'It is important to improve the quality of spending.'
The party finds Uttar Pradesh members of Parliament unaware of govt schemes.
'Amid the different versions of truth on the Ishrat case, what is certain is that Ishrat's mother Shamima Kausar, who has continued to maintain that Headley's confession was nothing but an attempt by powerful people to save themselves in the case, is unlikely to find a closure anytime soon.'
Vijay Mallya has not informed Rajya Sabha secretariat about his whereabouts or that he would be leaving country.
BJP-supported students' union, aided by a friendly government, is aggressively settling historical scores with Leftist students' organisations.
The higher salaries and pension outgo will be equivalent to about one per cent of the GDP.
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
While number of commitments inched up in 2015, its value slipped 23% to 11-year low.
FinMin officials say an announcement could be made in the Budget.
Ahead of the budget session, PM Narendra Modi appealed to the opposition to allow Parliament to function. While his call was taken positively by most of the parties, the Congress signalled that disruption will be their main weapon to raise several issues.
Yogendra Yadav, expelled co-founder of the Aam Aadmi Party, on the party's performance in the last one year.
From his run-ins with the Centre to his political knack to sail through choppy waters, the Delhi CM has shown uncommon talent in running a 'common man's' government.
'Everyone confuses GDP to be a measure of output, when it is actually a measure of income.'
The prime minister is all set to break his record of spending most days in the country without travelling abroad.
The panel's recommendations will be aimed at making a predictable and non-adversarial tax regime in the economy.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs will meet on February 4 to decide the Budget session schedule. Venkaiah Naidu says the government is willing to advance the session if the Opposition agrees.
Changes in threshold not to have a significant revenue impact, say officials
The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill.
'The India-France relationship has been that of the elites of two countries, who appreciate each other's philosophical traditions -- whether it is ancient Indian civilisation and Sanskrit texts or the French tradition of Rene Descartes, Albert Camus, (Jean-Paul) Sartre... This is a drawback. It doesn't create the buzz, the excitement necessary for a relationship. We need more people-to-people contact, especially among students,' says former Ambassador to Paris, Rakesh Sood.
Monetary incentives under Skill India to small entrepreneurs, capital infusion into technology fund to help businesses expand operations
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