Delhi's biggest budget: Rs 11,666 crore to MCD, Rs 9,000 crore to Jal Board
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From a record outlay to a sweeping green push, Rekha Gupta lays out Delhi's roadmap with big allocations across sectors, while key claims and ambitious targets set the tone for the year ahead.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented a Rs 1,03,700 crore budget in the Delhi Assembly, combining a strong green push with a sharp rise in infrastructure spending and record allocations across key sectors.
Positioning it as a forward-looking plan, Gupta said Delhi now ranks third in per capita income among states in India, while defending the scale of spending under her government.
“Last year we presented a Rs 1 lakh crore historic budget. This year, I am presenting a Rs 1,03,700 crore budget,” she said.
A major plank of the budget is its environmental focus, with 21 per cent of the total outlay classified as a “Green Budget”.
“We have brought a Green Budget. We are seeing every policy and scheme from a green lens,” Gupta said. “We have aimed to manage between development and Mother Earth.”
She added that the approach aligns with the Prime Minister’s “4S” framework, speed, skill, strength and scale.
The woman's father identified the accused outside the theatre after the screening and started beating him. He was also joined by some passersby.
One of the pillion riders, wearing a helmet, is seen holding a beer bottle and drinking from it during the ride. The rider and another pillion passenger appear without helmets.
The government's move to introduce the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Bill in the Rajya Sabha ran into trouble early, after Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, objected to procedural lapses, prompting a halt before the bill could be tabled.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Justice Suryakant expressed strong concern over both the investigation and the circumstances in which the child's statement was recorded.
Karnataka's draft policy aims to curb excessive screen time among students, capping recreational use at one hour daily and promoting digital well-being.
In a post on X, Jaishankar said the conversation focused on the ongoing conflict in the region and its wider economic fallout, with both sides also discussing energy security concerns and the risks to international markets.
Officials said the clip was traced to an old Mumbai programme and not linked to the Indore show. Police have sought details from Instagram to identify those behind the accounts circulating the video.
The accused, identified as Vikas, allegedly killed Babli after she pressured him to marry her, even as his family had fixed his marriage elsewhere. Police said the accused lured her to a secluded spot, killed her with a sharp weapon, and dumped her head separately to prevent identification.
On a day primed for disruption over war and an LPG crisis, the Lok Sabha delivered an unexpected script: silence over slogans. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first statement, an unusually restrained Opposition, led by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, chose to listen.