Part 3 looks at defence spending, trade, and India's Olympics dreams. Each topic has a pair of charts—one presenting the context the Budget faced, and the other showing what Sitharaman delivered. Also ...

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 7,146.50 crore to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), marking a 9.74% increase ...

Budget documents show that the Centre has allotted Rs 6.81 lakh crore ($78 billion) for defence spending in Union Budget 2025 ...

Many companies have left Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. A United Nations report says 2025 will test the country’s economic resilience to its limits.

No income tax payable for income up to ₹12 lakh under new tax regime; New norms for TDS, Tax Collected at Source, and more in The Hindu’s top news of February 1, 2025 ...

The key equity indices remained volatile on Budget Day, ending near the flat line despite key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2025-26. The Nifty 50 settled ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has presented an annual budget that focuses on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday proposed defence spending of 6.81 trillion rupees ($78.70 billion) for the 2025-26 fiscal year, up 9.5% from the previous year's initial estimates, with most ...

FM Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025, allocating over ₹6.8 lakh crore for defense, including ₹1.8 lakh crore for ...

The overall budget for the MEA is Rs 20,516 crore, with a significant portion dedicated to assisting neighbouring and strategic countries.