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Budget 2024: Boost for Tourism in Bihar, Odisha

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2024 speech on Tuesday, unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing tourism in India, positioning the country as a premier global tourist destination. Emphasizing the historical and cultural significance of tourism, Sitharaman outlined several projects to develop key tourist sites in Bihar and Odisha. The Budget […]

Union Budget 2024: Capital gains tax rates increased, short-term to 20%, long-term to 12.5%

NEW DELHI: In the Union Budget 2024 presented on July 23, Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced significant changes to the capital gains tax rates on equity investments, a move expected to impact investors and market dynamics.  The short-term capital gains (STCG) tax on equity investments held for less than a year will increase from […]

Union Budget 2024: Reduced allocation for civil aviation ministry, cuts to regional connectivity scheme

NEW DELHI: The budgetary allocation for the civil aviation ministry has been significantly reduced for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Presenting the Union Budget 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an allocation of ₹2,357.14 crore for the ministry, a decrease from the revised allocation of ₹2,922.12 crore for 2023-24. The regional air connectivity scheme, UDAN […]

Union Budget: Mobile phones to be 15% cheaper, gold prices reduced by 6%

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a significant reduction in the basic customs duty on mobile phones, mobile chargers, and precious metals including gold and silver during the presentation of the 2024 Union Budget on July 23, Tuesday. Sitharaman revealed that the basic customs duty on mobile phones and accessories would be cut […]

Economic Survey 2024: Industrial growth fuels India’s 8.2% economic expansion

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2023-2024 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, highlighting the robust industrial growth that has propelled India’s economy to an impressive 8.2% growth rate in FY24. This sets the stage for the Union Budget 2024, which is scheduled to be tabled on Tuesday. The survey reported […]

PM Modi criticizes opposition, assures action on NEET leak

PM Modi said, "For 2.5 hours, an attempt was made to suppress the voice of the Prime Minister in the last session. The people of the country have sent us for the country and not for the party."

FM Nirmala Sitharaman set to unveil Budget twice in 2024—Here’s Why!”

Now that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced his Cabinet for the third consecutive term, everyone is eagerly waiting

Budget 2022: Decoding The Digital Theme

The New World Order wants to see a strong India, an India which is Aatmanirbhar along with being modern; and thus it is expected of India to take a leadership role and move with rapid pace and bring changes. Union Budget 2022 also called Aatmanirbhar Bharat Ka Budget presented on February 1, 2022 by Finance […]