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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced another round of Fund of Funds for Startups scheme with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to promote growth of budding entrepreneurs. The announcement assumes significance as the government is focusing on promoting innovation through startups. Department...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced the government's plan to transform India into a large logistics organisation with 1.5 lakh rural post offices. Presenting her eighth straight budget, Sitaraman said India Post will be transformed into a large public logistic organisation with 1.5...

New Delhi: The government will launch a Rs 2-crore term loan for 5 lakh first-time women, SC and ST entrepreneurs, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Saturday. Presenting the Union Budget for 2025-26, the finance minister also said a manufacturing mission will be set up for...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced enhancing the limit for interest subvention scheme for Kisan Credit Cards from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Presenting the 14th consecutive Budget under the Narendra Modi government since 2014, Sitharaman also said the government will...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced PM Dhan Dhyan Krishi Yojana, covering 100 districts with low yields, modern crop intensity and below-average credit parameters. Presenting her record eighth consecutive budget, she also said that the scheme would benefit 1.7 crore farmers. She added...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said the Union Budget 2025-26 will initiate reforms in six areas of taxation, urban development, mining, financial sector, power and regulatory framework. Presenting her eighth consecutive budget, she said the government's development track record of the past 10...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday began the presentation of record 8th Union Budget 2025-26 in Lok Sabha. Watch the live stream of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025 speech by clicking here. This Budget continues efforts to accelerate growth and provide inclusive development,...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record 8th straight Budget and all eyes will be on the much-expected tax relief for the middle class. Sitharaman had in her first Budget in 2019 replaced the leather briefcase -- which was in use for...

Mumbai: Domestic benchmark indices saw a bull rally early Saturday, ahead of the much-anticipated Union Budget 2025-26, while continuing their rise for another trading session this week. At 9.36 a.m., the Sensex was trading almost 1.17 per cent or 898 points up at 77,657.84 while...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the eighth consecutive time Saturday. Nirmala Sitharaman, who surpassed the record of former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Morarji Desai last year, is set to present the Union Budget for 2025-26 in...