His remark came in the backdrop of an Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee postponing a meeting to hike fuel prices indefinitely on Oil Minister Murli Deora's insistence.
Falling private sector investment and farm distress are problems that call for immediate attention, says T N C Rajagopalan.
Narendra Modi on Moday took oath as India's 15th prime minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The government has no plans to increase the income tax ceiling on home loan interest payments, though there was a demand from the urban development ministry in this regard.
Esha Wali, who is the vice president of technology at a Mumbai bank, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
The government has proposed to encourage setting up of stand-alone health insurance companies, which could provide cover even for routine OPD treatment in hospitals and nursing homes without getting admitted.
A truck driver from Kerala tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
Pranab Mukherjee will begin the fortnight-long pre-budget brainstorming sessions with various stakeholders.
Maoist-hit states have resolved to take a uniform approach under a national policy to deal with the Naxal problem besides launching all-out offensives against the extremists and blocking the flow of finance to them.
The mercy plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a death-row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, has been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Docomo has now moved the London Court of Arbitration.
'Day by day, the queues will shorten.'
A controversy broke out on Wednesday over whether or not West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was gheraoed by Left activists on Tuesday, ignored an advice to enter the Planning Commission building through the VIP gate.
Bajaj Finance was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 11 per cent, followed by Titan, Tata Steel, SBI, M&M, HDFC, IndusInd Bank and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Nestle India and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards.
Former CAG Rajiv Mehrishi says Centre has held back a report he submitted to the President, to end what he called "a nightmare of accounts that militates against good governance".
While Lalu's chances of retaining Cabinet berth seems remote, experts believe there may not be too many new faces as far as important ministries are concerned.
Dimrailiu Moita, a teacher from Manipur, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
'NSE has thousands of employees. It is their institution. So it's a dear family.' 'One should not hurt the morale of these people.'
Narendra Modi's victory does not represent a victory of 'the Indian nation', but only an elite-driven polarising phenomenon. The sooner we -- and the BJP -- recognise this, the better, says Praful Bidwai.
Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs. The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
After Home Minister P Chidmabaram talked about a 'limited mandate' in the fight against Maoists, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the issue will be discussed in the Cabinet and there "cannot be a public debate on the problem". "No, these are issues that we will have to discuss in the Cabinet. There cannot be a public debate because the fact of the matter is (that) the proposals of the home ministry have been adopted by the Cabinet," he said.
Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector. There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Breaking his silence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday came out in strong defence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the 'Modigate' saying she acted "bona fide" and with "good intentions" and the entire government and party were one on the issue.
He also said that terrorists are constantly finding new ways to carry out violence, radicalise youth and raise financial resources and the darknet is being used by terrorists to spread radical content and conceal their identities.
With over 200 people from Punjab stranded in strife-torn Iraq, the state government has decided to bear the expenses for bringing them back safely.
The home ministry has deputed three top officials to be in touch with state governments to ensure security of banks, ATMs and cash transporting vehicles.
The Government also defended the President's decision to enforce a state of emergency, that had given him sweeping authority to act in the interests of public security and preserving public order, including suspending any laws, authorising detentions and seizing property, saying it was declared after attempts were made to attack the President's Office and other public property.
Advocating the move, home ministry officials said most of the developed countries change the security features of their currency notes every 3-4 years and therefore, it is absolutely necessary for India to follow this policy.
'I wonder how people who come to power through democratic means turn out this way.' 'But people of India are strong, and those who think they can hoodwink people, are mistaken.' 'You can fool some people for some time, but not all people, all the time.'
The tax department has released the software for preparing the Income Tax Return forms -- ITR 1-Sahaj, ITR 2, 2A and 4S-Sugam
The NIA, which came into existence in February this year with the appointment of Radha Vinod Raju as its first director general, has to accomplish important tasks in next 100 days.
Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader, Chhagan Bhujbal, has retaining the home ministry.
The ED on Monday also examined the state-owned bank's executive director K V Brahmaji Rao to understand how the alleged fraud was detected and other banking procedures.
At least nine separatist organisations supporting terror groups have their bases in Canada and despite multiple deportation requests Ottawa has taken no action against those involved in heinous crimes, including the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials in New Delhi said on Tuesday.
The Covid pandemic has left a question mark on how the central government manages its staff.
Sources said the report of the law panel on simultaneous polls is not yet finalised. They said "some more things are required to be done", indicating that the law panel will be invited again by the high-level committee.
A defiant CM Kejriwal said the commission of inquiry constituted by Delhi government will continue its probe into alleged irregularities into the DDCA affairs.
India has given a written assurance to Pakistan that a legal panel of that country will be allowed to cross examine four witnesses in the 26/11 attacks case when it visits Mumbai for the second time.
