Amid the chain of heated arguments between the BJP and Congress over Karnataka Minister DK Suresh's remark of a 'separate nation', the Congress MP maintained his stance, accusing the BJP of unfair treatment towards the state of Karnataka.
In an official statement, the agricultural body has also called upon all its units to rise up in protest against the Budget on February 16 and mark it as 'Grameen Bharat Bandh'.
Even as Union Ministers hailed the Union Budget tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday as an 'inclusive budget', it drew sharp criticism from Opposition leaders who dubbed it as an 'election budget'.
As the interim budget for the financial year 2024-25 was rolled out on Thursday, the President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Mukesh Aghi said that it is a very responsible budget and it focuses on continued economic growth story for India.
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) and one of the key faces in the team this year's interim budget, on Thursday spoke about the disinvestment target for the year 2024-25, stating that the responsibility of the government is to
Floor leaders of the Opposition bloc -- Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) -- will hold a meeting on Friday at the office of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, to draw up a floor strategy for the ongoing Budget session.
The World Health Organization lauded the Budget 2024 announcement extending healthcare coverage to ASHA, Anganwadi workers, and helpers under Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech today, said that through rooftop solarization, one crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units of free electricity every month.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Thursday that ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, people were expecting a price reduction of petrol and diesel in the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman but were "fooled."
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Union Government and lauded the commitment of the Indian government towards developing India's semiconductor ecosystem.