PM Modi chairs Cabinet meeting; Nirmala Sitharaman to present budget shortly

Union Budget 2023: This year, the budget is said to be an exercise of managing several objectives: movement to fiscal prudence, stimulating growth without accompanying inflation, garnering more resources through non-tax measures and providing sops where necessary. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fifth budget in Parliament today (February 1). The budget is very crucial for the Modi government as it is the last full-fledged budget before the next General Elections scheduled to be held in 2024. According to reports, the finance minister held several rounds of discussions…

Five times finance ministers referred to poets and authors in budget speech

Budgetary Speech has seen finance ministers enrich them by incorporating poetry and quotes from notable writers. The Union Budget 2023 will be tabled in Parliament today (February 1) by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, with the public expecting news such as changes in tax slabs and interest rate breaks for house purchases. This will be Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth budget and the Modi government’s last full budget before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Budget speeches usually last for hours. In the past, finance ministers have enriched their budget speech by incorporating…

Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget 2023 today; ‘it will be a ray of hope’ says PM

Union Budget 2023: The expectation is high from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s budget as the Indian economy is on recovery mode post-Covid and is seeking a catapult from the government to give momentum to the growth. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is geared up for presenting her fifth budget in the Parliament on Wednesday (February 1). All eyes are on her budget speech in which she will reveal who will get what from the Union budget. Politically, it is very crucial for the Modi government as it is the last full-fledged budget before…

Union Budget 2023: When, where to watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s

Union Budget 2023: This is the fifth budget which will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It is also politically crucial because it will be the last full-fledged budget of Modi government ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024. The stage is set for Union budget 2023-24 as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fifth budget in the Parliament on Wednesday (February 1). All eyes would be on the Sitharaman who will deliver the budget speech in which she will reveal who will get what from the Union budget.…

CPI (M) asks for court-monitored probe into Adani issue

Following the publication of the report of a US-based investment research firm that made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share price manipulation at the Adani Group, the CPI (M) on Monday demanded that a court-monitored highest-level investigation be ordered into the issue. CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury also asked on the basis of what assessment PSU banks and financial institutions including LIC provided loans to the business conglomerate. “A central government must order a court-monitored highest-level investigation into the Adani Group shares issue,” he said during…