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In Budget, promises made to key BJP support bases

When Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present her first budget in Parliament on Friday, she sought to make a political statement on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that stormed back to power, riding the wave of hope and populism.

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'Remove those with links to BJP', Mamata Banerjee tells TMC at party meet

Mamata Banerjee’s direction came after seven TMC MLAs, more than 60 councillors and more than a dozen zilla parishad members switched over to the BJP since the Lok Sabha elections.

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'2022 was never a deadline for bullet train project': Piyush Goyal

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her first Budget of the Modi 2.0 government, one that comes after an overwhelming mandate.

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Exclusive | 'Fuel price hike will not hurt middle-class,' says Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari spoke to Hindustan Times on the centre’s proposal to hike fuel prices and provide huge tax rebates on electric vehicles in the union budget 2019-20.

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Union Budget 2019-2020: Rights, duties and 5 trillion hopes

The Union Budget for 2019-2020 followed the prescription detailed in the Economic Survey presented on Thursday and focused on boosting investment to create a virtuous cycle to power growth, but steered clear of embarking on a rash of spending that could have bloated the fiscal deficit.

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Nirmala Sitharaman sets aside ₹400 cr to set up new 'world-class' institutions

The Centre on Friday announced a ₹400-crore budget for its ambitious plan to develop “world-class institutions”, an increase from last year’s ₹128-crore allocation, in an indication of its resolve to ensure more Indian varsities make it to the top rungs of global rankings.

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Editorial | A disciplined, growth-oriented budget

The budget encapsulated Narendra Modi’s formula - part reformist, part socialist, part nation-building

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...