Among other measures, the FM announced INR 50 lakh per person insurance cover for doctors, paramedic, healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Budget 2020: FM clarifies only NRIs’ India income to be taxed
NRI News: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget speech that NRIs who don’t pay taxes in a foreign country will now do so in India.
In a bid to boost growth, Indian government eases Foreign Direct Investment norms
The Indian government on Wednesday announced the relaxation of norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Panglossian outlook and deepening of the India Bonds Market
Global central banks have moved to a rate softening regime to boost slowing economic growth. This has fuelled bond market rallies worldwide.
Budget 2019: Aadhaar for NRIs, easier NRI investments, increase in Indian embassies and more
NRIs got a special mention in the first budget of Modi 2.0, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rolling out measures aimed at bringing the diaspora under the nation’s wing.
NRIs expect big reforms, less red tape in India budget
Non-Resident Indians are expecting a host of reforms from the Indian budget, set to be announced on July 5, that would ease the rules for them to conduct business in India and increase their involvement in helping boost India’s economy.
Singapore looks to strengthen economic cooperation with India
Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, S Iswaran visited New Delhi on June 19-20 in a bid to meet key counterparts and reaffirm the island nation’s wide-ranging relationship with India.
India, Singapore navies to step up maritime cooperation as defence ministers meet
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise, India and Singapore navies agreed to step up maritime cooperation in terms of regional security.