FM backs energy transition via nuclear mission, critical minerals, EVs
1 Feb 2025 2:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 20,000-crore nuclear mission and duty exemptions for crucial minerals and...
'Disappointed that billionaire loan waiver proposal ignored in Budget,' says Arvind Kejriwal
1 Feb 2025 2:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said he was disappointed that his suggestion to end loan waiver for billionaires and...
CBI gets Rs 1,071 crore in Union Budget; increase of Rs 84.12 crore from ongoing fiscal
1 Feb 2025 2:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre has allocated Rs 1,071.05 crore to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Union Budget 2025-26 announced by Finance Minister...
Union budget has nothing for Bengal, claims TMC''s Abhishek
1 Feb 2025 2:30 PM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the Union Budget 2025-26 has "nothing" for West Bengal, alleging that...
Zakia Jafri, wife of former Cong MP killed in 2002 Gujarat riots, dies in Ahmedabad
1 Feb 2025 2:15 PM ISTAhmedabad: Zakia Jafri, the wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, died on Saturday in Ahmedabad at the age...
Govt proposes hike in threshold for TDS on rent to Rs 6 lakh from current Rs 2.4 lakh annual limit
1 Feb 2025 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Saturday proposed to enhance annual threshold for deduction of tax at source (TDS) on rent to Rs 6 lakh from the current...
Bihar NDA leaders hail as FM makes slew of announcements for state on election year
1 Feb 2025 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bihar remained in focus in the Union Budget 2025-26 with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday making several announcements for...
FM proposes to fully exempt 36 life-saving medicines from custom duty
1 Feb 2025 1:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to fully exempt customs duty on 36 drugs used in the treatment of cancer, rare...
Fiscal deficit for FY25 at 4.8% of GDP; 4.4% for FY26: FM
1 Feb 2025 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The fiscal deficit for FY25 has been pegged at 4.8 per cent of GDP and at 4.4 per cent for FY26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said...
50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in next five years: FM
1 Feb 2025 11:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in the next five years to cultivate...
Oppn stages brief walkout during FM's Budget speech, demands govt statement on Kumbh stampede
1 Feb 2025 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Opposition MPs on Saturday staged a brief walkout from the Lok Sabha during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, demanding...
In major farm push, FM unveils six new schemes, raises KCC limit to Rs 5 Lakh
1 Feb 2025 11:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new schemes and increased the subsidised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loan...
