RBI Dividend To Help Govt With Defence Budget

Defence expenditure was pegged at 1.4 per cent of GDP in the Budget for 2025-26 but it may widen, depending on tensions between India and Pakistan. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters   The......

'Kursi bachao', 'copycat': Opposition reacts to Union Budget 2024

The Opposition on Tuesday termed the Union Budget as a 'kursi bachao budget' driven by political compulsions and claimed that it ignored opposition-ruled states in a bid to 'appease' Bharatiya......

Union Budget, 6 bills to be tabled during monsoon session

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on Tuesday as the Monsoon Session of Parliament gets underway next week with the united opposition set to corner the National......

Parl set for stormy session; Op Sindoor, Trump mediation to dominate

The government on Wednesday said the Monsoon session of Parliament will begin on July 21 and continue till August 21, a week longer than planned earlier, signalling a heavy legislative agenda.......

Union Budget 2025: Key numbers to be watched

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her 8th straight Budget and all eyes will be on the much-expected tax relief for the middle class. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

How well do you know these facts about Union Budget?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present a record eighth consecutive budget that is expected to contain measures to shore up weakening economic growth and ease the burden on......

High points of Sitharaman's 8th Union Budget

These are the highlights of the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com DIRECT TAX No personal......

Cabinet clears Union Budget 2024-25

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the full Budget for 2024-25, sources said. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Following this, Finance......

Huge boost for India's sportsperson in Union Budget

IMAGE: India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris......

What's New for Indian Sports in This Year's Budget?

Sports budget raised by over Rs 350 crore, Khelo India gets biggest share IMAGE: Overall, the Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports was designated Rs 3,794.30 crore, an overall jump of Rs 351.98......