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Budget 2023: Long-pending dam project in poll-bound Karnataka gets Rs 5,300 crore

CM Bommai thanks Sitharaman, PM for the allocation. Project envisages covering 2.25 lakh hectare of area in drought-prone districts Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Tumkur & Davangere.

KYC process to be simplified, announces Finance Minister in Union Budget 2023

According to Nirmala Sitharaman, the procedure will adopt a ‘risk-based’ approach rather than the ‘one size fits all’ currently in practice.

Budget 2023: Health allocation puts focus on pharma research, collaborative R&D at ICMR labs

Total allocation for health and family welfare department stood at Rs 89,155 cr, about 0.34% higher than last year’s allocation of Rs 86,200 cr.

Budget 2023: Govt unveils one-time small savings scheme for women offering 7.5% interest rate

The maximum deposit amount has been kept at Rs 2 lakh and the scheme will have a partial withdrawal facility as well.

Govt cut funding on rural jobs scheme to Rs 600 billion in 2023-24, as per Budget 2023

The allocation is lower than the revised 894 billion rupees spending outlay for 2022-23, and the smallest since 2017/18.

Here’s what the experts say about Union Budget 2023

The budget proposal, in which the government will increase capital expenditure by 33% to Rs 10 trillion in the next fiscal year, was praised by industry experts.

New tax regime to fiscal deficit target — Highlights from Sitharaman’s Budget 2023 speech

Modi govt will target a budget deficit of 5.9% of GDP for 2023/24, Finance Minister said in her speech, compared to 6.4% for the current fiscal year.

Opposition counters ‘Modi’ slogans with ‘Bharat Jodo’ during Sitharaman’s Budget 2023 speech

The episode was evidence of Congress’ clear intention which is believed to be coming well-prepared to counter the Central government during the Budget session.

Govt announces 50 new airports, advanced landing grounds & helipads in Budget 2023

Union Budget holds much significance as the country is scheduled to have the next Lok Sabha election in April-May 2024.

PM Awas Yojana raised by 66% to Rs 79,000 crore, says Sitharaman in Union Budget

This is a significant increase considering Sitharaman, in the Budget 2022, had proposed an allocation of Rs 48,000 crore for Modi government’s Housing for All initiative.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.