The Union budget has announced many schemes to create employment opportunities, skill enhancement and social welfare schemes towards making a Viksit Bharat by 2024.
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari defended party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on his "mataji" jibe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during discussion on Union Budget in Rajya Sabha.
The decision came on Wednesday after the opposition parties claimed that the Union Budget presented on July 23 was "discriminatory" as it did not allocate enough funds for the state ruled by non-NDA parties.
In a strong rebuttal to the opposition's criticism of Union Budget 2024-25, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the opposition of engaging in mere politics rather than providing constructive feedback on the budget.
The state has received Rs. 908 crores MUTP-3, which will help the local railway network in Mumbai expand. Additionally, the Mumbai metro will get Rs. 1087 crores and the Mumbai-Delhi corridor will get Rs. 500 crores. MMR green urban transport will get Rs. 150 crores, Nagpur Metro will get
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel praised the transformation of the tax system from a process-centric to a people-centric model, a change driven by the reform, perform, and transform vision under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's leadership.
As the selling pressure continues for the last two consecutive days following the Union Budget announcement, the Indian stock market is expected to follow the global trend as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit multi-week lows.
Tharoor's statement comes after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made major announcements for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, including a boost in infrastructure and special financial support.
Kanwar Pal said, "If the intentions are to get to a solution (of the farmer's issue), the solution is gettable through dialogue only. We have never stopped them from protesting, we just don't agree with the way they seek to do it--by using tractors and trolleys. These things were never good,
Both Houses of Parliament took up discussion on the Union Budget 2024-2025 on Wednesday with opposition parties accusing it of being "discriminatory" with most states and lacking vision and BJP members highlighting the achievements of the Modi government and provisions of various sectors in