Credibility of fiscal promises is a virtue that no finance minister can afford to lose.
Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget
Angry Congress members staged a walkout during Modi's address.
Do you know you can invest in funds to donate money for a good cause?
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
AG Venugopal asserted that right to privacy could not be bundled as a single right in a developing country like India where a few persons, claiming right to privacy, override the fundamental rights of 60-70 million people, who did not have access to basic amenities like food and shelter.
'He is not looking at the interest of farmers. He only wants to do the politics of elections.' 'This Budget is for the new super India. It is exploiting the villages of Bharat.'
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
'The people of Uttar Pradesh have already made up their mind to puncture the Samajwadi Party's cycle, kick away the Bahujan Samaj Party's elephant, and remove shadows of the already-vanished hand of the Congress.'
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
'In India, we are very far away from the per capita incomes of the West. And so the need to support many more people with much more money will come sooner in India than in other nations,' says Aakar Patel.
'It doesn't really matter ultimately what individual commentators say or write about Modi. So long as he continues the BJP's march towards greater vote share, a bigger geographic spread and a crushing of the Congress, he is a success,' says Aakar Patel.
Decoding four important provisions in the Finance Bill 2018.
'Whatever I did, I did for the farmers and whatever I am doing, I am doing for the country'
'Give cash assistance of Rs 75 per person per day and an android phone and you will see the economy reviving.'
Lunch with BS: Sukhbir Singh Badal, deputy chief minister, Punjab
The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for states.
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian's interview.
India could gain four times over by winding up dysfunctional subsidies.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
PM extended some old schemes and finally said yes to one that was legally mandated for past 2 years.
Union minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of ignoring farmers' interests and keeping them poor to ensure cheap grain prices, and asserted that the Modi government empowered them by implementing the Swaminathan commission report to give them remunerative price through MSP.
Often, individuals are offered credit cards with great schemes directly by the bank.
The Congress chief spoke to the students on a host of issues, including demonetisation, job loss and his growth as a political leader.
It is time to take a few macroeconomic risks to kick start the growth.
'Modi had promised to deposit money in the accounts of people, but he has done it only in the case of some rich businessmen like the Ambanis'
The PM alleged that a 'PC' (percentage commission) culture has become the state government's identity.
'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the Gujarat government as to why it has not complied with the apex court's earlier order of April 23 and given the compensation to Bano.
Modi said bribery was not possible as the money was transferred directly into accounts of the beneficiaries.
EPFO has allotted Universal Account Number (UAN) for portability and consolidation of all previous accounts.
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries.
'When he first came to office, my belief is that the PM's reading of the landscape was that, with a vanquished Congress and fragmented Opposition, he was looking at least at two terms in office. This reading perhaps allows for a more cautious, gradual approach.' 'It was only a matter of time before the government was forced to come face-to-face with a serious corruption scandal. This is not a commentary on the BJP, but a statement about India's political economy.' 'There is growing concern about the government's commitment to freedom of expression, religious tolerance, and an independent civil society. Thus far, the positive movement on strategic and economic matters has crowded out these concerns, but they are lingering beneath the surface.'
Dharmendra Pradhan lays bare the next course of action for his ministry and says RIL will have to pay the same price at which it produced the volumes.
Zee and its lenders had decided to enter into an agreement to not offload the pledged shares amid a sharp slide in the prices of the underlying securities during end-Janury. The terms give the lenders a greater say, upside benefit from the proposed strategic sale, more cover and personal guarantee.
While Himanta Biswa Sarma scotched rumours that he would be the king this time, political sources in Guwahati maintained that he, and not Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, had a bigger say in choosing candidates, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
A Delhi court Wednesday issued summons to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the INX Media money-laundering case on taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against them.
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