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Interim Budget: Women, children neglected

NEW DELHI, Feb. 5 -- In her shortest speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out the outline for the fiscal year 2024-25 during her presentation of the interim budget: "We need to focus on fo... Read More


'Full budget will follow fiscal journey set out in interim budget'

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The fiscal journey for FY25 set out in the interim budget will be maintained despite a full budget slated in July after the general elections, finance ministry officials said. The... Read More


TSC Act: Ministry of Education, teachers' employer on collision course

Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- A process to amend the Teachers Service Commission Act is turning out to be a supremacy battle between the commission and the Ministry of Education. The teachers' employer (TSC) - ... Read More


"Alliance ka hi alignment bigad gya...": PM Modi mocks cracks in INDIA bloc ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Launching a firece attack on the internal divisions of the INDIA bloc during his reply to the Motion of Thanks on President Droupadi Murmu's speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi s... Read More


Will stop abuse of GST flexibility by buyers and sellers: Revenue secretary

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The government will take steps to prevent evasion of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by entities abusing the flexibility given to businesses to correct errors in transaction, revenue... Read More


From airlines to renewable energy, 5 sectors that may surprise positively in 2024

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The beginning of this year has been volatile. With the US Federal Reserve dashing hopes of a rate cut in March as well as high bond yields, global markets have been in a cautious ... Read More


Less cash for PM AASHA will not affect procurement: Officials

India, Feb. 5 -- The interim budget slashed funds for a price-support scheme for farmers called PM AASHA, which is used to buy oilseeds and pulses from farmers at federally fixed floor prices. The out... Read More


Govt to digitize urban civic services, public works

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- A number of and public works could be digitized with the Union Cabinet set to clear a proposal soon. The 'National Urban Digital Mission' will see the Centre support states to t... Read More


Rs.600 crore penalty collected from defaulters who delayed linking PAN with Aadhaar: Here's how to do it

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The union government has collected over Rs.600 crore as a penalty from defaulters who weren't able to link their PAN with their Aadhaar card within the deadline. Till now, around ... Read More


Rudra Gas Enterprise IPO announces price band at Rs.63 apiece; check issue details, key dates, more

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Rudra Gas Enterprise IPO price band has been set at Rs.63 apiece. Rudra Gas Enterprise IPO will open for subscription on Thursday, February 08, and close on Monday, February 12. R... Read More