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Winners and losers: Who got how much in Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget
In her maiden budget speech Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to sell India’s first global sovereign bonds and ease rules for overseas investors to help revive economic growth.

Updated on May 28, 2020 10:38 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Archana Chaudhary
Budget 2019: ‘Will consider opening up FDI in aviation, media’: Nirmala Sitharaman
The finance minister said India’s economy, which stood at 1.85 trillion dollars in 2014 had reached 2.7 trillion US dollars and would cross the 3 trillion dollar-mark later this financial year.

Updated on May 28, 2020 07:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
Budget 2019: 10 things to look out for in Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget
The first budget of the Narendra Modi government’s second tenure, which he won with a massive mandate, is expected to be a precursor of major economic reform with an objective to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024, about double its current size.

Updated on May 28, 2020 06:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent