Union Budget 2024

UNION BUDGET 2024 NEWS

Internship portal in the works, will match skill sets with opportunity

August 23, 2024 7:27 am

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) will announce the guidelines for the internship scheme over the next two weeks, following which the portal will be made active for the prospective applicants, officials involved in the exercise said.

Rollback after criticism: Govt brings back indexation benefit on sale of property purchased before Budget

August 07, 2024 9:34 am

Indexation is the process of adjusting the original purchase price of an asset or investment; it allows a taxpayer to neutralise the impact of inflation while paying tax on capital gains.

Budget 2024-25 allows youth to lead path of growth in India

August 05, 2024 12:24 pm

It is a vision document to bring skill and scale together. The government will provide Rs 5,000 per month to one crore graduates for interning with 500 top companies in India — making skilling lucrative and socially acceptable.

The FM spoke but did she listen?

August 04, 2024 10:16 am

In order to find out the truth about unemployment, I suggest that the prime minister and other ministers walk the streets of towns and cities of India. On a lighter note, the finance minister may begin her walk at Madurai (where she was born), go to Villupuram (where she went to school) and end at Tiruchirappalli (where she went to college)

Amid row over Budget funds to Andhra, Bihar, how money has been allocated to states over the years

August 02, 2024 11:16 am

Past Budgets show that state-specific outlays are not uncommon, though many such allocations were made for projects spread across multiple states or years

Union Budget 2024: Deductions under New Tax Regime

August 01, 2024 2:53 pm

Deductions in New Tax Regime: Speaking of the new tax regime, the lower tax rates it offers come at the cost of fewer deductions and exemptions, compared to the old regime.

Budget balances growth, welfare, says FM, attacks Congress on inflation during UPA

August 01, 2024 5:31 am

In RS, Sitharaman says Agnipath brought to keep the Armed Forces battle-ready, young and fit

Budget 2024: A clear goal, with hazy roadmap

July 30, 2024 8:18 am

It has done well to emphasise fiscal consolidation, highlight critical areas for facilitating growth. Its impact depends upon how effectively projects are implemented.

Government slashes prices for targeted cancer drugs: All you need to know

July 28, 2024 12:37 pm

As the number of cancer cases in India is on the rise, the government’s decision to make three crucial cancer drugs cheaper has come as a relief for patients. What are these drugs? How do they work?

Union Budget 2024: On agriculture, a lack of vision

July 26, 2024 11:27 pm

Agriculture needs a long-term strategy and plan. One would have expected at least some of it in this budget — which did not happen

UNION BUDGET 2024 PHOTOS

Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 6th Budget in a row, months ahead of Lok Sabha polls

February 01, 2024 10:36 am

Union Budget 2024 (Interim) in PHOTOS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget today, months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

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