Empowerment of women gained momentum in the last ten yrs: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Presenting her sixth consecutive budget as the country's first woman Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the empowerment of women gained...
520 killed in 6-month violent attacks in Myanmar
Yangon: A total of 520 people have been killed in violent attacks in Myanmar in nearly six months from Aug. 1 last year to...
PM Modi terms budget as ‘innovative & inclusive”
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed the Union interim budget 2024–25 as "innovative and inclusive" and said it will empower all...
No change in tax rates, focus stays on capex in interim Budget
New Delhi: Presenting the interim budget for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday kept the tax rates unchanged and continued to focus on...
Three major Railway economic corridor programmes to be implemented: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced the development of three major ‘Railway economic corridors programs’ during her Interim Budget 2024-2025 speech...
Target for ‘Lakhpati Didi’ increased to 3 crore in Budget
New Delhi: In a bid to woo women voters ahead of general elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday while presenting the interim Budget...
US Navy deploys 3 of 11 aircraft carriers in western Pacific – Reports
Washington: The US Navy has deployed three out of its 11 aircraft carriers in the western Pacific Ocean to boost efforts aimed at deterring...
Housing scheme for ‘deserving’ section of Middle class proposed in Budget
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday proposed to launch a scheme for 'deserving' sections of the middle class to help them buy...
ADB commits climate finance of almost 10 bln USD in 2023
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday said it committed 9.8 billion U.S. dollars in climate finance from its resources in 2023, a...
PM Modi to be honoured with ‘Shivsanman’ Puraskar on Feb 19
Satara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honoured with "Shivsanman" puraskar on behalf of the royal family of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Shiv Bhakt...
