New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight budget on Tuesday for 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s first budget of the third term in office is widely expected to reinforce post-pandemic fiscal consolidation efforts while pursuing…
New Delhi: The Union Budget for FY25 is likely to usher in a more standardised approach to taxation and ensure policy continuity with higher outlay for capex and PLI schemes while ensuring fiscal prudence, Moody’s Analytics said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her seventh consecutive Budget on Tuesday. The Budget is the first of…
Mumbai: Stock markets climbed in early trade on Tuesday, with the Sensex climbing over 264 points, ahead of the Union Budget presentation later in the day as investors’ sentiment turned buoyant amid foreign fund inflows and a rally in the US peers. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 264.33 points to 80,766.41 in early trade. The…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the full Budget 2024-25 in a paperless format just like the previous years. Draped in a white silk saree with magenta border, she posed for the traditional ‘briefcase’…
New Delhi: India gained 2,66,000 hectares of forest area annually from 2010 to 2020, securing the third spot among the top 10 countries with the most significant forest area gains during this period, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation. The report, released on Monday, said China led the world with…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Tuesday present her 7th straight Budget that would lay a roadmap for Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, while giving a glimpse of 10 years’ performance. All eyes will be on whether Sitharaman provides the much-expected tax relief for the middle class, leaving more money in their…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the first Budget of the third consecutive NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The Union Budget 2024 will be the first major economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, which, among other things, is expected to lay the roadmap…
Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday lauded Joe Biden’s legacy, saying that it is “unmatched in modern history”, as she spoke at her first public appearance since the President exited the 2024 presidential race and endorsed her. On Sunday, Biden, 81, announced that he would not seek re-election and backed Harris as the Democratic…
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday apprised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about an incident of fire onboard India’s frontline warship INS Brahmaputra at the Mumbai naval dockyard that significantly damaged the frigate. According to the Navy, a junior sailor is missing following the fire incident on Sunday evening and rescue teams…
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) has called on the Congress-run Telangana government to clarify its stance on the new national criminal laws that have replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and Indian Evidence Act (IEA). In an open letter, KTR…
