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The Union Budget 2024 has laid out a visionary path for our nation, emphasising four pillars of priority: ‘Garib’ (Poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth), and ‘Annadata’ (Farmer). This comprehensive focus is designed to foster economic growth, social equity, and inclusivity across the nation. Women in particular are the pillars of a family, a community and…
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Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that Democrats and Republicans both support the relationship with India. New Delhi: The failed assassination attempt on former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden announcing not to seek re-election in the “best interest” of the Democratic Party while endorsing US Vice President Kamala Harris…
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the first high-level visit by the newly-elected Labour government in the United Kingdom, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy will arrive on July 24 morning for a day-long visit, where…
Kamala Harris said that Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda will weaken the middle class. Washington: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is relying on support from billionaires and big corporations, while hers is a people powered campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday addressing her first election rally, a day after she became…
Orange-red in colour and native to Tanzania, the Naja pallida — the red spitting cobra — is a formidable, 1.2-metre-long foe. When threatened, it raises its hood and hisses loudly. If this display doesn’t deter its predator, it opens its mouth. Muscles around the snake’s venom glands squeeze, releasing jets of venom onto the eyes,…
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The Union Budget for 2024-25, in my view, has certainly drawn up a detailed roadmap and laid foundations for ‘Amrit Kaal‘ to pursue the goal of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. The government has articulated well its planning to foster long-term growth drivers for sustainable development, improvement in productivity, and creating opportunities for all. The Budget envisages sustained…
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Kumar Mangalam Birla | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accelerated the government’s thrust on the crucial infrastructure sector in her seventh successive Budget presentation and the first of PM Modi’s third term. A massive expansion in urban housing at an investment of ₹10 lakh crore, a rural roads programme worth ₹26,000 crore are among the…
R. Dinesh | Photo Credit: AFP I would like to congratulate the Finance Minister for laying a well-defined road map for Viksit Bharat 2047 while continuing the focus on the immediate requirement. While each of the nine tracks highlighted in the budget have many areas to appreciate, the focus on employment generation will be a…
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Jairam Varadaraj | Photo Credit: The Hindu The world is witnessing unprecedented disruptions and uncertainty. India, however, presents the promise of growth, stability, and opportunities for investment. To avail of these opportunities, multiple steps were necessary: strong capital expenditure and infrastructure push by the Indian government; significant support to small and medium enterprises; job creation…
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The 2024 Budget signals policy continuity. The economy and the fiscal situation are in fine fettle. We are targeting real growth rates of 7%+ whilst keeping fiscal deficit at 4.9% for the year gone by (versus the 5.1% indicated earlier) and reducing it further to 4.5% in the coming year. Reassuringly, we are continuing to…
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