India
February 01, 2025
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Union Budget: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands by the middle class, says A.P. BJP president Purandeswari

Union Budget: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands by the middle class, says A.P. BJP president Purandeswari

Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands by the middle class, Andhra Pradesh BJP president and Rajamahendravaram MP Daggubati Purandeswari observes that the new taxation scheme will boost household consumption, expenditure and investment, further accelerating growth. Expressing happiness over the new Income-Tax Bill tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Ms. […]

India
February 01, 2025
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Watch: CII Telangana rates Union Budget 2025 a 7 out of 10. Here’s why

Watch: CII Telangana rates Union Budget 2025 a 7 out of 10. Here’s why

CII Telangana chairman on Union Budget 2025 | Video Credit: The Hindu Sai Prasad, the chairman of CII Telangana, who is also the executive director of Bharat Biotech, gives his reaction to the Union Budget 2025 and explains why the Confederation of Indian Industry Telangana rates it a 7 out of 10. Reporting: N. Ravikumar […]

India
February 01, 2025
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Telangana contributes 5.1% to national GDP, yet it was deceived: BRS Harish Rao on Union Budget 2025

Telangana contributes 5.1% to national GDP, yet it was deceived: BRS Harish Rao on Union Budget 2025

The Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) has termed the Union Budget 2025-26 asdisappointing which gave a ‘big zero’ to Telangana and said the BJP’s neglect of South Indian states, despite their significant contribution to the national exchequer, is against the spirit of federalism. BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) in a statement accused both the […]

India
February 01, 2025
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Union Budget 2025: Meagre hike for new procurements as MoD fails to utilise capital head in earlier allocation

Union Budget 2025: Meagre hike for new procurements as MoD fails to utilise capital head in earlier allocation

The capital allocation for the Defence Ministry saw a meagre 4.65% increase to ₹1.8 lakh crore from the previous estimates, important considering the inflation and the currency fluctuations, as the armed forces are likely to return ₹12,500 crore from the budget estimates to the revised estimates of 2024-25. The total allocation to the Defence Ministry […]

India
February 01, 2025
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Rahul Gandhi calls Union Budget 2025 ‘band-aid for bullet wound’

Rahul Gandhi calls Union Budget 2025 ‘band-aid for bullet wound’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (February 1, 2025) criticised the Union Budget 2025 saying the Centre was out of ideas in solving the “economic crisis”. Union Budget 2025 LIVE updates “A band-aid for bullet wounds! Amid global uncertainty, solving our economic crisis demanded a paradigm shift. But this government is bankrupt of ideas,” Mr. […]

India
February 01, 2025
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Union Budget 2025: UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar highlights increased outlay for higher education

Union Budget 2025: UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar highlights increased outlay for higher education

University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar has highlighted the increased outlay for higher education, Indian Knowledge Systems, Central universities, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Students Financial Aid in the 2025-26 Budget. “The substantial increase in the budget allocation for higher education, from ₹46,482.35 crore in 2024-25 to ₹50,077.95 crore in 2025-26, represents a significant […]

India
February 01, 2025
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Delhi HC permits use of ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ song in ‘Aghathiyaa’ after depositing ₹30 lakh

Delhi HC permits use of ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ song in ‘Aghathiyaa’ after depositing ₹30 lakh

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that Vels Film International Limited, producer of upcoming movie ‘Aghathiyaa’ cannot use the song ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ without license from Saregama India Limited, which hold the copyright in the original song from the film ‘Moodu Pani’. The court, however, considering that Vels Film has invested “significant moneys” […]

India
February 01, 2025
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CBI gets ₹1,071 crore in Union Budget; increase of ₹84.12 crore from ongoing fiscal

CBI gets ₹1,071 crore in Union Budget; increase of ₹84.12 crore from ongoing fiscal

The Centre has allocated ₹1,071.05 crore to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Union Budget 2025-26 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, a nominal increase of ₹84.12 crore from the ongoing fiscal. The agency received ₹951.46 crore to manage its affairs in the Budget Estimates for 2024-25, which was later revised to […]