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Centre’s allocations for justice-related schemes fluctuate

Only a fraction of the envisaged allocations was actually spent on justice-related schemes The Central government has consistently reduced budget allocations to certain justice-related schemes and projects since 2019, shows the recently released India Justice Report 2025-26. Data also show that not only have allocations reduced, but also, only a fraction of the envisaged allocations…

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Centre’s allocations for justice-related schemes fluctuate

Only a fraction of the envisaged allocations was actually spent on justice-related schemes The Central government has consistently reduced budget allocations to certain justice-related schemes and projects since 2019, shows the recently released India Justice Report 2025-26. Data also show that not only have allocations reduced, but also, only a fraction of the envisaged allocations…

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FII outflows show India offering higher returns to investors: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to the media after a Post-Budget interaction, in Mumbai on Monday. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is also present | Photo Credit: ANI Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) outflows from India’s equity markets show that investors are booking profits, indicating investments in India are yielding good returns,…

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FII outflows show India offering higher returns to investors: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to the media after a Post-Budget interaction, in Mumbai on Monday. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is also present | Photo Credit: ANI Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) outflows from India’s equity markets show that investors are booking profits, indicating investments in India are yielding good returns,…

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Parliamentary proceedings: Govt using almost entire borrowings in FY’26 towards capex, says Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Government is using almost the entire borrowing in 2025-26 towards financing capital expenditure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) She said the effective…

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Union Budget is pro-rich, says Opposition

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, party MPs Dharmendra Yadav, Dimple Yadav and Anand Bhadauriya in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on February 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Terming the Union Budget “pro-rich”, Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on Friday (February 7, 2025)…

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Tax cut won’t mitigate high prices for cancer, rare diseases medicines, say patient advocacy groups

Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The recent Union Budget announcement provided custom duty waiver to 36 exorbitantly priced cancer and rare diseases drugs, but patient advocacy groups highlight that the tax cut doesn’t tackle the underlying problem of high prices due to patent monopolies that block local production and offer very little to ease…

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A Budget that is forward-looking and growth-oriented

The Union Budget 2025-26 is in line with the government’s sustained efforts over the past few years to bolster economic growth and development. The provisions of the Budget indicate the continuation of the government’s strategic approach toward economic expansion, fiscal prudence, and sectoral growth. The multiplier effects of the IT cuts One of announcements in…

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Union Budget 2025: Tax cut meant to address ‘angst’ and to kickstart a slowing economy, says Finance Secretary

Union Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre’s decision to significantly slash the income tax payer’s burden was aimed at addressing some “angst” that the government had noticed in recent months as well as to give a fillip to the economy’s weakening growth impulses with a broad-based boost to demand,…

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