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"Budget 2025 will boost job creation, consumption in Indian economy": Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for commerce, said the Budget 2025 will boost job creation encompassing all sectors, and it puts fresh impetus towards Viksit Bharat goal. "A lot of ... Read More


Congress MPs Karti Chidambaram and Kumari Selja slam Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress MPs Karti Chidambaram and Kumari Selja have both raised concerns about the Union Budget 2025, accusing the government of offering vague proposals without addressing key i... Read More


"Provides feel good factor, to encourage spending": Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called this year's Union Budget excellent and highlighted the income tax exemption up to Rs 12 lakhs which he said will increase the middle class... Read More


Seven dead, 19 injured in Philadelphia medical plane crash

Philadelphia, Feb. 1 -- At least seven people were killed, and 19 others were injured after a medical transport plane, carrying a child, her mother, and four others, crashed near a busy mall in Philad... Read More


Budget allocates Rs 11.21 lakh crore capex for 2025-26, 0.9% higher than 2024-25(BE)

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 11.21 lakh crore for capital expenditure in the Union budget for 2025-26. This marks a 0.9 per cent increase over last year's... Read More


Three hostages to be freed on Saturday identified

Tel Aviv, Feb. 1 -- Israeli officials confirmed on Friday that the three hostages to return on Saturday are Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel. Bibas, 35, was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz a... Read More


Budget 2025 allocates Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund to boost cities as growth hubs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a major push for urban development, the government announced the creation of an Urban Challenge Fund worth Rs 1 lakh crore in the Union Budget 2025 presented on Saturday. The ... Read More


Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulates Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for tax relief

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a "wonderful" Budget towards fulfilling the resolve of Prime Minister N... Read More


Kidnapped American-Israeli citizen in hands of Red Cross, on his way to Israel

Tel Aviv, Feb. 1 -- Kidnapped American-Israeli citizen Keith Segal in the hands of the Red Cross and on his way to Israel. The meeting point was at the Gaza port. (ANI/TPS) Published by HT Digital Co... Read More


USIBC welcomes India's Union Budget 2025, says "economic reforms essential to strengthen commercial ties"

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- The President of the United States India Business Council (USIBC), Ambassador Atul Keshap, welcomed India's Union Budget 2025 on Saturday, saying that India's economic reforms... Read More