MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the federal budget for 2025 and the planned period of 2026-2027, with a significant 25 per cent increase in military spending compared to the previous year and a special focus on the development of transport corridors, including the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) - the 7,200 km-long multimodal trade corridor that will link Russia with India via the ports like Chabahar.

SEOUL:South Korean main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said on Sunday that it will introduce a downsized budget bill for next year in a plenary National Assembly session this week after the party railroaded the proposal through a parliamentary committee despite the ruling party's boycott.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a resolution extending the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, until the last day of the Budget Session next year.

SEOUL: South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday he will urge President Yoon Suk Yeol to veto a revision Bill that would abolish the automatic forwarding of the government's budget proposal to the plenary session if a bipartisan agreement is not reached by the deadline.

ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed the 2025 budget law, projecting an economic growth rate of 4.5 per cent, according to a statement from the presidency.

AMMAN: Jordan's Cabinet has approved the state budget for 2025 in preparation for its referral to the Lower House in the coming days, media reported.

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department expects to surpass the direct tax collection target of Rs 22.07 lakh crore fixed in the Union Budget for the current financial year, according to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Ravi Agarwal.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Finance Minister Mihaly Varga submitted the government's 2025 budget proposal to Parliament, branding it 'the peacetime budget.' The draft aims to counter recessionary pressures and support growth.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Monday presented a Budget of Rs 2,94,427 crore for the financial year 2024-25.

NEW DELHI: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) expresses its deep concern on the precarious situation of the paddy procurement crisis in Punjab and Haryana in the context of the FCI failing to lift the last season’s paddy stock from warehouses and Rice Mills. Though Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann assured action within two days, as per reports limited progress is there in expediting procurement.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich unveiled the government's 2025 budget plan, detailing substantial spending cuts as Israel grapples with aggravated Gaza war-related costs.

TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Defense has submitted a record-breaking defence budget request of 8.54 trillion yen (about US$59 billion) for the fiscal year of 2025.

WARSAW: The Polish government has approved its 2025 budget, allocating nearly PLN 190 billion ($49.3 billion) for defence, a historic high.

NEW DELHI: From zero, India’s budget for rare diseases surged to Rs 82 crore in the last three years, said Dr. L Swasticharan, from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the 'Rozgar Budget' will generate employment on large scale for youth. He was commenting on the annual budget presented by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

BHUBANESAR: The short-span budget session of Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) began on Friday with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols.

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to reply to the discussion on the budget of 'Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2022-23' in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: The new School Education, Higher Education and Sports & Youth Services Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today assumed charge at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. Expressing gratitude to the party especially the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, he assured that no effort would be spared to achieve the objective of taking Punjab to dazzling heights in the educational sphere.

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday will discuss the 2022-23 budget for Jammu and Kashmir.

CHENNAI:The school education department received the highest allocation in the Tamil Nadu budget for the financial year 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister P.T.R Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in the state Assembly on Friday.

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn in Shalanda Young as chief of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), making her the first Black woman in the country's history to assume the position.

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament on Monday.

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday presented the annual budget of Rs 2,79,237 crore for the financial year 2022-23 focusing on infrastructure development and employment generation.

BENGALURU: The Union Budget 2022-23 has been presented with a vision for next 20-25 years for the country, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Monday.

HYDERABAD: Telangana state Cabinet met on Sunday and approved the state budget for 2022-23.
The Cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, was held at his official residence Pragati Bhavan. It approved the budget which will be presented in the Assembly by Finance Minister Harish Rao on Monday.

SHIMLA: In an election year, the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday presented a budget of Rs 51,365 crore for 2022-23 with the focus on the agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry sectors, the state's mainstay, with a promise to create 30,000 jobs and no new taxes.

PATNA:head of the Budget session in Bihar, the opposition parties have prepared a list of issues to corner the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government.

JAIPUR:Bharatiya Janata Party state president Satish Poonia termed the Rajasthan budget 2022-23 as lacklustre and said it has been announced keeping elections in mind and hence there seems to be a big difference between words and deeds.

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday announced that the old pension scheme will be implemented again in the state and the appointments made on or after January 1, 2004 shall get their due benefits under this.

