budget
- Business
‘We borrow to build’, says FM Sitharaman
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s “big shift in Budget-making” is ensuring a responsible approach to handling taxpayers’ money which is reflected in borrowings…
- News
India’s job crisis: Will Budget 2025–26 Bring Relief?
By Anandini Gupta and Moumita Barman The Union Budget 2025–26 has renewed the emphasis on addressing employment-related challenges, particularly for workers in the informal sector. With youth unemployment at 10.2% and the…
- India
Budget will not be confined to government offices: Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday promised a people-friend budget and said the the yearly outlay will not be confined to government offices alone. Abdullah, who began pre-budget…
- India
Akhilesh attacks govt over Maha Kumbh stampede
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the government of hiding the real death toll numbers in the Maha Kumbh stampede and demanded that punitive action be taken…
- Business
Budget math looks realistic, economic growth to pick up pace: Morgan Stanley
New Delhi: The Union Budget has managed to meet the goals of boosting consumption though tax cuts, increasing capex through transfers to states, and maintaining the path of fiscal consolidation which is…
- Business
Govt may introduce new income tax bill on Feb 6
New Delhi: After the revision in tax slabs in the Union Budget 2025-26 to leave ‘enough money in the hands’ of taxpayers, the government is likely to unveil the much-anticipated draft of…
- Business
Customs duties rationalised in Budget to strengthen India’s economy: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: The Centre has introduced customs duty rationalisation to ensure that the Indian economy becomes aatmanirbhar (self-reliant), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a post-budget interview with NDTV. Sitharaman was responding…
- Technology
Union Budget: 3 CoEs to help India position itself as a global powerhouse in AI
New Delhi: With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming an essential tool for a tech powered economy, it is heartening to see the introduction of Centres of Excellence (COE) for Artificial Intelligence in education,…
- Telangana
Nothing in budget for Telangana, won’t tolerate injustice: Dy CM
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday, February 1 said that there was nothing for the state in the Union Budget. Vikramarka added that the Centre failed to understand…
- India
Congress slams govt over ‘neglect’ of MGNREGS
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday lashed out at the government over keeping MGNREGS budget stagnant and said the “neglect” of this crucial safety net exposes its indifference to rural livelihoods. The…
- Business
‘Disappointing Budget’: Karnataka Industry Minister on Union Budget
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Saturday that the Union government’s Budget is “highly disappointing”, adding that no special package has been announced for the development…
- India
Hopes running high of tax cut as Sitharaman presents record 8th budget
New Delhi: A cut or tweak in income tax rates/slabs to ease the burden of middle class struggling with high prices and stagnant wage growth is widely expected in Finance Minister Nirmala…
- Hyderabad
GHMC council approves Rs 8,440 cr budget for 2025-26
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) council approved Rs 8,440 crore for estimated budget for 2025-26 financial year on Thursday, January 30. The revised budget for the previous financial year 2024-25…
- India
Union Budget 2025 may introduce changes in income tax slabs
New Delhi: Global financial services company Nomura on Thursday said the Centre will focus on both fiscal consolidation and growth-supportive measures in the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-2026, predicting that the government…
- India
Parliament’s budget session likely to begin on Jan 31: Report
New Delhi: The first part of Parliament’s budget session is likely to be held between January 31 and February 13, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to table her eighth straight budget…
