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Budget 2024-25: Union health ministry allocated Rs 90,958.63 crore
New Delhi: The Union health ministry has been allocated Rs 90,958.63 crore in the 2024-2025 budget, an increase of 12.96 per cent over the Rs 80,517.62 crore 2023-24 revised estimates. The government…
- India
Govt unveils Rs 1.52 lakh crore agri push; focus on research, sustainability, tech integration
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a Rs 1.52 lakh crore allocation for agriculture and allied sectors in 2024-25, outlining a comprehensive plan to boost research, promote sustainable farming,…
- India
First Budget of Modi 3.0 puts India on path of becoming a world power: Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP national President Ajit Pawar on Tuesday hailed the first Budget of Modi 3.0, saying that it puts India on the path of becoming a world…
- India
SC delivers split verdict on release of GM mustard
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas opposing the release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the environment, unless a robust regulatory system…
- India
Centre’s ‘no’ to special status for Bihar evokes cryptic response from Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state. Kumar, whose JD (U) is a…
- India
Relief for salaried class under new tax regime; 50 per cent hike in standard deduction
New Delhi: In sops for the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard deduction by 50 per cent to Rs 75,000 and tweaked tax slabs under the new income…
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Mobile phones to get cheaper as Nirmala Sitharaman reduces basic customs duty
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction of 15 per cent in the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on mobile phones while presenting the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25…
- India
Budget speech more focused on posturing than action: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the government seems to have finally come around to “tacitly admitting that mass unemployment is a national crisis” that requires urgent attention, as it…
- India
Govt cuts customs duty on gold, silver, mobile phones
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed reduction in basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per cent and platinum to 6.4 per cent. In her budget speech…
- India
Egypt is important, valued strategic partner of India: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday attended an event here marking the National Day celebrations of Egypt and said India is committed to take forward the strategic partnership between…
- India
Row over NEET-UG physics question: IIT-D experts say there is only one correct answer
New Delhi: A panel of three experts of IIT Delhi has told the Supreme Court that there was was only one right answer and not two to a controversial physics question that…
- India
Union Budget 2024: Standard deduction hiked, income tax rates announced
Standard deduction have been hiked and rates of new income tax slabs have been announced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting her seventh consecutive Union Budget on Tuesday, which…
- India
Indian Navy’s warship INS Brahmaputra severely damaged in fire, sailor missing
New Delh: Indian Navy’s frontline guided missile frigate INS Brahmaputra sustained severe damage and tilted heavily to one side following a fire onboard the ship while it was undergoing refit at the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka cabinet resolves against NEET, ‘One Nation, One Election’ & delimitation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to pass three resolutions, including the one against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), late Monday night, sources said. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,…
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Nirmala Sitharaman set to present budget today
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today, marking her seventh consecutive budget and eclipsing the late Moraji Desai’s record of six consecutive…
