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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah quotes Kuvempu, Basavanna and others in budget speech
Siddaramaiah also cited the thoughts of social reformers and political leaders, including Dr BR Ambedkar, Savitribai Phule, and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 12:38 PM IST
Anagha Deshpande
Karnataka renames Bangalore University after former PM Manmohan Singh
Dr. Manmohan Singh, India’s 13th Prime Minister, was known for his role in economic liberalization and financial reforms.
Published on Mar 07, 2025 11:51 AM IST
Anagha Deshpande
‘Bihar supremacy?' Memes steal spotlight after Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget
Budget 2025 memes: Bihar memes take over X after Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech.
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 03:13 PM IST
‘No income tax up to ₹12 lakh’: Middle class erupts in joy at Budget bonanza
‘No income tax up to ₹12 lakh’: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech is being seen as a “big relief” for middle-class salaried population.
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 12:34 PM IST
Opposition MPs stage walkout amid Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech
Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget in the Parliament.
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 11:48 AM IST
Budget announcements key highlights: Bihar takes centre stage in poll year
Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will launch a six-year program to achieve self-reliance in pulses,
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 12:58 PM IST
Sensex up over 250 points, Nifty 50 up over 80 points as Budget speech begins
Sensex, Nifty 50 on Budget day: The share market was in the green as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began her Budget speech in the parliament
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 11:19 AM IST
Budget 2025: How to read the documents that FM Sitharaman will present
We explain what to look for in these documents to understand the budget better.
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 04:46 PM IST
2001: The year that divides property sellers under new Budget tax rules
The government proposed reducing the long-term capital gains tax on immovable properties to 12.5 per cent from 20 per cent, but removed the indexation benefits.
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 09:21 AM IST
Budget 2024: Outlay hiked for nuclear, thermal and solar power
India has an installed nuclear energy capacity of 7.48 GW (gigawatts ) which is slated to increase to 13.08 GW by 2029, with the addition of 7 more reactors
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 06:38 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
FM more optimistic about India's economy since interim budget, shows AI analysis
Sitharaman's optimism in budget speech: Enhanced confidence in India's economic future with a focus on technology, ease of doing business, and job schemes.
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:13 PM IST
'Welcome only 1...': Tharoor, Chidambaram 'pleased' with Sitharaman announcement
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called the Budget underwhelming. He said Sitharaman skipped the key issues faced by the common man.
Published on Jul 23, 2024 02:31 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari
What Budget means for taxpayers: 10 points
Income Tax news: Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will undertake a comprehensive review of the Income Tax Act.
Published on Jul 23, 2024 12:58 PM IST
Union Budget 2024: Longest and shortest budget speeches presented in Parliament
Nirmala Sitharaman holds two records for delivering the two longest Union Budget speeches.
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 04:59 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Delhi civic body doubles outlay for sanitation to ₹4,500cr; ₹1,000 cr allotted to roads
The heated exchanges between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and their BJP counterparts continued on Thursday
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 05:04 AM IST
BMC budget ₹46 cr shy of ₹60k cr mark
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai has announced a budget of ₹59,954.75 crore for 2024-25, just ₹46 crore short of the ₹60,000-crore mark. The allocation is 10.5% higher than the previous year, but no new projects were announced and little provision was made to address air pollution. The capital expenditure in this year's budget is higher than the revenue expenditure, with 53% going towards development. The budget includes allocations for the coastal road, the Goregaon Mulund Link Road, and a study on making major infrastructure projects self-sustainable.
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Siddaramaiah's budget speech a mirror to his helplessness, says K Sudhakar
K Sudhakar added that the CM's speech on the floor of the Assembly sounded more like a 'political' than a 'Budget' speech.
Published on Jul 08, 2023 11:04 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Expert committee on urban development submits draft report to Hardeep Singh Puri
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the plan to appoint a high-level committee of experts in her budget speech last year
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 08:56 PM IST
Risha Chitlangia
Himachal assembly in session: Speaker refuses to allow discussion on ‘removal’ of outsourced staff, BJP stages walkout
The issue of “termination of services” of outsourced employees echoed loud in the Himachal Pradesh assembly on Tuesday with the opposition BJP staging a protest and later walking out of the House after their adjournment notice was rejected by the speaker.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Budget 2023: Sitharaman delivers her shortest budget speech today at 87 minutes
In 2020, Sitharaman broke her own record of making the longest-ever budget address while presenting the budget 2020-21 in two hours and 42 minutes.
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 07:03 PM IST
Roshni land scam: J&K admn set to post list of beneficiaries on govt website
The administration is already working on cancelling all mutations of land transferred under the ‘unconstitutional’ Roshni Act across the UT
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 12:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times/ Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
TDS relief expected for MSMEs transacting through e-commerce platforms
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech on February 1, 2020 introduced a TDS mechanism for e-commerce transactions.
Published on Sep 21, 2020 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajeev Jayaswal
CABINET MEETING: Govt scraps service extension policy for employees
Move in line with budget announcement of reverting to earlier retirement age of 58 from 60
Published on Mar 02, 2020 10:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
No extension to Chandigarh admn staffers after age of 58
Chandigarh follows service rules of Punjab, where retirement age was slashed from 60 to 58; as of now, UT employees can get 2 extensions of year each on retiring
Published on Mar 02, 2020 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Munieshwer A Sagar
In a slowing economy, the quest for sustainability
India needs a new consensus on its energy and economic transition for a sustainable future. Time is running out
Published on Feb 23, 2020 10:32 PM IST
Arunabha Ghosh
Bengal finance minister showers sops for all in pre-poll budget
Mitra also announced Rs 500 crore for setting up permanent houses for permanent workers of tea gardens in North Bengal.
Updated on Feb 10, 2020 04:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
‘It was needed’: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on her ‘lengthy’ Budget speech
Pointing to elaborate pre-budget consultations with stakeholders and efforts to fulfil the aspirations of every sector, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she had a need to speak for such a duration and it became “inevitable.”
Updated on Feb 08, 2020 10:47 PM IST
Chennai | Press Trust of India
Mamata govt rejects governor Dhankar’s suggestions for changes in his budget speech
The budget session of an Assembly starts with the governor’s speech, followed by the finance minister’s presentation of the budget proposals and its passage as the Finance Bill, which requires the governor’s prior approval.
Updated on Feb 06, 2020 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
To resolve past direct tax disputes, FM to table ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ Bill
The bill, aptly named The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill, 2020, will be introduced in the Lok Sabha around 12 noon after the Question Hour. The bill aims for resolution of disputed tax and related matters.
Updated on Feb 05, 2020 10:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
IIM Kozhikode Director welcomes promise of New Education Policy soon
The Finance Minister has promised in the budget speech that the New Education Policy will be announced soon.
Updated on Feb 02, 2020 09:31 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram | Press Trust of India