The Interim budget has set aside ₹1.72 lakh crore for capital expenditure on the military, up 6.2% from the ₹1.62 lakh crore allocation made last year.The government of India, on Thursday, hiked its defence budget by 4.5% to ₹6.21 lakh crore for FY25 from last year’s allocation of ₹5.94 lakh crore.Additionally, in line with the country’s ‘Make-in-India’ initiative and focus on improving domestic

by Girish LingannaAs Finance Minister presents her interim budget for 2024-25 on February 1 this year, she has to keep in mind that this year promises to be a watershed year for India’s space exploration! The year, 2024, has been marked as ‘The Year of Gaganyaan’ by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath, who elaborated on the Gaganyaan timeline.At this critical juncture in

New Delhi: India and Maldives will hold the second core group meeting in the national capital over the presence of Indian military personnel in the island nation, sources said.The first meeting of the High-Level Core Group between the Maldives and India was held in Male on January 14.India and the Maldives "agreed to fast-track the withdrawal of Indian military personnel" from the island nation,

Bangalore: As the interim budget for the financial year 2024-25 was rolled out on Thursday, the President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Mukesh Aghi said that it is a very responsible budget and it focuses on continued economic growth story for India.He underlined that the budget focuses on infrastructure, investment, technology, logistics, and innovation, and added

Washington: US-India Business Council (USIBC) President, Ambassador Atul Keshap, reflecting on the sentiment among members of the USIBC, highlighted India’s growing stature as a "pillar of stability" in an uncertain world.He underscored the mutual recognition that both the United States and India are leading global job creation and prosperity."India is viewed increasingly as a pillar of stability

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on January 30 attended a conference on “Strengthening Indo-US Relationship in Amrit Kaal – Atmanirbhar Bharat” organised by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) in Delhi. Addressing the conference, Eric Garcetti praised Indian Navy for helping ships that are getting hijacked.“We see this recently in the Indian Ocean where Indian Navy helping