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February 1, 2024 12:55 PM

FM Sitharaman highlights success of PM SVANIDHI in interim budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that PM SVANIDHI, a flagship initiative supporting street vendors, has provided credit assistance to 78 lakh street vendors nationwide. While presenting the interim Budget 2024-25, S...

February 1, 2024 12:09 PM

Indian economy under PM Modi has witnessed a profound transformation in last 10 years: Sitharaman

The Indian economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has witnessed a profound transformation in the last 10 years when the government took several pro-people reforms that were structural, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, a...

February 1, 2024 12:03 PM

Next five years will witness unprecedented development: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Presenting the interim budget in Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the upcoming five years will witness unprecedented development, with the government's equal focus on GDP - governance, development, and performance...

February 1, 2024 11:55 AM

BJP govt based on its stupendous work will be blessed again by people with resounding mandate: Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the Interim Budget 2024 and expressed hope that the good policies and the work done by the Central government will help the BJP return to power for the third consecutive time in a row. ...

February 1, 2024 11:34 AM

Union Cabinet approves Interim Budget 2024

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Interim Budget 2024, which will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. PM Modi chaired the cabinet meeting ahead of the Interim Budget presentation in P...

February 1, 2024 11:37 AM

IMD predicts more rain in parts of Delhi, NCR

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday updated that several parts of Delhi-NCR will continue to receive light to moderate rain with thunderstorms in the next two hours after sudden rains hit the city yesterday. "Currently, thunderstor...

February 1, 2024 11:44 AM

Finance Minister Sitharaman presents interim budget in Parliament

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the interim budget in Parliament, marking her sixth Budget as the finance minister and the final one in the second term of the Modi government. In keeping with tradition, Sitharaman, along with Minist...

February 1, 2024 10:59 AM

IMF Executive Director K Subramaniam says, Government will take forward the good work done in last few years

Ahead of the interim budget, Executive Director of the IMF and the former Chief Economic Advisor K Subramaniam said on Thursday that the government will take forward what it has done in the last few years. "First of all, we have to keep in mind that...

February 1, 2024 10:49 AM

India and Oman strengthen defence ties with Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting

India and Oman strengthened their defence ties through the 12th Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting held in Muscat on Wednesday. Co-chaired by Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Oman’s Secretary General of the Ministry o...

February 1, 2024 10:53 AM

Israeli PM calls for UNRWA closure amid Gaza air strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the closure of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) amid ongoing Israeli air strikes in Gaza. Accusations against some UNRWA staff for their alleged involvement in the Oct. 7 Hamas assau...