On November 1, 1973, Vishala Mysuru Rajya was renamed Karnataka, 17 years after the unification of States in 1956. For the State to get its name, many activists and politicians had to fight for 17 long years before the Devaraj Urs-led government christened the State Karnataka. In his speech on November 1, 1973, Devaraj Urs admitted that while as an …
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 in Parliament today. This year’s budget comes at a time when India’s economy faces challenges from a host of global factors; a steep rise in inflation and a possible GDP growth slowdown in the financial year 2024. However, the finance minister announced some relief for taxpayers as she proposed a new …
After months of preparations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the last full year's Budget of the Modi government 2.0 on February 1. Longest Budget speech Four-time presenter Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds the record for delivering the longest speech as she spoke for almost two hours and 42 minutes in the 2020-21 Union Budget on February 1, 2020. Most …
