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Union Budget 2025-26 unveiled: Focus on growth, inclusive development, and economic strengthening

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Union Budget 2025-26, laying out a strategic framework aimed at accelerating economic growth, promoting inclusive development, and strengthening India’s position as a global economic lea...

February 1, 2025 11:35 AM

India world’s fastest growing economy on way to become Viksit Bharat: FM Sitharaman

India is the world's fastest-growing economy, and the government will ensure tremendous growth in coming years across the spectrum on the way to becoming "Viksit Bharat", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. Presenting her eig...

February 1, 2025 11:16 AM

Union Cabinet approves Union Budget 2025-26

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Saturday, just ahead of its presentation in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Before the crucial meeting, senior le...

February 1, 2025 9:53 AM

Commercial LPG cylinder prices slashed by Rs 7 ahead of Union Budget

Oil marketing companies have reduced the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 7, effective immediately. The price revision comes just hours ahead of the Union Budget presentation scheduled for 11 a.m. in Parliament. Following the reduction,...

February 1, 2025 9:35 AM

Small medevac plane crashes in Philadelphia with child, 5 others on board

A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said its aircraft crashed with four cr...

February 1, 2025 9:40 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at North Block to present Union Budget 2025

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at the North Block on Saturday, ahead of presenting the much-anticipated Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha. This marks Sitharaman's historic eighth consecutive budget prese...

January 31, 2025 8:08 PM

PM Internship Scheme, public-private partnerships to boost industry-ready workforce

The Economic Survey 2024-25 has outlined initiatives such as the PM Internship Scheme and public-private partnerships for skill development and vocational training as key measures to create an industry-ready workforce. It states that by developing a ...

January 31, 2025 5:27 PM

India must focus on domestic growth as globalisation slows, says Chief Economic Advisor

India's Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday that the country will have to rely on domestic growth drivers as "the era of globalisation, faster and larger movement of trade and goods and services is behind us". Addressing a pr...

January 31, 2025 5:13 PM

India needs 8% growth to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047: Economic Survey

India must sustain an average growth rate of 8% over the next two decades to realize its ambition of becoming a developed nation by 2047, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The repor...

January 31, 2025 5:12 PM

Myanmar military extends state of emergency amid ongoing civil war and election plans

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy. Myanmar...

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