In its budget for the financial year 2025-26, the BMC allocated ₹1,000 crore for the civic bus services Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), acknowledging its financial challenges.

Majority of the population of the country still resides in rural areas, 55 to 60%, and, as such, the thrust areas should be in this sector. But unfortunately, a deep analysis of the Budget over the ...

BMC plans to invest 10% of its Rs 74,427 crore budget in health services, adding 3,515 beds to hospitals over two years.

Day 3 of the Budget session also saw opposition MPs raise a ruckus during question hour, demanding a discussion on the Maha Kumbh stampede, with many MPs walking out of the House.

We cannot meet the 2047 deadline for a ‘developed India’ without more funds, free and open discussion or objective evaluation ...

The Budget captures the educational value chain that begins with knowledge creation and goes up to vocational education ...

The onus (on Waqf amendment Bill) is now on Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar... If they allow the passage of the Bill, it ...

A U.S. military plane is deporting migrants to India, a U.S. official said on Monday, the farthest destination of the Trump administration’s military transport flights for migrants.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday hailed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s budget as “people-centric”, and said it has taken care of the common man with a focus on ...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday presented its highest-ever budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. The ...

Voters must scrutinise not just the promises but also the fiscal discipline and strategic vision underpinning them.

Over the next few years, depending on the progress made, the government must further strengthen school education investments to ensure India meets its full foundational literacy and numeracy target ...