NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for 2024-25 allocates Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling across the country. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized its focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class.Sitharaman announced that the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced several projects for Andhra Pradesh while presenting the Union Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha. The move is likely to keep key ally Chandrababu Naidu happy who in the last few days had renewed demand for special category status to Andhra. BJP led NDA govt at…
NEW DELHI: The Centre might have refused special category status for Bihar, but has given a bonanza in Union Budget 2024 for the state. The government proposed Rs 26,000 crore budget for various road projects in Bihar, announced finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Finance minister said the government “will formulate plan Purvodaya for all round development…
One half of India’s ace men’s doubles badminton team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, struck gold soon after he settled inside the Athletes Village at the Paris Olympics as he met tennis legend Rafael Nadal and got himself pictured with the Spanish super star. Satwik shared the photo in an Instagram story, and captioned it: “With the best”.The…
Bollywood star Riteish Deshmukh is set to host the upcoming season of Bigg Boss Marathi. Famous for his acting and charm, Riteish is expected to bring his unique style and energy to the show. Riteish takes over from actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar, who hosted the last four seasons of the popular Marathi show. Despite comparisons being…
HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar has become the highest paid Indian CEO. According to the company’s annual report released on July 22, Vijayakumar’s remuneration for the fiscal year 2024 jumped to around Rs 84.16 crore, a 190.75 per cent year-on-year increase. As stated in the annual report, Vijayakumar earned a base salary of around $1.96 million…
As the nation eagerly awaits the presentation of the Union Budget by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, her choice of saree has also become a topic of interest. Each year, Sitharaman’s saree selection for the budget presentation garners attention and admiration from the public.For her record-breaking seventh Union Budget presentation, the finance minister opted for a…
New coach Gambhir says Rohit & Kohli have plenty of cricket still left in themMUMBAI: The rumour industry had been working overtime ever since it was announced that former opener Gautam Gambhir will be the head coach for India. His firebrand altercations with batting talisman Virat Kohli in the IPL (2013 KKR vs RCB) and…
The BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Edmonton has once again fallen victim to an attack on Hindu places of worship across Canada. Chandra Arya, member of parliament for Nepean, expressed concern over the rising incidents of hate-fueled violence aimed at Hindu-Canadian communities.“The Hindu temple BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Edmonton is vandalised again.During the last few years,…
Illinois police have released bodycam footage showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old woman who called 911 to report a suspected intruder at her home in Springfield. The incident occurred over the Independence Day weekend and has resulted in criminal charges against one of the responding officers, sparking…
