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New Delhi: The Union Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday allocated Rs 2,19,643 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs with the majority of it -- Rs 1,43,275 crore -- being given to central police forces like the CRPF, BSF, and CISF which are responsible for internal...

New Delhi: After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced many schemes while presenting the Budget Tuesday, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that he is glad to know that the Finance Minister has read the Congress manifestation of 2024 Lok Sabha elections. “I am glad...

New Delhi: A panel of three experts of IIT Delhi has told the Supreme Court that there was only one right answer and not two to a controversial physics question that was asked in the NEET-UG 2024 examination. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday said the Centre will provide assistance to Odisha for development of tourism. Presenting her seventh straight Budget for 2024-25, Sitharaman said the government will come out with an economic policy framework to usher in next-generation reforms to boost...

New Delhi: For promoting women-led development, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday said the Budget carries an allocation of more than Rs 3 lakh crore for schemes benefitting women and girls. Presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said this signals the...

New Delhi: The government will provide financial support for loans up to Rs 10 lakh for higher education in domestic institutions, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Tuesday. Presenting the budget for 2024-25, she said e-vouchers for this purpose will be given directly to one...

New Delhi: The government will set up working women hostels to promote the participation of women in the workforce, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha Tueday. As mentioned in the interim budget, there is a need to focus...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday announced that Rs. 2.66 lakh crore has been allocated for rural development, including rural infrastructure. She also said that three crore additional houses will be constructed under the PM Awas Yojana in rural and urban areas. Presenting the...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday announced the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities in the country. The programme aims at achieving saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Mumbai: Stock markets turned highly volatile amid the Union Budget presentation Tuesday. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped as soon as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began presenting the Budget for 2024-25. But, within minutes it slipped in the red and later traded flat, down 38.17 points...