- Kashmir
Anti-encroachment drive new weapon for BJP to persecute J&K’s people: Mehbooba
Srinagar: The anti-encroachment drive launched in Jammu and Kashmir is a new “weapon” for the BJP government to “persecute” people and uproot them from their homes, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged on…
- India
Over promise, under deliver: Congress’s dig at government
New Delhi: Hitting out at the government, the Congress on Wednesday said the actual expenditure was substantially lower than budgeted last year, and alleged that this was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: FIA president expected to attend inaugural Formula E race
New Delhi: Mohammad Bin Sulayem, president of the world governing body for four-wheel racing FIA, has been invited to attend the inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad on February 11. Bin Sulayem,…
- India
Budget 2023-24 gives ‘nirasha’ instead of ‘asha’ to Indians: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Union Budget for 2023-24 has given “nirasha” (despair) instead of “asha” (hope) to people of the country. He also claimed that the…
- India
FM launches new savings scheme for women with 7.5% fixed interest rate for 2 yrs
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday announced a ‘Mahila Samman Saving Certificate’ with a fixed interest rate of 7.5 percent for two years. The deposit can be made in the…
- India
Govt doubles deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh
Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to double the deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh and Monthly Income Account Scheme to Rs 9 lakh. In…
- India
GOBARdhan scheme to promote circular economy with investment of Rs 10,000 cr: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said 500 new waste-to-wealth plants under GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) scheme will be established to promote a circular economy. These will include…
- Technology
Budget 2023: 2 AI centres of excellence, 100 5G labs for developing apps
New Delhi: Three centers of excellence for artificial intelligence in top educational institutions and 100 labs in engineering institutions for developing applications using 5G services will be set up, Union Finance Minister…
- India
Govt targeting 5 MT of green hydrogen production by 2030: FM
New Delhi: The government is targeting 5 million tonnes (MT) of green hydrogen production by 2030, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday in her Budget speech. She also said that the…
- Bangalore
Budget: Centre earmarks Rs 5,300 cr for Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Centre would provide Rs 5,300 crore assistance for the Upper Bhadra project in poll-bound Karnataka. In her budget speech in Parliament, Sitharaman…
- India
FM announces scheme to improve socio-economic condition of vulnerable tribes
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to launch a scheme to improve the socio-economic condition of particularly vulnerable primitive tribal groups. An amount of Rs 15,000 crore will be…
- India
Highest-ever capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore for railways in budget
New Delhi: The capital outlay for the railways has been increased to the highest-ever Rs 2.40 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Presenting…
- India
Govt to continue 50-year interest-free loans to states for another year: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced that the Centre will continue 50-year interest-free loans to state governments for one more year. She also said the enhanced capex of Rs…
- India
National cooperative database is being created to map cooperative societies: FM
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that a national cooperative database is being created to map cooperative societies. The move would help in better implementation of the proposed national…
- India
India’s G-20 presidency unique opportunity to strengthen its role in world economic order: FM
New Delhi: India’s ongoing presidency of the G-20 grouping is a unique opportunity to strengthen the country’s role in the world economic order when countries across the globe are facing various challenges,…
