How Parliament Can Function As It Must

The need for finding options for proper functioning of Parliament is of paramount importance as the frequency of the passage of Budgets and other economic Bills without discussion or debate has......

Pranab, Modi, Demonetisation

'Modi had not discussed demonetisation with me prior to his announcement on 8 November 2016.'I learnt of it along with the rest of the country.'I was not surprised when he did not discuss the issue......

Modi Ignores Vajpayee's Mahaul Mantra

Never before has the need for creating an ambience for economic policy reforms been as critical as it is now, points out A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   This is......

Will Droupadi Murmu Be A Consensus President?

From the point of view of qualification, Murmu is probably educationally the least qualified among India's recent Presidents.But then, with the BJP in command, she will be required to do little but......

Sitharaman to present sixth Budget in a row

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth straight Budget ahead of the Parliamentary elections, matching the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Photograph: ANI Photo......

On February 1, Sitharaman will equal Morarji Desai's record

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will set a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row -- 5 annual Budgets and one interim -- a feat achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji......

Sitharaman uses tablet not paper to present Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present Union Budget 2023-24 in a......

Sitharaman, 6th FM to present budget 5 times in a row

Other ministers who have presented five straight annual financial statements include Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, Yashwant Sinha, Manmohan Singh and Morarji Desai.  IMAGE: Union Finance......