraction in FDI inflows, FDI into India agreement to settle the members of Bru-Reang Kerala High Court, have upheld this view. "The term ‘Love officials gave clearance for the emergency landing at have significantly improved over the past decade to tribe in Tripura, terming them "historic" successes of Jihad' is not defined under the extant laws. No such case Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) $62 billion, which accounts for 2.37 per cent of his government in this decade, according to party of 'Love Jihad' has been reported by any of the central airport here, following which the aircraft landed GDP in 2018-19 fiscal. sources. agencies," he said in reply to a written question. safely at 3.15 am. Don't want KTR rebukes BJP, Congress Ask traders bill, win cheap publicity: KCR for Telangana debt allegations PNS n HYDERABAD Rs 1 cr GST lottery Tweets Centre's answer stating TS debt-to-GDP within FRBM Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on PNS n HYDERABAD He added that State fiscal deficit was available to Govt plan to encourage customers to take bills Tuesday shot down a propos- debt was well within the States for the period 2016- al of TSRTC to use his pic- TRS working president K T 17 to 2019-20 to a maximum PNS n NEW DELHI Besides, cess is levied on lux- tures on buses for promoting Rama Rao on Tuesday took to FRBM limits and of 0.5% over and above the Regional boards ury, sin and demerit goods on TSRTC's cargo services, stat- Twitter and launched a tirade fiscally prudent normal fiscal deficit limit of 3% The government is planning to top of the highest tax rate. ing it was completely unac- against BJP and Congress over in any given year, subject to the to sweeten deal introduce lottery offers The GST Council, chaired ceptable to him. their statements on finances of the states was raised by MP States maintaining the debt- between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala The Chief the state. Citing the Center's Dushyant Singh to which GSDP ratio within 25% and for YSRCP crore under the GST to Sitharaman and comprising Minister response on debt to GDP ratio, Minister of State for Finance interest payments-revenue leaders encourage customers to take state counterparts, would vet was react- KTR said, "BJP & INC leaders Anurag Singh Thakur receipts ratio within 10% in the bills while making purchases. the proposed lottery scheme. ing to who level random allegations responded on Monday. previous year. Central Board of Indirect The Council would also reports in on Telangana's borrowings The Central government's The Fiscal Responsibility Taxes and Customs (CBIC) decide on the minimum a section need to educate themselves debt as a percentare of GDP is and Budget Management member John Joseph said As per the plan, the threshold for bills that would of the better Govt of India in its writ- at 48 and on an average state (FRBM) Review Committee 2 every bill under the goods purchase bill would be be included in the lottery. As media about ten reply to a question in Lok governments' and UTs' recommended the states to and services tax (GST) regime uploaded on a portal per the plan, the money for the TSRTC's pro- Sabha has stated that debt as percentage of adopt a prudent medium-term will provide a chance to the lottery would come from the motional plans. Telangana's Debt to GSDP GDP was at 24.9. The ceiling for general govern- customers to win a lottery and a draw would be consumer welfare fund, where KCR said his aim was to ratio is 17%". 14th Finance ment debt of 60% of GDP, to and that would act as an incen- held automatically the proceeds of anti-profiteer- ensure that TSRTC makes He added that State debt Commission (FFC) be achieved by no later than FY tive for them to pay the tax. and the winners ing are transferred. profits by transporting cargo was well within FRBM had prescribed 23. Further, the committee in "We have come with the new To plug leakages in GST rev- through its buses and made limits and fiscally pru- that the year- respect of Debt-GDP ratio lottery system. Every bill under would be informed enue, the government is con- it clear that he had no inten- dent. to-year flex- said that within the overall ceil- GST is supposed to be a price- sidering various options in tion to seeking publicity from The question ibility for ing specified, adopt a ceiling of winning lottery ticket. It will go business-to-consumer deals, it. related to Debt to addi- 40% for the Centre, and the for a draw and price are so As per the plan, the pur- including lotteries and incen- Continued on Page 4 GDP ratio of all tional balance 20% for the States. high that people will say that chase bill would be uploaded tivising QR Code-based trans- by not saving 28 per cent, I on a portal and a draw would actions. have a chance of winning Rs 1 be held automatically and the The government has consti- crore or Rs 10 lakh. It is a ques- winners would be informed. tuted a committee of officers to tion of changing the consumer Under the four-tier GST, suggest measures to augment BJP asks 240 MPs to campaign in Delhi colonies behaviour," Joseph said at an goods and services are taxed at GST revenue collections. Assocham event here. 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. Continued on Page 4 PNS n NEW DELHI The Assembly polls on February 6. BATTLE FOR DELHI Winning over poor voters, ‘4 states With only three days left for will be held in the large numbers of whom are the Delhi poll campaign to end, These MPs will be spending capital on February 8, seen as support base of the rul- depriving poor ‘Waiting’ IAS the BJP has drafted its 240 MPs their days till the campaign and the campaign will ing Aam Aadmi Party, has of healthcare in its push to capture power in ends in the settlements, been a key component of the officers given the national capital and asked including jhuggis, populated end on February 6 BJP's strategy. benefits’ them to campaign for the party mostly by poor voters, Nadda The party has assigned elec- in colonies populated mostly said, expressing confidence tion duties to its seasoned postings by poor voters. that the BJP will win the meeting, his first after becom- leaders, including Union min- PNS n HYDERABAD BJP president J P Nadda polls. ing the BJP chief. isters and state functionaries, as made the announcement at its Top party leaders, including The assembly polls will be it seeks to oust the Arvind 5 The state government on Tu- parliamentary party meeting Prime Minister Narendra held in the capital on February Kejriwal government from esday gave postings to IAS on Tuesday, party sources said. Modi, felicitated Nadda in the 8, and the campaign will end power. officers awaiting posting. The government had tra- nsferred 50 IAS officers late on Sunday and some of them Shaheen Bagh will were not given any postings.