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  Railway Budget 2024: Govt proposes hike in revenue expenditure, Vande Bharat trains to remain focus

  Budget | July 23, 2024 19:04 IST

  Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and JP Nadda, heaped praise on the budget, lauding its vision and focus on all-round and inclusive development.

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  Budget 2024: 'Can't say if there will be a sunset', says Nirmala Sitharaman on old tax regime

  Budget | July 23, 2024 18:12 IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman stated that no decision has been made on scrapping the old regime, emphasising the government's intention to simplify the tax system. The revised New Tax Regime aims to provide annual tax savings for individual taxpayers, effective from April 1, 2024.

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  Union Budget 2024: Over ₹3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women, girls, says Sitharama

  News | July 23, 2024 17:23 IST

  Finance Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Union Budget 2024-25 carried an allocation of more than Rs 3 lakh crore for schemes benefitting women and girls and promoting women-led development, during her presentation of the Budget in the Lok Sabha on July 23.

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  Union Budget 2024: FM unveils PM's employment package and education funding

  News | July 23, 2024 17:28 IST

  During the Budget presentation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the following initiatives: - The Union Budget for 2024-25 will allocate ₹1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skills in the country. Watch to know more!

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  Union Budget 2024 Key Highlights: Rs 2.66 Lakh Crore Allocated for Rural Development

  News | July 23, 2024 17:26 IST

  The 2024-25 Union Budget, the seventh presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced various schemes and initiatives benefiting different sections of society, including the middle class, rural population, women, and students.

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  Union Budget 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils major initiative to boost tourism in Bihar, Odisha

  News | July 23, 2024 17:34 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the potential for tourism in Bihar, particularly around historical and religious sites. She also mentioned plans to support Nalanda as a tourist centre, along with efforts to revitalize the historic Nalanda University.

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  Union Budget 2024: PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Scheme to Provide Electricity to 1 Crore Homes

  News | July 23, 2024 17:35 IST

  In the Budget for 2024, the Finance Minister expanded the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli scheme to include the installation of rooftop solar panels for up to 1 crore households. The scheme has garnered immense interest, with 1.28 crore registrations and 14 lakh applications.

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  Union Budget 2024: Centre Announces Paid Internship Scheme in Top 500 Companies

  News | July 23, 2024 17:38 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala announced on Tuesday that the Centre will launch a scheme to provide internship opportunities for the youth in the top 500 companies of India as part of the Union Budget 2024-25.

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  Union Budget 2024: Tax Slab Revised Under New Tax Regime | Nirmala Sitharaman

  News | July 23, 2024 17:44 IST

  When presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced significant changes in personal income tax rates for the fiscal year 2024-25 to reduce the tax burden on the public.

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  Budget 2024: Sitharaman allocates Rs 3 lakh crore for women and girls development schemes

  Budget | July 23, 2024 17:09 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government's commitment to enhance women's role in economic development while presenting the Union Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha.

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  Union Budget 2024: 'Simplified taxation, revenue mobilisation in focus,' says Nirmala Sitharaman

  Budget | July 23, 2024 17:03 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during a press conference on the Union Budget 2024, announced a simplified approach to taxation aimed at boosting investment, with the average taxation reduced to 12.5 per cent. She also emphasised the need to widen the tax net and highlighted the increase

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  Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman highlights focus on four key groups in budget speech

  News | July 23, 2024 15:04 IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman highlights focus on four key groups in the budget speech. While presenting the budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised that the new budget addresses the needs of four critical groups: the poor, women, youth, and farmers.

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  Budget 2024: How the new tax regime announced by Sitharaman will impact taxpayers?

  Budget | July 23, 2024 14:59 IST

  Sitharaman unveiled new income tax slabs under the revised tax regime, which provided relief to salaried taxpayers and pensioners. The Standard Deduction limit has been increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000 for salaried taxpayers.

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  Rahul Gandhi terms Union Budget as 'Kursi Bachao', says it is copy and paste of Congress manifesto

  India | July 23, 2024 15:33 IST

  While the ruling NDA hailed the budget by terming it as pro-people budget, the Opposition criticised and said it was a budget to appease only BJP's allies, especially in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

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  Chandrababu Naidu's first reaction on Budget 2024 after Centre's 'special allocations' for Andhra

  India | July 23, 2024 16:19 IST

  The Centre in the Union Budget 2024 proposed Rs 15,000 crore for the development of the state capital in Andhra Pradesh and other schemes for the overall progress of the state.

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  Budget 2024: Vishnupad, Mahabodhi Temple corridors to be transformed, announces Sitharaman

  Lifestyle | July 23, 2024 14:21 IST

  The budget 2024 announcement of the transformation of the Vishnupad and Mahabodhi corridors is a commendable step towards preserving our cultural heritage and promoting tourism in Gaya.

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  PM Modi hails Union Budget 2024: 'We have to make entrepreneurs in every town, village, house'

  India | July 23, 2024 14:27 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the Budget and said that it strengthens every section of the society.

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  Budget 2024: How will it impact the common people and consumers? CHECK here

  Budget | July 23, 2024 14:01 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the Union Budget 2024-25, focusing mainly on employment and rural development. The budget highlight nine key priorities ranging from agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, energy security to next-generation reforms.

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  Budget 2024 for Infrastructure, Housing: Focus on airports, sports, 1 crore houses for urban poor

  Budget | July 23, 2024 13:41 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an allocation of Rs 2.2 lakh crore for urban housing, along with a Rs 10 lakh crore interest subsidy scheme in the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme.

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  Shashi Tharoor dubs Union Budget 2024 as 'underwhelming', welcomes abolition of Angel tax

  India | July 23, 2024 13:34 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.