"Completely insipid": Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Union Budget 2026-27

Feb 01, 2026

In a post on X, Ramesh noted several issues with the budget, including a lack of transparency, and stated that the budget couldn't live...

IMF urges Pakistan to improve budget transparency, oversight of lawmakers' schemes

Aug 21, 2025

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Pakistan to bring greater transparency and discipline to its public spending, urging the government to route...

US wants oversight of Pak defence budgets, seeks more accountability

Sep 21, 2025

The US State Department's 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report urged Pakistan to place defence and intelligence budgets under parliamentary or civilian oversight, Dawn reported. It...

Taiwan Foreign Ministry proposes highest confidential budget in six years

Nov 11, 2024

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proposed a confidential budget of TWD 1.82 billion for the next year, the highest in six years. The...

Pollution control, better health system among others should be in BMC budget: Maha CM Shinde

Feb 03, 2023

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal (Administrator) to prioritise pollution control, strengthening of...

Opposition leader in PoGB raises concerns over non-transparent budget

Jun 19, 2024

Former Chief Minister of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) Hafizur Rehman organised a press conference on Tuesday, expressing concerns about the lack of transparency in...