Is This What India Will Spend On Defence?

Going by this Budget's estimate of government spending of Rs 48.2 trillion, the government has allocated a significantly lower percentage to defence -- 12.9 per cent. IMAGE: The light tank Zorawar......

Defence gets Rs 6.21 lakh cr, 4.79% hike from previous allocation

India on Tuesday set aside Rs 6.22 lakh crore as defence outlay for 2024-25 in a meagre increase of 4.79 percent over the previous fiscal's budgetary allocation amid the lingering border row with......

'Fire Is Always A Concern In Mumbai'

'As the city grows, so do its fire incidents.' IMAGE: Firefighters douse the fire that broke out at a chemical company plant following the boiler explosion in the industrial area of Dombivli in......

Naidu's 'super six' poll promises come up against empty coffers

Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take the reins of power in Andhra Pradesh shortly will have the daunting task of making bleak coffers ring to fulfill the "Super Six"......

Rs 10,000 Crore War Chest To Fight Food Inflation

The fund, the Budget documents say, will be used for maintaining a buffer stock of pulses, onions, and potatoes and sending sufficient amounts to markets. IMAGE: Men wrapped in shawls queue to......

Budget 2024: FM exhorts states to take up next-gen reforms agenda

In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday underlined the need for collaboration between the Centre and states to take up the next-generation reforms covering land,......

Nirmala Sitharaman and her team decode the fine prints of Budget 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of bureaucrats, delved into the fine print of the 2024-25 Budget documents in a press conference, detailing the government’s......

Will STT Curb F&O Trading?

Brokers believe that the higher charges may not completely deter investors from taking bets in F&O but could help cool down some activity, as the threshold to break even rises. Illustration:......

Bhaiyyaji Brings Audiences To Theatres

After months of lull at single screens when nothing was really working out at these properties, a bit of relief has come in, with Bhaiyyaji managing fair business at some of these properties in......

Madgaon Express, Savarkar Fare Well

IMAGE: Avinash Tiwary, Nora Fatehi and Divyendu in Madgaon Express. Last week's releases Madgaon Express and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar were quite distinctive in nature. While the former is a whacky......