Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat
Softening the demonetisation blow, the Budget for 2017-18 on Wednesday halved the tax to 5 per cent on incomes up to Rs 500,000 but proposed a new surcharge of 10 per cent on incomes between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore and raised duties on cigarettes and pan masala while stepping up allocations for infrastructure, rural, agriculture and social sectors.
'If the prime minister wants to be seen as a global statesman, then is it not embarrassing to be so closely associated with a gang of foul-mouthed bullies?' asks Vir Sanghvi.
The CJI said that absence of timely legal help to poor affects credibility.
It was supposed to be a panacea against corruption, leakage and a magic wand for financial inclusion. But everywhere you look are people who enrolled, only to fall through the cracks again.
The licensee will have to ensure that at least half the areas under rural telecom exchanges gets the required street level coverage.
Reports from Ludhiana, Coimbatore, Moradabad, Tirupur, Indore, Surat, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad, suggest the impact of demonetisation is worsening.
Umesh Sachdev's startup produces software allows people to interact with their phones in local languages.
'Almost deified by enough Indians now, never mind his politics and, worse, economics,' says Shekhar Gupta.
The wheels turn for bicycles, as manufacturers go back to the basics. After motorised two-wheelers overtook cycle sales in the country, manufacturers are focusing on commuter segment again and reviving entry-level cycles.
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
'It is really troublesome that someone in a position of power is misleading people and presumably, citizens of the country to give up data.' 'That is not a part of informed consent.'
The company plans to add more features to its gadget, will expand its workforce and raise $10 million in venture capital fund.
Around 30,000 personnel have been deputed for poll duty as the state decides its fate today.
Chief ministers of states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were among those who raised the issue of loan waver scheme for farmers.
Vijay Mallya, who faces prosecution in India, is reportedly in London.
'I bow to the 125 crore citizens of this great nation and promise to stay true to the trust they have bestowed on me.'
'Today, music directors do not work on a song that turns out to be the biggest hit of the year.' 'Their main focus is on creating a song which becomes an instant hit.' 'Whether the audience remembers that song after a couple of months or not, that does not concern them anymore.'
India has become world's 2nd largest mobile phone: Modi
The reason for the EPE's relatively low volume of traffic may lie in the lack of adequate safety measures, especially after sundown. Barring intermittent patches, the highway has no street lights.
'The government has said it has kept its powder dry to fight the true battle against the debilitating influence of the pandemic.' 'The release of the shocking economic data this week should act as the fuse for using that powder now.' 'Further delays will make the battle that much harder,' notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Can welfare schemes truly transform from being flagship to flag-bearers for a government that is looking to get a second term in 2019?
A police official said the accused staffer from Fabindia outlet at Candolim village shifted the position of a CCTV camera and pointed it towards the store's trial room.
In the Narendra Modi-Shah masterminded regime, organisational elections have acquired the gravity, authority and colour of a national or state poll, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden speech from Red Fort last Independence Day outlined some grand programmes. Shehzad Poonawalla does a quick check on the progress made.
Even as the BJP dithers over what it needs to do, the Congress has stolen a lead by projecting its chief ministerial candidate -- Priyanka Vadra nee Gandhi, says Nazarwala, the man who called the 2012 UP assembly elections right.
The company believes that "these changes -- which we'll continue to evaluate -- will help keep WhatsApp the way it was designed to be: a private messaging app".
Unbanked customers can expect easier access to banking.
Almost half of that market is in India's villages.
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
Smart cities are really about clustering smart people and institutions.
More than Guru Dronacharya, the cult of his wife, Kripi, runs stronger in Gurgaon.
'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.'
When compared to the 1960 original, The Magnificent Seven thrills only sporadically, says Dhruv Munjal.
'My election slogan will be 'kaam bolta hai.' 'Those who have lined up outside the banks will also line up on voting day and vote against the BJP.'
Apple Inc may have the best to offer in the near term.
'Today, the target of this rage are the weaker sections of society -- Muslims, Dalits, liberal thinkers/writers who challenge its ideology. But tomorrow, it could be anyone stepping out of a pub; reading a book or watching a movie by an artist considered an anti-Hindu/anti-national,' says Durba Dhyani.
The author talks to the veteran photographer about his work, and some of his favourite images over the years
Business chambers now inviting start-ups for membership.
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