Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is prepared to present the interim budget 2024 on February 1 at 11 am. Here are five quick pointers that tell you what an interim budget means   

The union government on Monday in view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in some States and Union Territories and the detection of the first case of the new JN.1 variant of Covid-19 in the country, issued an advisory. Pics/File/iStock