Former Pak PM Imran Khan & wife move court seeking jail amenities in line with ‘international standards’

ISLAMABAD: Jailed Pakistan prime minister has moved a top court here to get jail amenities in line with international standards for him and his wife, according to a media report on Tuesday.   Geo News reported that Khan and Bushra Bibi filed the petition at Islamabad High Court on Monday to seek “high-quality facilities” at […]

Changes will be made to IBC to strengthen tribunals: FM

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said appropriate changes will be made to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and steps will be taken to strengthen tribunals in the country.   She also proposed integrated technology platform for improving outcomes under the Code, besides additional debt recovery tribunals to be set up in […]

Union Budget comes out with measures to boost MSME sector

NEW DELHI: The government will come out with a credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs to facilitate term loans without collateral or third party guarantee, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.   Presenting her seventh straight Union Budget, she also said that public sector banks to build in-house capability for credit assessment of MSMEs.   […]

New centrally-sponsored scheme to skill 20 lakh youth over 5 years

    NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday announced a new centrally-sponsored scheme for skilling 20 lakh youth over the next five years.   The announcement was made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2024-25.   The minister said that model skilling loan scheme will be revised to facilitate loans up to […]

Govt to launch three employment-linked schemes: FM

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said it will launch three employment-linked schemes.   While presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will provide incentives to 30 lakh youth entering the job market by providing one month’s PF (provident fund) contribution.   She announced that working women hostels will […]

Cabinet clears Union Budget 2024-25

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the full budget for 2024-25, sources said.   Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her seventh budget in the Lok Sabha.   Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the country, has presented five full budgets since July […]