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Govt to encourage vaccination of girls against cervical cancer
New Delhi: The government will encourage vaccination of girls in the age group of 9-14 years to prevent cervical cancer. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made this announcement while presenting the Union interim…
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Housing scheme in Budget to boost steel, cement, construction
New Delhi: The boost to housing in the Interim Budget is another important proposal from the market perspective since this will benefit industries like cement, steel and all construction-related segments, Geojit Financial…
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Interim Budget 2024-25: Key highlights, sector-wise allocations
New Delhi: Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the last (interim) Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Thursday before the country goes to Lok Sabha polls. The stop-gap financial plan, will come into effect…
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Emirates launches pre-approved visa-on-arrival for Indian travellers
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines on Wednesday, February 1, introduced a pre-approved visa-on-arrival facility for Indian passport holders who have booked their travel with the airline. Fulfilled by Dubai Visa Processing Centre* (DVPC) and…
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Centre announces Rs 1L cr corpus with 50-yr, interest-free loans for tech-savvy youth
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for youth for long-term financing and refinancing that will help young entrepreneurs innovate and grow at scale in the…
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Sitharaman announces three new railway economic corridors
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Thursday announced the setting up of three new major railway economic corridors. “These include the energy, mineral and cement corridor, a port connectivity corridor and…
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Sensex slips after presentation of Interim Budget
New Delhi: Markets pared morning gains after the presentation of Interim Budget on Thursday. BSE Sensex was at 71,826.36 points, up 74.25 points, as against 273.72 points in morning trade. Maruti was…
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Cabinet clears pre-election Budget 2024-25
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the pre-election budget 2024-25, sources said. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth budget in the…
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Budget for world’s fastest growing economy: Key numbers to be watched
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the pre-election Budget which would list out achievements of the Modi government in the past 10 years, while giving a glimpse of the…
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Ex-MLAs, MPs no longer ‘VIPs’ in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a clarification regarding the categorisation of ‘Very Important Persons’ (VIPs) for the purpose of forwarding complaints against public servants. Former MLAs, MPs and many other…
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Paytm shares slump 20 pc; hit lower circuit limit
New Delhi: Shares of One97 Communications Ltd, which owns Paytm brand, plummeted 20 per cent on Thursday as the RBI directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) to stop accepting deposits or top-ups…
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Interim Union Budget 2024: FM reaches Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached Rashtrapati Bhawan to call on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the interim Union Budget for 2024 in Lok Sabha. The FM will also attend…
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Puja begins in Gyanvapi basement after court orders
Varanasi: More than 30 years after worship was banned in the basement of the Gyanvapi complex, barricading was removed at around midnight, within nine hours of the court’s order, and puja-aarti was…
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‘Varanasi court judgement is violation of Places of Worship Act’: Asaduddin Owaisi
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said that the judgement by the Varanasi court to allow Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana’ area inside…
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All set for Budget 2024, last under PM Modi’s second term
New Delhi: On Thursday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the interim budget before the country heads for Lok Sabha polls later this year. This will be her sixth Budget as…
