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New Delhi: The Opposition Saturday described the Union Budget as one offering "band-aid for bullet wounds" and said the BJP-led Centre was only trying to woo voters in Bihar and Delhi through the announcements. While Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said...

New Delhi: The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. According to the budget proposals made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, the...

New Delhi: The government has enhanced allocation for key technology projects, comprising production-linked incentives for mobile phones, IT hardware, semiconductor scheme and IndiaAI Mission, by about 84 per cent to Rs 18,000 crore for the next fiscal. The revised allocation for the key electronic sector...

New Delhi: The Modi 3.0 government's first full Budget provides a comprehensive blueprint to boost economic growth and create jobs in the world's fifth-largest economy with a heavy dose of "bold" reforms to drive consumption and stimulate investment, India Inc said Saturday. Industry bodies and...

New Delhi: The government will introduce a new Income Tax bill in Parliament next week, replacing the six-decade-old income tax act of 1961. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her 2025-26 Budget speech, said the new I-T Bill will carry forward the spirit of "Nyaya" (justice)...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's eighth Budget provided a shot in the arm to micro, small and medium enterprises, as she proposed a slew of measures including enhancement of investment and turnover limits for their classification, increase in credit guarantee cover for micro and...

New Delhi: Imported life-saving drugs and medicines used in the treatment of cancer, rare and other severe chronic diseases, along with imported premium cars and motorcycles, are set to become cheaper with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing cuts in customs duty in the Union Budget...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday proposed to double the limit for TDS on interest income for senior citizens to Rs 1 lakh, and also increase the threshold to Rs 6 lakh on rent from the current Rs 2.4 lakh. In her Budget speech...

New Delhi: Union government Saturday unveiled several big-ticket plans for poll-bound Bihar in the FY26 Budget, which include setting up of a makahana board, a greenfield airport as well as financial support for Western Koshi Canal Project in the Mithilanchal region of the state. In...