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Priyanka Gandhi slams Sitharaman for 'UP-type' remark

A row has erupted over Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 'UP-type' remark, with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra saying on Wednesday that people of Uttar Pradesh are proud of their dialect and culture and that there was no need to "insult" the people of the state

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Union Budget 2022: Five things you should know about home loan incentives

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2022-23 announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 48,000 crore to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). It also enabled faster approvals for affordable housing in urban areas.

The Times of India

Nirmala Sitharaman's rusty brown sari and its deeper meaning, according to ANI

The union budget. That time of year when there's a nip in the air and media houses scramble to come up with new ways to say "people's budget" while also parsing the finance minister's sartorial choices for hidden meaning.

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Morning Digest | Union Budget 2022 bets on public capital spending to boost job creation; 6 dead and several feared trapped in abandoned coal mines in Jharkhand, and more

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The Hindu

Centre plans to scale up IIIT-Bengaluru’s health project

BENGALURU: When Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the national tele mental health programme, it brought two institutions in Bengaluru into focus — the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru (IIIT-B) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans).

The Times of India

Budget’s focus on infra to harm ecology: Ravi Chopra

DEHRADUN: To expedite economic recovery following pandemic-hit fiscals that plunged the country into a technical recession and create more informal sector jobs to help those at the bottom of the economic ladder, the central government quite expectantly gave a major push to infrastructural projects in the Union Budget presented by…

The Times of India

Budget is progressive and inclusive: Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: Thanking PM Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the 2022-23 budget, chief minister Yogi Adityanath called it progressive and inclusive, adding that it would help to realise the vision of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

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Rajasthan: Agricultural universities revising courses in tune with FM announcement

JAIPUR: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget speech has urged states to revise the syllabus of agricultural universities by including zero budgeting, organic farming and modern farming components. The state, which has five agricultural universities in Jaipur, Bikaner, Kota, Jodhpur and Udaipur, have started revising the curriculum.

The Times of India

Finance minister lifts cap off capex, signals digit-all drive, skips populism amid polls

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Budget that sought to keep the momentum of economic recovery going with a 35% increase in government spending on asset creation. The Budget, which left income tax rates and slabs unchanged and was bereft of populist promises despite coming ahead…

The Times of India

Big on hopes, short on ideas: On Union Budget 2022-23

The Budget aims to focus on infrastructure and connectivity, but lacks growth-invigorating proposals

The Hindu

Budget 2022 will strengthen gem and jewellery sector, says industry

The gems and jewellery industry on Tuesday welcomed the Union Budget for the year, suggesting it'll facilitate their business. Presenting the Budget for 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will facilitate export of jewellery through e-commerce for which it will implement a “simplified…

The Times of India

Union Budget 2022: Explained in charts

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented a budget worth Rs 39.45 lakh crore with massive push to infrastructure spending.

The Times of India

Union budget focuses on the welfare of every section, says Haryana chief minister

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the budget for the year 2022-23 presented by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is focused on digitalization and infrastructure.

The Times of India

Union Budget 2022 | Medium Wave

Finance Minister bets on public capital spending to help revive private investments and boost job creation

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Budget 2022: Why the budget speech makes for a bad WhatsApp forward

During the months of February and March, assembly elections are scheduled in five states. Despite this, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a very thanda – for the lack of a better word – budget speech. This wasn’t expected. Political experts and Delhi journalists were expecting her to make a very…

Al Jazeera

India unveils higher spending but no direct measures for the poor

The annual budget was focused on big-ticket infrastructure spending but lacked measures to spur consumption.

The Hindu

Watch | Highlights of Union Budget 2022-23

A video on the highlights from the Budget Speech 2022-23 of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Union budget is full of opportunities for higher growth, more investment and jobs: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Union Budget 2022-23 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is full of new possibilities for "'more infrastructure, more investment, more growth and more jobs".

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Union Budget 2022: Key takeaways for farmers, women and youth

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made special references to farmers, women and youth in her budget speech on Tuesday. The three sections of society hold significance in the current scenario because of the politics surrounding them in the run-up to the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP),…

The Hindu

Budget 2022 | PM Gati Shakti a transformative approach for economic growth, sustainable development, says FM Sitharaman

She added that the scope of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan will encompass seven engines for economic transformation, seamless multi-modal connectivity and logistics efficiency.

The Independent UK

India budget leans on infrastructure to spur economic growth

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has included hefty spending on infrastructure projects in its annual budget, looking to spur growth and improve its popularity just ahead of key state elections

The Hindu

Union Budget 2022 highlights | Sharp hike in capital expenditure; no changes in Income Tax

Here are sector-wise highlights of the 2022 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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No change in personal income tax rates in Budget

Belying expectations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not tinker with the personal income tax rates in the Budget for 2022-23.

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India introduces 'crypto tax' of 30 per cent

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that income from digital asset transfers will be taxed at a rate of 30 per cent. This move is seen as 'crypto tax'.

The Times of India

30% tax on income from digital assets: All you need to know

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman finally shed light on tax liabilities for virtual assets like cryptocurrencies and said that income from any digital asset will be taxed at 30 percent.

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