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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...

New Delhi: The government will come out with a credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs to facilitate term loans without collateral or third party guarantee, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday. Presenting her seventh straight Union Budget, she also said that public sector banks to build...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her seventh-consecutive Budget and her first in Modi 3.0, spotlighted nine priority areas for generating ample opportunities for all. She also said that these nine priorities of Union Budget 2024 will form the foundation for future Budgets of...

New Delhi: The government will bring a National Cooperation Policy for the overall development of the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday. Presenting the Budget for 2024-25, she said the Centre will promote digital public infrastructure for agriculture in partnership with states, while Jan...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday presented the Budget for 2024-25, her 7th straight presentation surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai. This is the first Budget during Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's third term in office. People of India have reinforced...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday approved the full budget for 2024-25, sources said. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her seventh budget in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the country,...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the full Budget for 2024-25. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. President Murmu offered 'dahi-chini' (curd-sugar), considered auspicious, to...

Jammu: Alert troops of the Army foiled an infiltration bid Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district during which a soldier was injured, officials said. Nagrota (Jammu) headquartered White Knight Corps of the Army said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X that...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will Tuesday present her 7th straight Budget that would lay a roadmap for Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, while giving a glimpse of the Modi government's performance in the past 10 years. All eyes will be on whether...

Bhubaneswar: As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the first budget of the Narendra Modi government 3.0 Tuesday, the people in the Capital city are looking forward to some special grants that could significantly impact the state’s economic and infrastructure landscape. They are...