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Budget 2023: Rural to urban, farmers to capital, how Sitharaman is reshaping Budget lexicon

There has been significant transition in Nirmala Sitharaman's choice of words over years, ThePrint finds after analysing budget speeches from the beginning of her tenure in 2019-20.

Budget 2023: A ghazal here, a shloka there, the raconteurs who liven up Budget sessions

2nd term of Modi-led NDA govt's tenure has recorded maximum instances of MPs indulging in such oratorical flourishes, according to Lok Sabha website’s debates section.

‘Halwa ceremony’ on 26 January to herald Budget, and the ‘lock-in’ of finance ministry staff

In the annual ritual, the finance minister prepares the sweet, serves it to colleagues in appreciation of their hard work on Budget.

Union Budget 2023 to focus on deficit reduction. Education, defence funds likely to grow

Officials said funds towards health, education and defence are likely to grow at not more than 10% to 12% for the current year

India’s FY24 gross borrowing could be less than expected -economists

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central government's gross market borrowings for 2023/24 could come in below market expectations as a pool of securities raised to compensate states for a shortfall in goods

Budget 2023: India Inc wishlist includes capex focus, support for women in business & tax cuts

Ahead of the Union Budget 2023-24, ThePrint briefly takes a look at some of the key suggestions and expectations of the major industry bodies.

Government calls all-party meeting on January 30 ahead of Budget Session

By Payal Mehta New Delhi , January 24 (ANI): The government has called an all-party meeting ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament which will...

Newsrooms, consultancies all abuzz but missing key question: Is Budget important anymore?

When GST was rolled out in India, proposals pertaining to 45-50 per cent of the government’s tax revenue were taken out of the Budget and placed under the GST Council.

On Camera

Skoda Octavia RS combines performance with practicality—without breaking the bank

Ashish Gupta, Brand Director for Skoda India, said while performance cars like the Octavia RS are not too cheap, ‘car buyers who know and love their cars find them to be far better bang for the buck’.

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.