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Interim Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carries 'bahi-khata'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday used her trademark 'bahi-khata', a tablet wrapped in a red-coloured cloth with a golden-coloured national emblem embossed on ... Read More


PM MUDRA YOJANA, FUND OF FUNDS, START UP INDIA, AND START UP CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEMES UNLOCKING ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPIRATIONS OF YOUTH: UNION FINANCE MINISTER

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union 'Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Interim Budget for 2024-25 in Parliament today and announced there would be no change in the income tax slabs an... Read More


BSF regrets recent border killing, says Foreign Ministry

DHAKA, Feb. 1 -- India's Border Security Force (BSF) has officially regretted the recent border killing and expressed willingness to address the border issues through joint efforts. BSF and Border Gu... Read More


Interim Budget 2024: No support from finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, real estate stocks take a beating

India, Feb. 1 -- Real estate stocks took a beating on February 1 after the interim Budget 2024 did not include any big bang announcements on the sector. Shares of Prestige Estates Ltd fell 2.24 per c... Read More


Real Estate Budget 2024: Real estate stocks tank after no big bang announcements

India, Feb. 1 -- Real estate stocks took a beating on February 1 after the interim Budget 2024 did not include any big bang announcements on the sector. Shares of Prestige Estates Ltd fell 2.24 per c... Read More


Budget 2024: Tourism ministry allocates Rs.3 cr for overseas campaign

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- First, the good news. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the interim budget on Thursday that the government would focus on developing new tourist destinations in Ind... Read More


Senegal to probe Constitutional Council's handling of presidential polls

France, Feb. 1 -- Lawmakers in Senegal have opened an inquiry into why presidential candidate Karim Wade, son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, was excluded from running in this month's elections. T... Read More


"Seat-sharing with Congress almost done": Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- General Secretary of Samajwadi Party Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday said that the seat-sharing for the alliance with Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is... Read More


Interim Budget 2024: India to make phased blending of biogas in CNG mandatory for transport sector

India, Feb. 1 -- India has been thriving towards a net zero carbon emission goal. In an effort to boost that attempt, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, in her interim budget 2024 speech... Read More


Stock market opens in green amidst anticipation for budget, global influences

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- In a positive start to the trading day, the Indian stock market opened in the green on Thursday. The Sensex saw a modest gain of 6.75 points, opening at 71,729.64, while the Nifty r... Read More