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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicNirmala Sitharaman

Topic: Nirmala Sitharaman

Chidambaram slams budget, says govt in denial of ‘grave macro economic challenge’

Congress leader and former finance minister Chidambaram said the Modi government did not believe in reforms as Sitharaman rejected the reform ideas presented in the Economic Survey.

Budget has ‘vision’ and ‘action’, will give push to economy, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms announced in Nirmala Sitharaman's budget will increase employment and ease the taxation process.

Sitharaman’s long Budget speech has Opposition angry, MPs sleepy & Shabana says thank you

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

No big fiscal stimulus in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2020, but govt can still do it later

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can do more on policy and legislative changes that are not related to tax, revenue and expenditure.

Modi govt slashes by half free UPSC coaching budget for minorities

Overall budget for minority affairs ministry up but allocation for ‘Free Coaching & Allied schemes for Minorities’ also slashed from Rs 75 cr to Rs 50 cr.

Budget for a dozing economy, Sitharaman’s tightrope & Economic Survey’s doublespeak

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Not just World Bank, IMF, govt data, Economic Survey quotes from Wikipedia & vedic text

The Economic Survey included quotes from Bhagavad Gita, Adam Smith's 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' and the Rig Veda.

What is Modi govt’s ‘quantum mission’ that has been allocated Rs 8,000 cr in Budget 2020

In her Budget 2020 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India plans to invest Rs 8,000 crore over 5 years in National Mission on Quantum Technology.

Sitharaman cuts budget for Modi’s pet Ayushman Bharat scheme over fund ‘under-utilisation’

Ayushman Bharat’s budget has been revised downwards from Rs 6,400 crore to Rs 3,314 crore in 2019-20.

These are the 5 archaeological sites Modi govt wants to develop with museums

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also allocated Rs 3,150 crore for the Ministry of Culture, under which the sites fall.

On Camera

Sheikh Hasina battling ‘India Out’ campaign with Indian saree. But has she made it worse?

Hasina is unabashedly India’s best friend in the neighbourhood. But Delhi is hard put to match China’s deep pockets and big investments in Dhaka.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.