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White paper on the economy | We rescued the economy from crisis, says government

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White paper on the economy | We rescued the economy from crisis, says government

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables white paper in the Lok Sabha on February 8, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI As promised in her Interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid a White Paper on the economy in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, outlining that the UPA’s 10 years in office created “an inheritance of…

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Parliament Budget Session Live Updates Day 7: PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh’s contribution towards country, Rajya Sabha in farewell to retiring members

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Parliament Budget Session Live Updates Day 7: PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh’s contribution towards country, Rajya Sabha in farewell to retiring members

Elamaram Kareem, CPI (M) MP from Kerala, says that there is no mention of the 60-crore workforce of India in the Bill. Only with Ayodhya, they cannot overcome the next election, he says.  AITC MP Jawhar Sircar asks the government what is the GDP growth now. We get the impression that it is at its…

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Parliament Budget Session updates | Lok Sabha passes The Finance Bill, 2024

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Parliament Budget Session updates | Lok Sabha passes The Finance Bill, 2024

You speak of new middle class, but how do you treat current middle class: INC MP Imran Pratapgarhi INC MP Imran Pratapgarhi says that instead of providing houses over people’s heads, the centre is bulldozing homes as well as democracy.  How is it ‘s abka saath. sabka vikas,’ when you have taken away the Maulana…

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Inflation within tolerance band; government taking steps to check price rise: Nirmala Sitharaman

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Inflation within tolerance band; government taking steps to check price rise: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha on February 6, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 6 said inflation has come down within the tolerance band as a result of the steps taken by the government to check price rise, especially in perishable commodities. Replying to a…

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Jammu and Kashmir Interim Budget | Sitharaman proposes ₹1.18 lakh crore for 2024-25

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Jammu and Kashmir Interim Budget | Sitharaman proposes ₹1.18 lakh crore for 2024-25

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 5 proposed an interim Budget of ₹1.18 lakh crore for fiscal 2024-25 for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The interim…

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Budget 2024 | Government to withdraw certain long-pending, un-reconciled direct tax demands

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Budget 2024 | Government to withdraw certain long-pending, un-reconciled direct tax demands

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding a folder-case containing the Interim Budget 2024. Ministers of State Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary are also seen. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Whilst maintaining the status quo with respect to direct and indirect taxes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden interim budget presentation proposed to…

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