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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat for the development of at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047

He criticised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a budget that caters to select States, questioning the BJP's idea of Vikasit Bharat (Developed India)

Imported life saving drugs, medicines to cost less ; knitted fabrics, Smart meter turn costlier

BRS MLC K Kavitha questions Congress, BJP over no fund allocations for Telangana

Zakia Jafri hit the national headlines as she waged a legal battle all the way to the Supreme Court in a bid to hold top political leaders accountable for the large conspiracy for the riots post the Godhra train burning episode

Personal income tax is projected at Rs 12.57 lakh crore, while corporate tax is at Rs 9.80 lakh crore in the current fiscal

Finance Minister proposes to enhance annual threshold for deduction of tax at source (TDS) on rent to Rs 6 lakh from the current limit of Rs 2.4 lakh

Around 24 paise will come from borrowings and other liabilities, 9 paise from non-tax revenue like disinvestment, and 1 paise from non-debt capital receipts, the Budget documents said

They were demanding statement from the government on Kumbh stampede

The government had earlier cut customs duties on Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab from 10 per cent to nil

The Centre will create additional infrastructure in five IITs and provide support for enhancing the capacity of IIT Patna

For salaried employees, this nil tax limit will be Rs 12.75 lakh per annum, after taking into account a standard deduction of Rs 75,000

The government will also be introducing new Income Tax (I-T) bill in Parliament next week: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector will be increased to 100 per cent from 74 per cent

Finance Minister says India has seen remarkable growth in medical education in the last 10 years

Nirmala Sitharaman says the Kisan Credit Cards would facilitate short-term loans for 7.7 crore farmers, fishermen, and dairy farmers

Asset monetisation plan will be launched for 2025-30 period to infuse Rs 10 lakh crore capital in new projects

Sitharaman says, the government will also facilitate greenfield airports in Bihar

The total corpus of Rs 10,000 crore was envisaged to be provided over the 14th and 15th Finance Commission cycles based on the progress of the scheme and the availability of funds.

The government will bring enabling framework for sustaining harvest of fisheries sector in exclusive economic zones and high seas

Sitharaman had in her first Budget in 2019 replaced the leather briefcase -- which was in use for decades for carrying Budget documents -- with a traditional 'bahi-khata' wrapped in red cloth

The explosion was caused by a fire, likely due to friction in the cylinders, 4 shops charred, no one hurt

The aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was increased by Rs 5,078.25 per kilolitre, or 5.6 per cent, to Rs 95,533.72 per kl in the national capital

Poses with traditional 'briefcase' outside her North Block office, accompanied by her team of officials, before heading to meet the President