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Decadal perspective of Modi govt: Support for education and health

A large proportion of Indians still pay money from their own pockets for medical expenditure with limited insurance coverage

Budget: India Inc results may mirror govt expenditure in upcoming qtrs

In comparison, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, and Bajaj Auto have seen strong double-digit growth in net sales and net profit. fuelling a rally in their share prices

Interim Budget: Govt earmarks Rs 1 trn corpus for R&D in sunrise sectors

"For our tech-savvy youth, this will be a golden era," Sitharaman said

Governance, development, performance key themes for Budget 2024-25: FM

We're not just aligning with fiscal consolidation path but bettering it: FM

Interim Budget: Over 3 mn ASHA, anganwadi workers now in Ayushman Bharat

Push to include cervical cancer vaccination in Universal Immunisation Programme and set up more medical colleges

Decadal perspective: Stock market has more than doubled under the Modi govt

Negotiation of bilateral investment treaties with other countries may help bring more foreign direct investment into India

Budget: Defence allocation at Rs 6.21 trillion, but stays below 2% of GDP

As a percentage of government expenditure, the budget allocated to defence is 13 per cent, continuing a multi-year trend of falling allocations

Thumbs-up for 'guarantee': Budget hits a sweet spot, says PM Modi

'Interim Budget would empower four pillars of developed India'

Interim Budget: Fiscal consolidation hits 26 of 37 welfare schemes in FY24

The interim Budget showed the total revised estimates (RE) for these 37 schemes fell by 6 per cent to Rs 4.41 trillion in FY24 from the budget estimate (BE) of Rs 4.69 trillion

Budget at a glance: Here're the key numbers from interim Budget 2024

FM Sitharaman emphasised India's growing popularity as a global tourist destination as well as its booming domestic segment, spanning from business to spiritual tourism

Interim Budget 2024-25: Infrastructure likely to get a capex thrust

Increase in outlay in line with industry expectations

Interim Budget 2024-25: Debt fund managers cheer lower borrowing

The decline in bond issuances will further improve the demand-supply dynamic, say money managers

Interim Budget: Share of capex allocation jumps to 30-year high in FY25

The headline figure of Rs 11.1 trn is 11.1% higher than FY24, says Finance Minister

Interim Budget 2024-25: FMCG companies laud Centre's economic nudge

Expect employment opportunities to drive consumption

Interim Budget: Tax-GDP ratio projected to be highest in FY25 since 2008-09

Personal income tax is the only tax that was shown to collect more in RE for this financial year

Absence of surprises in Budget: Mkts flat as investors look for triggers

The Sensex ended the session at 71,645, a decline of 107 points or 0.2 per cent, while the Nifty50 index fell 17 points, or 0.08 per cent, to end 21,709

Tax benefits extension to startups till Mar 2025 progressive move: Industry

Sindhu Gangadharan, Senior VP and MD, SAP Labs India and Vice Chairperson of Nasscom, said the extension of tax benefits for startups by one another year is a progressive and encouraging move

We are worried about the ongoing Red Sea crisis, says Piyush Goyal

Exporters are now able to stand up on their feet and we have been able to move away from the mindset of export incentives, said Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Interim Budget: Improved fiscal resilience amid modest tax buoyancy

The Interim Budget had assumed nominal GDP growth of 10.5 per cent of GDP, but First Advance Estimates placed it at 8.9 per cent

Budget 2024: Sitharaman bats for developing iconic tourist destinations

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