Union Budget 2024 News

In July alone, four rail accidents were reported. On July 31, two coaches of a freight train derailed near Rangapani railway station in West Bengal. ...

Nitin Gadkari highlighted that the union also raised concerns about the discriminatory treatment of life insurance savings, the need to reinstate income tax deductions for health insurance premiums and the proposed consolidation of public sector general insurance companies....

The finance minister accused the opposition of distorting facts to create fear and confusion. She highlighted the government's efforts to ensure transparency and accountability, noting that ministers regularly visit states to explain budget allocations....

During his speech on the Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Leader of Opposition(LoP) Rahul Gandhi criticized the Agnipath scheme, claiming it deprives soldiers and their families of financial security and respect....

Before this, Rahul Gandhi criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is now in power, saying that Tuesday's Union Budget was an attack on the "dignity of India's federal structure"....