Budget allocates Rs 3,481 cr to wipe out Maoist menace

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 3,481.27 crore for security-related expenditure and the Special Infrastructure Scheme for Left Wing Extremist areas as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led......

Ministers' salaries, perks get higher Budget allocation

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Office, and for hospitality and......

PIX: Prez feeds 'dahi-cheeni' to Sitharaman ahead of budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting her record eighth Budget in the Lok Sabha. Photographs: @rashtrapatibhvn/X As per established......

'Budget Gives Middle Class Some Breathing Room'

'But this Budget alone will not fix what ails the Indian economy.' IMAGE: People watch the live telecast of Union Budget 2025 at a showroom in Patna, February 1, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Sitharaman presents Rs 50.65 lakh cr Budget for FY26

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented Union Budget 2025-26, envisaging an expenditure of Rs 50,65,345 crore, an increase of 7.4 per cent over the current fiscal. Illustration:......

Memes Galore After Budget

As the middle class heaved a sigh of relief on getting income tax exemption in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 8th Budget, social media users had a field day, both before and after the......

Budget Bonanza For Bihar!

With assembly elections due in Bihar later this year, it has rained goodies for the state in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's latest Budget. IMAGE: Finance Minister @nsitharaman proceeds from......

Markets open higher ahead of Budget presentation

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in opening trade on Saturday ahead of the Union Budget presentation. Photograph: ANI Photo The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 136.44 points to......

Will Sikandar Make More Money Than Pushpa 2?

'One of the most significant factors contributing to the optimism for 2025 is the lineup of films featuring Bollywood's three superstar Khans.' IMAGE: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa 2:......