Lack of numbers would upstage it in Rajya Sabha
Economist Arvind Panagariya has also argued for loosening deficit targets to boost capital spending
'It goes without saying that Air India has now no imaginable reason to exist.'
Farmers with land sizes less than 0.01 hectare have an average annual income of Rs 54732 and annual consumption of Rs 61296, thereby, a debt of Rs 6564 each year. Compare this with the minimum pay for a government employee, says Devanik Saha.
SC dismisses plea against Sena-NCP-Congress alliance
The announcement of a deferral is expected to be part of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech on February 29.
Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.
As many as 48 ministers of National Democratic Allaince government were in the fray in the general elections.
'The family is the final court of appeal, the first among unequals. If there is no family, all leaders are equal. If all leaders are equal, anyone can lead the Congress. So every time the family has stayed in the background, the Congress has split.'
'The Jharkhand government is increasingly intolerant of voices of dissent.' 'Recently 20 persons, including activists, writers and academics, were booked for sedition.' 'Many of them have been critical of the government's apathy towards Adivasis,' notes Siraj Dutta.
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
Gaikwad was travelling from Pune to New Delhi when the scuffle broke out over the sitting arrangement.
One Rank One Pension (OROP) will have a significant impact on the country's fiscal bill and the overall cost will be around Rs 16,000 crore.
Maharashtra and West Bengal lead the way in bank fraud.
Modi, 68, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony at the forecourt of majestic Rashtraparti Bhavan.
India's state banks are under pressure to improve profitability.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
The amendment would help check round-tripping of funds and boost the domestic consumption, Jaitley added
In cutting interest rates and giving a boost to the government's efforts to revive growth, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan displayed the pragmatism and flexibility familiar to those who work with him.
It is possible that the final Budget architecture may be at variance with the comments.
The decision comes hours after an A320 neo aircraft of IndiGo suffered engine failure mid-air and made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport.
The flood situation eased in Assam and northern districts of West Bengal with water receding and no fresh deaths being reported in both the states.
The party said that the Delhi cricket body had become a den of corruption during Jaitley's 13-year rule.
Traders are waiting for the earnings season to kick off.
Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.
The overriding objective of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) must be adequate economic return, not financial return.
The first signs of growing bonhomie between Modi and Rajan came early last year, when Modi called Rajan the "best teacher" for explaining complex economic issues to him.
The intial round of efforts did not achieve the objectives fully.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned against "commodifying" yoga, saying using it as some sort of business will do great damage to this world heritage.
As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.
India is likely to announce its targets for the Paris deal by September-end.
Jammu and Kashmir made it to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy despite suffering a two-wicket defeat at the hands of Haryana in their final Group C match in Jammu on Saturday. In the quarter-finals to be played from February 20 to 24, Saurashtra will be up against Andhra, Karnataka will face Jammu and Kashmir, Bengal will take on Odisha and Gujarat will square off against Goa.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold discussions with public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions to draw up an action plan for banking reforms
If the developers continue to express inability to pay, buyers should file a petition in the SC and request it to initiate proceedings under Article 142 of the Constitution
Private investment will respond only to sustainable reform.
Kirti Azad, a known detractor of Jaitley, egged on the Congress to seek a time-bound SIT probe.
Rajan said investments should return after initial investor worries over Brexit.
From President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit to Rahul and Varun Gandhi, at least 50 parliamentary constituencies will be contested by 'sons and daughters' of politicians of various parties during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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