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L&T, Hero Moto, HUL, IRFC: Stocks to watch ahead of interim budget 2024

Cables and switch companies are expected to benefit from a fillip to housing construction activities and urban infrastructure, as per experts

Disability sector can contribute $1 trn to economy by 2047, says expert

India's specially-abled population can actively contribute USD 1 trillion to the country's economy by 2047, according to a prominent Indian-American leader in the sector. Pranav Desai, the founder of the Voice of Specially Abled People, recently travelled to India and met top leaders of the ruling BJP in New Delhi including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP president J P Nadda; the Gujarat Chief minister in Ahmedabad to present his vision document for the cause. He also travelled to Goa for a volunteer meeting. In an interview with PTI, Desai said that with proper strategy, policy and action, India's specially-abled population can actively contribute to the nation's economic growth, ultimately achieving a USD 1 trillion contribution to the disability sector by 2047 in Viksit Bharat. India can be a leader in this sector. My proposal was well received in New Delhi, Desai said, referring to his conversations with the top leadership in India. Desai said in his meeting with ..

Union Budget session 2024 to start today: 10 things you must know

Interim Budget 2024 date: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget, her sixth Budget in a row, on February 1

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

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

Budget 2024: Govt calls all-party meet on Jan 30, ahead of budget session

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi's floor leaders' meeting on Tuesday will unveil expectations and priorities for the upcoming Interim Budget Session from Jan 31 to Feb 9

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

Budget 2024 LIVE news: Auto firms seek continued push for green mobility

Budget LIVE: Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the interim budget on February 1, catch all the Budget related updates here

Budget 2024 LIVE: Tax benefits, support to women among expectations

Union Budget 2024 Live Updates: Catch all the latest developments on the Interim Budget 2024 here

Everyone needs to collaborate for India to become third-largest economy: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the initiatives of Customs department like Faceless Assessment and Single Window Clearance need to evolve with the overall objective of growth of trade as every partner needs to collaborate to help India's GDP surpass USD 5 trillion by 2027-28. In a written message on the occasion of 'International Customs Day 2024', Sitharaman said with a common purpose of ease of doing business for nation building during India's 'Amrit Kaal', all the stakeholders need to come together and contribute for benefits to citizen of India. She said this year's theme of International Customs Day which is "Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose" resonates with the Motto of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Every partner needs to collaborate to put India on course to becoming the third-largest economy by 2027-28, with a GDP surpassing USD 5 trillion," Sitharaman said. Many initiatives taken by Customs s

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

Govt halves Budget support to oil firms, defers filling strategic reserves

The finance ministry in a post on X detailing the outcome of the budget announcements, informed about the halving of equity support and deferring of filling strategic reserves

Budget LIVE news: Commerce ministry endorses import tax cuts on gold bars

Union Budget 2024 Live Updates: Catch all the developments on the Interim Budget 2024

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