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Government’s consumption growth estimated to improve in FY25
New Delhi: The government consumption growth is estimated to improve in FY25 given the increase in the revenue expenditures of both state and union governments, while private consumption growth is expected to…
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Lok Sabha gets Rs 903 crore, Rajya Sabha Rs 413 crore in Budget
New Delhi: Lok Sabha has been allocated Rs 903 crore in the Union Budget, more than double the amount given to the Rajya Sabha. A sizeable allocation — Rs 558.81 crore of…
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Won’t accept ‘Oh Rupee is weakening!’: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rejected criticism over the slide of the Indian rupee, saying it has depreciated only against a strengthening US dollar but remained stable against all…
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Customs duties rationalised in Budget to strengthen India’s economy: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: The Centre has introduced customs duty rationalisation to ensure that the Indian economy becomes aatmanirbhar (self-reliant), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a post-budget interview with NDTV. Sitharaman was responding…
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Union Budget: 3 CoEs to help India position itself as a global powerhouse in AI
New Delhi: With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming an essential tool for a tech powered economy, it is heartening to see the introduction of Centres of Excellence (COE) for Artificial Intelligence in education,…
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Budget is by the people, for the people: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the Union Budget as “by the people, for the people, of the people”, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was…
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Hyundai’s US sales jump 15 pc YoY in January
Seoul: Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s top automaker, saw its sales in the United States climb 15 per cent from a year ago in January, marking its biggest sales for the month to…
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‘Disappointing Budget’: Karnataka Industry Minister on Union Budget
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Saturday that the Union government’s Budget is “highly disappointing”, adding that no special package has been announced for the development…
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Mining sector reforms a major step toward Viksit Bharat: G. Kishan Reddy
New Delhi: The reforms in the mining sector, especially with respect to critical minerals, will mark a major step toward realising the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, Union Coal and Mines…
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Union Budget: Allocation of Rs 3,350 cr for Ministry of Minority Affairs
New Delhi: A total of Rs 3,350 crore has been allocated for the Ministry of Minority Affairs in the Union Budget this year, which is about Rs 166 crore more than the…
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Union govt to receive Rs 2.56 lakh cr as dividend from RBI, PSBs in FY26
New Delhi: The government on Saturday projected a dividend income of Rs 2.56 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank and public sector financial institutions in FY2025-25, as per the Budget documents. In…
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2025 Union Budget: Full list of what is cheaper, what will burn your pockets
The 2025 Union Budget (FY2025-26) is here. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive Union budget on Saturday, February 1. This is also the 14th consecutive budget under the Modi…
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Budget 2025: No tax payable upto Rs 12L, new slabs introduced
New Delhi: The Budget 2025-26 gave relief to the middle class with regard to tax incidence and rejigged slabs. Sitharaman announced that annual income of up to Rs 12 lakh will be…
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ED arrests 4 in Chinese loan app ‘fraud’ case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has arrested four men as part of a money laundering investigation linked to a Chinese-controlled loan app “scam” in which various people were…
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Hopes running high of tax cut as Sitharaman presents record 8th budget
New Delhi: A cut or tweak in income tax rates/slabs to ease the burden of middle class struggling with high prices and stagnant wage growth is widely expected in Finance Minister Nirmala…
