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Pakistan economic crisis: IMF talks tough

With its economy in a mess, Pakistan seeks a $6.5 million bailout package from the IMF

Railway Budget: Production of Vande Bharat to be ramped up

Now, the manufacturing of Vande Bharat will take place in Haryana’s Sonipat, Maharashtra’s Latur, and Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli

Callous budget has betrayed hopes of people: Chidambaram

Congress on Wednesday said that the Union Budget has “betrayed” the hopes of a vast majority of Indians and shown how far removed the government is from the people and their concerns about life — livelihood, and the growing inequality between the rich and the poor. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, […]

Amrit kaal Budget only for capitalists: AAP’s Sanjay Singh

Expressing disappointment at the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that the government has made no provision to strengthen health infrastructure in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. He said, “This budget fails to deliver. It did not address the growing unemployment, farmers’ […]

Prefixing millets with ‘Shri’ changes how we perceive coarse grains: Kailash Choudhary, MoS Agriculture

Elaborating on why finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman referred to millets as Shri (a title of respect used before the name), MoS Agriculture Kailash Choudhary said that the gesture will completely change our perception of coarse grains. He said, “Today’s budget was a magnificent and inclusive one. Farmers have been given priority in this budget. It […]