Nirmala Sitharaman will present her 8th Budget using a digital tablet enclosed in a 'bahi-khata' pouch, maintaining the ...

The tradition of carrying a briefcase for budget presentations in India, rooted in British customs, evolved when Nirmala ...

Draped in an off-white handloom silk saree with fish-themed embroidery and golden border, Sitharaman posed for the traditional 'briefcase' photo outside her North Block office.

Before departing from the Finance Ministry for Parliament, she displayed the tablet containing the Budget documents.

Sitharaman, India's first full-time woman Finance Minister, broke away from the colonial tradition of carrying a Budget ...