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…
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday to invite them to a public meeting in Warangal focused on the state’s farm debt waiver program. This meeting follows the state government’s initiation of the first phase of its loan waiver scheme…
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Monday reserved order on cognizance of the CBI’s charge sheet filed against BRS leader K Kavitha in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Special judge Kaveri Baweja reserved the order after hearing submissions by CBI’s Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) DP Singh. The court said that it will pronounce the…
New Delhi: The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday over his remarks criticising the opposition, alleging that it was he who “suppressed the voice” of the country for 10 years and for which people “punished” him in the Lok Sabha polls. Talking to reporters ahead of the start of a Parliament…
