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New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government is on a “destructive path” as it talks of protecting the environment on the one hand but is promoting ecologically disastrous river-linking projects on the other. His remarks came soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2022-23 in […]

Patna: NDA constituent Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Tuesday expressed its disappointment with the Union Budget 2022-23. JD-U Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha called it a “disappointing Budget”. “We have a long standing demand for special status of Bihar and expecting that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would say something on it but unfortunately, she completely […]

New Delhi: Calling the Union Budget a “visionary budget” brought by the Modi government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said it will change the scale of India’s economy and make the country self-reliant. Shah took Twitter to express his views soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday dubbed the Union Budget for 2022-23 as a “zero-sum budget”, saying it has nothing for the salaried, middle class and the poor. His comments came soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament “M0di G0vernment’s Zer0 Sum Budget! Nothing for – Salaried class, […]

Udupi: The protesting Muslim girl students of the Government Girls Pre-University College here, who attended their Class wearing ‘hijab’ thereby defying the Karnataka government order, were sent out of the respective Classrooms on Tuesday. The entry to media has been prohibited in the premises of the college and security has been beefed in the campus […]

New Delhi: The government will borrow about Rs 11.6 lakh crore from the market in 2022-23 to meet its expenditure requirement. This is nearly Rs 2 lakh crore higher than the current year’s Budget estimate of Rs 9.7 lakh crore. Total market borrowings of the government for 2022-23 are estimated to stand at Rs 11,58,719 […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country’s salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the salaried and the middle classes have been affected due […]

Bengaluru: Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform*, today announced the formation of ‘Unacademy Grievance Redressal Council’ (UGRC), a first of its kind initiative in the EdTech industry in India. The council will be chaired by Dr. Rajan Saxena, a prominent academician and a retired Vice-Chancellor. UGRC will provide a three-tiered redressal system, with external independent oversight, […]

New Delhi: The Centre will promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming, public-private partnerships for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers across the country during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Budget 2022-23 in Parliament, Sitharaman said the inclusive development is one of the four priorities […]

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of India’s own digital currency by the RBI next year that will be based on Blockchain technology, while the much-expected Cryptocurrency Bill is yet to see the light of the day. With this, India will join certain countries that have their own central […]

Dehradun: Daughters of two former chief ministers have been fielded in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, apparently in an attempt to reclaim the legacy of their fathers. Congress leader Anupama Rawat, the daughter of Congress election campaign committee chief and former CM Harish Rawat, has been fielded from Haridwar Rural. In the 2017 Assembly polls, Harish […]

New Delhi: The government is committed to reduce imports and promote self-reliance in the defence sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. She said that 68 per cent of capital for the defence sector would be earmarked for the local industry. Sitharaman also said that 5 per cent of Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund […]

New Delhi: The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across 14 sectors, including IT hardware manufacturing, has the potential to generate at least 60 lakh new job opportunities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Union Budget 2022-23, her fourth budget to date, she said that the PLI schemes have received tremendous response. “The Production […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that this year’s Budget would continue to provide impetus to growth. The economic recovery is benefitting from public investments and capital spending, she said in her Budget 2022-23 speech. She added that inclusive development, productivity enhancement, energy transition and climate action are four pillars of development. […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government will pay Rs 2.37 lakh crore towards procurement of wheat and paddy under MSP operations. The fiscal 2022-23 has been announced as International Year of Millets, the finance minister said while presenting the Union Budget for 2022-23.

Mumbai: The Indian equities markets key indices rose by nearly 1.5 per cent on Tuesday led by broad-based buying support ahead of the presentation of Union Budget 2022-23. The benchmark Sensex surged 1.47 per cent or 850.71 points to 58,864.88 points at 10.30 am, against its previous day’s close at 58,014.17 points. This is the […]

New Delhi: India’s growth is estimated to be at 9.27 per cent in the current year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Parliament during the presentation of the Union Budget 2022-23 on Tuesday. “India’s economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2 per cent, highest among all large economies,” she said. The […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the Budget 2022-23, sources said. The Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a short while from now in the Lok Sabha. The Budget documents usually include the finance minister’s speech in Parliament, highlights, annual financial statement, finance […]

New Delhi: A Union Cabinet meeting is underway ahead of the presentation of Budget 2022-23 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Parliament on Tuesday. Earlier today, Sitharaman met President Ram Nath Kovind ahead of the Budget presentation. She was accompanied by Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Bhagwat Karad and other officials from […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Ministers of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind ahead of the Union Budget 2022-23 presentation. The Cabinet is scheduled to meet at 10.10 a.m. to give the ascent to the […]

Chennai: The Industries in Tamil Nadu are expecting higher production linked incentives in the Union Budget 2022 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. The sectors that the industry expects to gain are the renewable energy sector, electric vehicles, and electric components. According to industry insiders, if the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) […]

New Delhi: India registered a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 1,67,059 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, informed Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. India on Monday reported 2,09,918 fresh COVID-19 cases and 959 fatalities. However, with the addition of 1,192 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Union Budget for the year 2022-23 in parliament today at 11 am. The budget session of Parliament began on Monday with the address by President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses in the Central Hall. The Finance Minister tabled this year’s Economic Survey, which was centred around […]

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday morning left her residence for North Block ahead of presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Parliament. The Budget presentation will begin with a speech from the Finance Minister scheduled to take place at around 11 am. This year, the Union Budget will be delivered in […]