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"One of the shortest speeches...not much came out of it": Shashi Tharoor o
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After the announcement of the Interim Budget 2024-25 on Thursday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that not "very much came out of it" and that she used "rhetorical language."
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The interim budget's emphasis on innovation and growth is promising: Geeta
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget 2024-25 at the Parliament today, a day after the commencement of the Budget Session. The interim budget provided estimates of the government's expenditure, revenue, fiscal deficit, fin
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"Sounded like election speech": Sachin Pilot on Finance Minister's Budget
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Terming Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim budget speech on Thursday an "election speech", Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that there was nothing new in the Budget speech and no measures were announced to provide relief to the common masses "who are facing the brunt of rising
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Budget 2024: Five integrated aquaparks to be setup
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a bid to boost the fisheries sector, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech on Thursday announced setting up five integrated aquaparks.
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Skill India Mission has trained 1.4 crore youth: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The government of India established 3000 new ITIs. A large number of new institutions of higher learning, namely 7 IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 AIIMS and 390 universities, have been set up." added the Finance Minister.
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Women empowerment has gained momentum in ten years of Modi government, 30
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Empowerment of women through entrepreneurship, ease of living, and dignity for them has gained momentum in ten years of the Modi government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday and noted that 83 lakh SHGs with nine crore women are transforming the rural socio-economic lan
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Including ASHA workers in Ayushman Bharat Scheme a big move: Health indust
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Stating that 'women and health' are significant for a developed India, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Executive Vice Chairperson, Shobana Kamineni on Thursday said that the Interim Budget 2024, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, covered both factors well. Read More
Nirmala Sitharaman's signature sarees on Budget Day
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is often seen wearing traditional sarees which shows her love for Indian textiles and crafts. This year too she made an appearance in blue coloured tussar silk saree with kantha handiwork for the Budget Day.
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"Budget is well-balanced between welfare and wealth creation": Dharmendra
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today.
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"Sits on pedestal of outstanding governance over last 10 years": Assam CM
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim budget in Parliament, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Budget for 2024-2025 sits on the pedestal of outstanding governance over the last 10 years.
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Budget 2024 announcements for women: 'Lakhpati Didi' target enhanced to 3
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
FM Sitharaman emphasised that thirty crore Mudra Yojana loans have been given to women entrepreneurs during the past ten years.
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Congress, DMK, AAP call interim budget an election exercise, BJP hits back
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress MP Manish Tewari responded sharply to Indian economist and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's presentation of the Interim Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, labelling it a 'vote-on-account' whose only goal is to keep the government solvent for the first quarter of the current
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