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ED arrests two in connection with Delhi Jal Board money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a retired chief engineer and a contractor in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the tendering process of the Delhi Jal Board, official sources said Thursday. Jagdish Kumar Arora, a retired chief engineer, and contractor Anil Kumar Aggarwal have been taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The federal agency had conducted raids in this case in July last year. ED is conducting investigation in two separate matters of irregularities in the tendering process of the DJB and its criminal case stems from an FIR of the CBI and from the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government. The CBI FIR alleged that officials of the DJB gave "undue advantage" to NKG Infrastructure Limited while awarding tender to the company for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electro-magnetic flow metres in connivance with officials of NBCC (lndia) Limited. Th

Interim Budget 2024: Focus on credible fiscal math amid global scrutiny

A cursory look at the 2019-20 Interim Budget shows the Narendra Modi government may like to keep its fiscal maths credible

FM will present Budget with 'disha nirdeshak baatein', says PM Modi

The Prime Minister's comments on the first day of the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha indicated his confidence that his government would return for a third successive term

Budget 2024: Time, where to watch & what to expect from Sitharaman's speech

Budget 2024 time: FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech is expected to start at 11 am on February 1

Budget 2024 highlights: All eyes on last Budget before Lok Sabha elections

A resolution praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya will be introduced during the budget session of the Gujarat assembly beginning February 1

Budget 2024: Why Budget presentation time was changed to 11 am from 5 pm?

The Interim Budget for the financial year 2024-2025 will be presented on February 1, in the Lok Sabha. The Budget presentation will begin at 11 am

Budget 2024: Key highlights of last 5 Budgets under FM Nirmala Sitharaman

From crypto tax to the introduction of PM-Kisan scheme, here are the highlights of the last 5 Union Budget (2019-2023) announcements under first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Parliament's Budget session to begin on Wed, 14 suspended MPs to return

President Droupadi Murmu will address members of the two Houses in the LS chamber, as the new Parliament building does not have a Central Hall

Operating at scale

From the first Budget to today, India's economy has changed, requiring boards to adapt and think on a global scale

Budget 2024 Highlights: Parliament's Budget Session to begin on Wednesday

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table the interim budget for 2024-25 on Thursday, February 1. Catch all the latest Budget 2024 updates here

FM to address RBI board on Feb 12, highlight key points of interim Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to address the Reserve Bank of India's central board on February 12 and highlight key points of the interim Union Budget. Sitharaman will present the sixth Budget on February 1, where she will outline the roadmap for 2024-25. In the post-budget meeting, the finance minister will address the board members and talk about announcements made in the interim Budget 2024-25. The meeting is being held shortly after the Budget session, as well as the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha, which comes to an end on February 9. It is customary for the finance minister to address the Reserve Bank of India board after the Budget. Before the finance minister's address, the RBI will unveil its last bi-monthly monetary policy review on February 8. She will equal the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai when she presents her sixth straight Budget on February 1. Sitharaman, the first full-time women finance minister of the country, has present

Interim Budget 2024: Date, time and what to expect from FinMin on Feb 1

Budget 2024 date: The Interim Budget will be presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1

Budget highlights: GST on health insurance must be reduced, says Niva Bupa

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table the interim budget for 2024-25 on Thursday, February 1

Union Budget 2024: India likely to register 7% economic growth in FY25

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on Feb. 1, factoring in the growth projections

Interim Budget 2024: Date, time and halwa ceremony; all you need to know

To mark the final stage for preparation of the Interim Budget 2024, FM Sitharaman earlier this month participated in the customary 'halwa' ceremony

Budget 2024: A glance Budget 2023 announcements for agriculture sector

From welfare schemes to infrastructure & digital development, here are the highlights of Budget 2023 for the agricultural sector in India and the expectation for the Interim Budget 2024

Here's what to watch out for in Interim Budget ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The budget this week is an interim one until a new administration takes office, and the finance minister has already hinted there won't be any major announcements

'No spectacular announcements': Will FM walk the talk on interim Budget?

The Interim Budget due on February 1, 2024, will include a Vote on Account to ensure that the government's expenditure does not get affected in view of the Lok Sabha elections

Interim Budget 2024: T V Somanathan to Ajay Seth, meet the FM's crack squad

Sitharaman is backed by a strong team of bureaucrats and economists, who will chart the future strategy in the upcoming Budget

Sitharaman to equal record of ex-PM Desai by presenting 6 Budgets in a row

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will set a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row -- 5 annual Budgets and one interim -- a feat achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. With the presentation of interim Budget on February 1, Sitharaman will surpass the records of her predecessors like Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, and Yashwant Sinha, who had presented five budgets in a row. Desai, as Finance Minister, had presented five annual Budgets and one interim Budget between 1959-1964. The interim Budget 2024-25 to be presented by Sitharaman on February 1, will be a vote-on-account that will give the government authority to spend certain sums of money till a new government comes to office after the April-May general elections. As the Parliamentary elections are due, Sitharaman's interim Budget may not contain any major policy changes. Speaking at an industry event last month, Sitharaman had ruled out any "spectacular announcement" in the interi