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has started preparations for the forthcoming budget. In this regard a sub-committee constituted by the President of the Shiromani Committee Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami held a meeting at the headquarters of the Shiromani Committee here today

NEW DELHI: The revival of economic growth was the foremost priority of the Union Budget FY23, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be present a separate Agriculture budget in the state Assembly on February 23, officials said here on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Union Budget 2022-23 lacks long term plan and vision.
Participating in the general discussion on the Budget, he said words like 'green', 'digital' were used but words like 'food' 'security' and 'poverty' were missing. He asked whether the budget was for the people who buy airports.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said the budget session of the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) will begin from March 2.

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday asked the National Assembly to swiftly approve an extra budget bill designed to help support small merchants hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday slammed the Union Budget 2022-23 and termed it as "anti-farmer". Sisodia, who is also Delhi's Finance Minister claimed that the government has reduced the allocation for Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the budget.

NEW DELHI:The Union Budget has allocated Rs 900 crore to the Ministry of Cooperation compared to the revised estimate of Rs 403.30 crore in the current fiscal.

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has termed the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the year 2022-23 as an effective document in direction of strengthening country's economy, farmers and employment oriented, aimed at welfare of weaker sections of the society besides giving new impetus to development.

CHANDIGARH:BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh today hailed the Union budget as a big step forward to help the farming community and to usher in a new era in agriculture revival.

NEW DELHI:The Union Budget for 2022-23 dovetails a massive welfare focus encompassing several schemes of the central government.Under the Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal, 3.8 crore households are to be covered in 2022-23.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday termed the Union Budget 2022-23 as an effective document to strengthen country's economy, farmers, employees, besides aiming at welfare of weaker sections and giving new impetus to development.

NEW DELHI: The outlay for capex has been significantly enhanced by 35 per cent from Rs 5.5 lakh crore to Rs 7.5 lakh crore in the Union Budget, which is more than double the levels in FY20.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday delivered the Budget 2022-23 with her shortest budget speech so far.

NEW DELHI: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the Union Budget would give fillip to 'Make in India', boost demand and build capacities for a stronger, prosperous and confident India.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Ministers of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind ahead of the Union Budget 2022-23 presentation.

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met ahead of the Budget and gave final nod to it. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget at 11 a.m. in the Lok Sabha.

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet in its meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, on Monday decided to recommend to the Governor to convene the budget session of the Vidhan Sabha from February 23 to March 15.

The Central government has done a lot of work for the real estate sector in the previous years with landmark initiatives. The sector is hoping that the continued support will positively impact not just the real estate sector, but the overall economy of the country.

NEW DELHI:In an environment of high inflation due to higher input cost and high unemployment caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government is expected to provide relief to individuals and increase disposable income to boost consumption in the Union Budget FY23, to be tabled in the Parliament on February 1.

NEW DELHI: The dizzy rise in the prices of cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits and several eatables has increased the difficulties of the common man in the middle of a resurgent pandemic.

NEW DELHI: The dizzy rise in the prices of cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits and several eatables has increased the difficulties of the common man in the middle of a resurgent pandemic.

GANDHINAGAR: On the penultimate day of the Budget session on Wednesday, the Gujarat Assembly passed eight Bills, including one to amend Section 195 of the CrPC and sanctioning of eight new private universities.

CHANDIGARH:The Governor of Punjab has ordered to prorogue the 14th (Budget) session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha. 

NEW DELHI: Delhi Government's annual estimated budget of Rs 69,000 crore for 2021-22 was passed by the Legislative Assembly on Friday. However, after the Budget was passed, Speaker Ram Nivas Goel adjourned the Budget session for an indefinite period, four days ahead of the scheduled date, due to Covid-19.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Nivas Goel on Friday adjourned the Budget session for an indefinite period four days ahead of the scheduled date due to Covid-19.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday presented a deficit Budget of Rs 1.55 lakh crore for the financial year 2021-22 with no provision of tax.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are set to corner the Biju Janata Dal government over several issues during the second phase of the Budget session beginning on Friday.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government said on Thursday that various special measures have been taken in the Budget for the next financial year to empower women.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday presented a Rs 69,000 crore Budget for 2021-22, with surplus of around 6 per cent against the previous annual estimated budget of Rs 65,000 crore, in the Assembly, and said it was themed on "patriotism".

