'If you look at this Budget, except for the Rs 2 increase in petrol and diesel, there is no positive or negative impact from the Budget for the common man.'
Anil Ambani on Wednesday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Home Minister Shivraj Patil presumably to brief them about the settlement of Reliance empire with the elder scion of the Ambani family, Mukesh.
The companies are crying foul over the cancellation of 25 blocks held by 68 firms over the past two days.
First, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, much-lauded as a game changer, needs serious reform. Second, some vital policy choices would need to be made as far as competition law is concerned., says Somasekhar Sundaresan.
Delhi was just one riot. Add Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and you can count a few scores dead. It could, regrettably, be just the beginning of a very long, dark phase for India, notes Shekhar Gupta.
The way the present government has dealt with appointments of civil servants remains to be a cause for concern.
As part of the long-standing ritual, the sweet dish is prepared in a large vessel and consumed by a large number of official and support staff who are required to stay in the North Block office till the presentation of the Budget, which is February 28 this year.
As banks improve their risk management systems, the intermediation cost as well as potential NPAs will come down.
Facilitating the return of expatriate Kashmiri leaders will also feature in the first meeting between the Centre and All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh chose a newly refurbished hall in North Block to defend his announcements in a post-interim Budget interview.
AAP leaders, accused of violating prohibitory orders in New Delhi and obstructing public servants in discharge of their duty during an agitation were on Monday directed to appear before a Delhi court on May 15.
The statements of the Mukerjeas were recorded by the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money laundering angle in the case, while the CBI had only recorded Indrani's statement before a magistrate as per section 164 of the CrPC, they said.
He, however, refused to say whether Advani, who is also involved in the Ayodhya case, should follow suit.
The assistance could also include the dispatch of the elite National Security Guards and Air Force choppers.
'This pandemic has given him a new platform to perform,' says a member of the government. 'He should feel lucky that he has got an opportunity now to demonstrate to the world his original talent.' 'He needs a visionary script to perform.' Sheela Bhatt reports on the politics of the pandemic.
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