G RAM-G replaces MGNREGA after President's assent

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a provision for 125......

WATCH LIVE! Union Budget 2018

  Lok Sabha TV Rajya Sabha TV     Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the current National Democratic Alliance government's fifth and arguably his toughest budget. In his......

Modi pat for Sitharaman: 'People's Budget, force multiplier'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the Union Budget as a "people's budget" that fulfills the dreams of every Indian and said that it is a "force-multiplier" that will boost......

BJP issues three-line whip to MPs to be present in Parl on Friday

Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday issued a three-line whip to all of its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House for the passing of the Union Budget 2025-26. IMAGE: Proceedings of......

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......

Agriculture, health to be focus of Union Budget 2021

The ministry of finance will kickstart its massive budgetary exercise from October 15. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. Photograph: Reuters   Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants......

India's GDP estimated to grow at 7.4% in FY26; fastest in the world

The Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal, maintaining its status as the world's fastest-growing major economy despite punitive US tariffs and geopolitical......

Union Budget 2025-26: Economists stress need for manufacturing policy

The need for a manufacturing policy, reining in food inflation and raising investment in the country were among key suggestions given by economists who met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and......