Budget: Health sector allocation sees 16% hike to Rs 86,200 cr

The health sector has been allocated Rs 86200.65 crore in the Union Budget, a hike of 16 percent over Rs 73,931 crore in 2021-22, with the government also announcing a national tele mental health......

Modi hails budget as 'people-friendly and progressive'

Welfare of the poor is an important aspect of the Union Budget which is full of possibilities for more investments, infrastructure and jobs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Calling......

Budget: Sitharaman promises 80 lakh houses under PMAY in 2022-23

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced allocation of whopping Rs 48,000 crore for completion of 80 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), both rural and urban,......

'His eyes reach every person in the state'

'If Pinarayi Vijayan gets another term, Kerala will be a state where everybody has a house.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Photograph: PTI Photo "Kerala has faced five calamities......

Life is tough for India's gig workers

India's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the......

What Moody's think of Budget numbers

Moody's Investors Service on Friday said India's conservative budget assumptions leave room for the government to respond to prevailing macroeconomic and pandemic risks over the next year.......

Tax on crypto trade will not bestow legality on it, says CBDT chief

The Budget announcement of taxing 'virtual digital assets' or crypto currencies will help the income-tax department measure the "depth" of this trade in the country, know the investors and the......

Budget targets are achievable: Sitharaman

At the customary post-Budget media interactions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her topmost bureaucrats touched upon a number of issues. The minister said the government taxing income......

WC Updates: FIFA rebukes Maradona over 'robbery' comments

  IMAGE: Diego Maradona in the stands in World Cup match. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters FIFA says it 'strongly rebukes' Argentina great Diego Maradona's comments that England's win......