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IndiGo's Bengaluru-Bangkok flight diverted to Yangon after engine snag, lands safely
The flight carrying 129 passengers and 6 crew members landed safely in YangonThe aircraft had not reported or observed any snag on the earlier flight
1 min read13 Feb 2019Narendra Modi visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar
Narendra Modi visits the 2,500-years-old Shwedagon Pagoda on the on last day of his three-day first bilateral visit to Myanmar
1 min read7 Sep 2017World’s tiniest stock exchange hungers for forbidden foreigners
Yangon Stock Exchange is home to just four companies. None of them has raised new capital, and trading is dominated by small investors, many of whom buy stock for less than $15
4 min read22 Feb 2017Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi holds landmark rebel talks
A number of key rebel factions have yet to sign up to a national ceasefire agreement, something Suu Kyi's government hopes Sunday's talks might change
2 min read17 Jul 2016News in numbers | Drought declared in 12,000 Vidarbha villages
Maharashtra is one of the worst drought-hit states and reported the highest number of farmer suicides in 14 years in 2015
2 min read25 Mar 2016Myanmar set to open first stock exchange by October
No more than five companies would be listed on the stock exchange to begin with
1 min read14 Jan 2015India-Myanmar ferry service to start in October: Nitin Gadkari
The proposed cargo ferry service will connect the two countries through Chennai and Yangon
2 min read15 Sep 2014Yangon | Tales from an accelerated city
In this city that's suddenly burst out its cocoon, an explosion of the good life
5 min read22 Mar 2014Myanmar democracy campaigners mark junta crackdown
Earlier Thursday, activists laid wreaths at Sule Pagoda in the centre of Yangon which was at the heart of the 8 August crackdown
2 min read8 Aug 2013Gingerly, film-maker tests limits of freedom in Myanmar
Director Zay Par’s movie about the 1988 student uprising is another sign the government is loosening up
4 min read4 Aug 2013Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared