FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024: Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation

[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament on July 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Replying to the debate on the Union Budget in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday where more than 80 elders participated, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the transfer of resources to…

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Long Term Capital Gains tax: How will removal of indexation in LTCG tax calculation impact ordinary investors? | In Focus podcast

[ad_1] The Union Budget has announced several changes to the tax regime for Long-term Capital Gains. The most controversial of them is the removal of indexation benefit for the calculation of long-term capital gains (LTCGs), which could have implications for tax obligations in real estate transactions. Many now fear that the tax obligations of ordinary…

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Nirmala Sitharaman counters Opposition’s charges on Budget, calls it ‘a whole of nation’ approach

[ad_1] Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Countering the Opposition’s charges that the Union Budget had ignored the interests of many States and reduced allocations for social sectors like health,…

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PM Modi at CII Post-Budget Conference: Global investors looking at India, don’t miss this ‘golden chance’

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during CII post budget conference, in New Delhi on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 30 addressed a post-Budget session hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Mr. Modi said investors from across the world are keenly looking at India and…

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Industry, academia seek details of Centre’s internship programme for students in 500 companies

[ad_1] File. Image used for representation purposes The industries and the academia are waiting for the details of the internship programme announced in the Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman recently. Hailing the thought process behind the scheme, National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) president Debjani Ghosh, and chairman of the Board…

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V Balakrishnan’s new play, ‘Relentless’, explores love through a mythological drama

[ad_1] Still from Relentless | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Relentless’s creator V Balakrishnan traces its genesis to his 2010 play, Red Queens of the Black Knight. While exploring the lives of sex workers throughout history, he encountered the myth of Rishyasringa, a recurring figure in Mahabharata and Ramayana, often associated with drought and salvation. Rishyasringa,…

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