HYDERABAD: Budget session of Telangana State Legislature will begin from March 15, according to a notification on Tuesday.
Governor Tamili Sai Soundararajan has summoned both Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council to meet for the session at 11 a.m. on March 15.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Vidhan Sabha today passed eight important bills in the budget session chaired by Speaker Rana KP Singh.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday presented a Rs 69,000 crore Budget for 2021-22 in the Assembly, and said it was themed on "patriotism".

CHANDIGARH: Slamming Captain Amarinder Singh on the budget presented by his government on Monday, senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema said that the people of the state need a budget of Punjabis and not of Prashant Kishore's.

CHANDIGARH: Terming it as a pro-people document, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Sunil Jakhar has lauded state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal for coming out with an all encompassing Budget which would give a new direction to social and economic development of all sections of state.

CHANDIGARH: Senior Leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic), MLA and former Finance Minister. S. Parminder Singh Dhindsa said that Captain Government has presented its last budget only for gaining the political mileage and to prepare strengthen their party roots in the forthcoming Assembly elections of 2022.

KAPURTHALA: The Budget for 2021-22 by the Punjab Government has brings cheers to the kapurthala district as more than Rs. 63 crore allocated to the various development projects in the district.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary, on Monday, termed the Budget 2021–22, presented on the special day of International Women's Day as a women-oriented, saying that it will further empower women of the state.

CHANDIGARH: The Industries and Commerce Minister Punjab Mr. Sunder Sham Arora today envisioned that the Budget 2021-22 tabled by Punjab government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in the house would further give impetus to the industrial growth in the state.

PATIALA:Terming the budget as visionary and people oriented, MP from Patiala Preneet Kaur said that, "the Punjab budget presented by Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal fullfils the aspirations of people of Punjab"

BENGALURU:The Karnataka Budget for ensuing fiscal 2021-22 has not proposed increase in state tax on petrol or diesel to avoid financial burden on the people, said Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday.

PHAGWARA:Hailing the budget presented by Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal as pro-people and development oriented, the former Punjab Minister and Chairman of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation  Joginder Singh Mann today said that it will further put state on high growth trajectory.

TEL AVIV: Israel's annual budget deficit reached a record of 173.9 billion new shekels ($52 billion), according to a report issued by the Ministry of Finance.

NEW DELHI: With the budget session of the Delhi assembly set to begin on March 8, preparations in the Old Secretariat building which is now known as the Delhi Assembly were in full swing on Saturday.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday presented a Rs 50,192 crore populist but deficit Budget for 2021-22, with no provision for any new taxes despite the coronavirus pandemic.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Assembly Budget session for 2021-22 scheduled to commence from Monday, will not have its usual Question Hour due to the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told IANS.

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who also holds the Finance portfolio, on Wednesday presented the state's annual budget for the financial year 2021-22 running to Rs 2,27,029 crore with an overall surplus of Rs 588 crore.

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget propelled the market higher in February with India outperforming the global markets.As per a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services, after consolidating in January (down 2.5 per cent MoM), the Nifty headed north in February (up 6.6 per cent MoM). It closed above the psychological 15,000-mark on February 8 and ended the month at 14,529.

CHANDIGARH: In order to boost the pace of infrastructure Development in the state by levying special ID fee , the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave a nod to introduce Punjab Infrastructure (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 in the ongoing Budget Session.

NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Gionee on Monday launched its new budget smartphone 'Gionee Max Pro' for Rs 6,999 in the Indian market.

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of richest temple at Tirumala, has approved Rs 2,937 crore budget for 2021-22.
The TTD board, which met under the chairmanship of Y V Subba Reddy late Saturday, approved the budget.

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to question Captain Amarinder Singh government and raise four main issues of MSP, post-matric scholarship, farm loan waiver and electricity in the upcoming budget session. The decision was taken during an all-MLA meeting presided over by senior leader of the party and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema at the party headquarters on Saturday.

CHANDIGARH: Reacting to Captain Amarinder Singh government's decision to not allow media coverage during the Budget Session 2021, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema said that the decision was condemnable and a dictatorial decision of the Captain government. Cheema said that Captain Amarinder should be aware that there is democratic governance and the media is the fourth pillar of democracy.

NEW DELHI: Demonstrating the government's commitment towards the country's health sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the allocation for health in this year's Union Budget has been "unprecedented".

PATNA: Legislators of opposition parties staged a massive protest on the Budget day in the Bihar Assembly on Monday.