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Union Budget 2024: Gaya gets Centre's nod for development. But is it new?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 2024 Budget supports Gaya's industrial development and spiritual tourism, aiming to boost the eastern region's growth

Union Budget 2024: Gaya gets Centre's nod for development. But is it new?
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 4:13 PM IST

Union Budget 2024: Rahul Gandhi calls it a copy-paste 'kursi bachao' Budget

Budget 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Budget 2024 document was copied from the Congress party's election manifesto

Union Budget 2024: Rahul Gandhi calls it a copy-paste 'kursi bachao' Budget
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 3:58 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech durations: A look through the years

Nirmala Sitharaman's briefest Budget speech till date was delivered on February 1, 2024, before the Lok Sabha elections

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech durations: A look through the years
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 3:29 PM IST

Viksit Bharat Budget 2024: This waste management stock has zoomed 17%

EMS stock zoomed 17% after FM Sitharaman in Budget 2024 proposed to promote water supply, sewage treatment and solid waste management projects and services for 100 large cities.

Viksit Bharat Budget 2024: This waste management stock has zoomed 17%
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 3:09 PM IST

Budget 2024-24: Why India VIX surged up to 17% today; check reasons here

On Tuesday, the volatility indicator for Indian bourses, India VIX surged up to 17.52 per cent intraday. This came amidst heightened volatility witnessed after the Budget 2024 speech

Budget 2024-24: Why India VIX surged up to 17% today; check reasons here
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 3:09 PM IST

Budget 2024: FM's speech sparks praise for employment scheme, angel tax cut

Budget 2024: Industry experts react to Finance Minister's announcement of three employment-linked incentive schemes, abolition of angel tax, among others

Budget 2024: FM's speech sparks praise for employment scheme, angel tax cut
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 2:50 PM IST

Conspicuous by absence: Three things that were missing in Budget 24 speech

In Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 speech, three points that did not feature, stood out for their absence

Conspicuous by absence: Three things that were missing in Budget 24 speech
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 2:38 PM IST

Union Budget 2024: Where does the govt get its money, where does it go?

Union Budget 2024-25: The fiscal deficit is estimated at 4.9% of the GDP for the current financial year and the government aims to reduce it to below 4.5% next year

Union Budget 2024: Where does the govt get its money, where does it go?
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 2:33 PM IST

Union Budget 2024: FM Sitharaman announces Rs 26,000 cr aid for Bihar

India Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Centre will support setting up a 2400 MW power project in Bhagalpur at the cost of Rs 21,400 crore as well

Union Budget 2024: FM Sitharaman announces Rs 26,000 cr aid for Bihar
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 2:32 PM IST

Budget 2024: Andhra Pradesh stocks rally as FM announces spl allocation

"In the current financial year, Rs 15,000 crore will be arranged, with additional amounts in future years. We will facilitate financial support through multilateral agencies," said FM Sitharaman

Budget 2024: Andhra Pradesh stocks rally as FM announces spl allocation
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 2:21 PM IST

Union Budget 2024: Jewellery shares rally as govt cuts custom duty on gold

India Budget news 2024: Customs duty on gold and silver has been reduced to 6% which may lead to a decline in domestic prices and perhaps lift demand

Union Budget 2024: Jewellery shares rally as govt cuts custom duty on gold
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 2:17 PM IST

Budget 2024: FM cuts basic customs duty on mobile phones, chargers to 15%

Reduction in BCD on these items was a major demand from the electronics manufacturing bodies

Budget 2024: FM cuts basic customs duty on mobile phones, chargers to 15%
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:58 PM IST

Union Budget 2024: Here are the key highlights from FM Sitharaman's speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2024 speech focused on increased spending, job creation, and tax reforms

Union Budget 2024: Here are the key highlights from FM Sitharaman's speech
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:52 PM IST

FM's Budget speech more focused on posturing than action, says Congress

The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the government seems to have finally come around to "tacitly admitting that mass unemployment is a national crisis" that requires urgent attention, as it slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech as being "more focused on posturing than action". The opposition party's assertion came after Sitharaman in her budget speech announced that the government will launch three employment-linked schemes. These schemes will be based on enrolment in the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "After ten years of denial -- where neither the non-biological PM nor his party's Lok Sabha Elections Manifesto would even mention jobs -- the Union Government seems to have finally come around to tacitly admitting that mass unemployment is a national crisis that requires urgent attention." "It's far too late, and as it turns out, far too ..

FM's Budget speech more focused on posturing than action, says Congress
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:44 PM IST

Viksit Bharat Budget 2024: ITC jumps 5% as govt keeps sin tax unchanged

The stock price of cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate was trading at its highest level since July 2023 and was 2 per cent shy from its record high level of Rs 499.60 touched on July 24, 2023.

Viksit Bharat Budget 2024: ITC jumps 5% as govt keeps sin tax unchanged
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:43 PM IST

Budget 2024 introduces NPS Vatsalya: Invest in your child's pension now!

Parents can save for their minor kids and the plan can be converted into a full-fledged NPS account in future

Budget 2024 introduces NPS Vatsalya: Invest in your child's pension now!
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:39 PM IST

Budget 2024: 'FM taking ideas from Congress manifesto', says Jairam Ramesh

Union Budget 2024: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Finance Minister has taken a leaf out of the INC's Nyay Patra 2024, with its internship programme. Here's how the Opposition reacted

Budget 2024: 'FM taking ideas from Congress manifesto', says Jairam Ramesh
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:36 PM IST

From capital gains tax to job creation, understanding Union Budget 2024

Budget 2024: While some of the announcements were on expected lines, many have led to a surprise among investors

From capital gains tax to job creation, understanding Union Budget 2024
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:28 PM IST

Budget 2024 hikes LTCG tax rate to 12.5%, STCG to 20%, STT on F&O also up

Union Budget 2024-25 news: FM Nirmala Sitharaman hiked hiked LTCG tax to 12.5 per cent from 10 per cent on all financial and non-financial assets

Budget 2024 hikes LTCG tax rate to 12.5%, STCG to 20%, STT on F&O also up
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:26 PM IST

Budget 2024 impact: Can Sensex dip to 76,000 post capital gains tax rejig?

In the worst-case scenario, the Sensex can slide to 75,800 levels, which is the 50 per cent retracement level from the June 4 Lok Sabha election outcome-day low, said Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking.

Budget 2024 impact: Can Sensex dip to 76,000 post capital gains tax rejig?
Updated On : 23 Jul 2024 | 1:17 PM IST