The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived.
11 BJP members in the Joint Committee of Parliament on land bill moved amendments seeking to bring back the social impact assessment and consent clause.
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
'They are completely corrupt and have introduced a mafia culture which has seen one family control the entire resources of the state.'
The Union cabinet on Saturday recommended re-promulgation of the controversial land acquisition ordinance. The land ordinance will be issued for the third time.
A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one hundred Smart Cities.
'When Gabbar Singh says 'Kitne aadmi they,' visitors can deliver the dialogue that follows: 'Do sarkar.'' The Sholay magic might just come alive in this 3D virtual reality village.
The 'Smart Cities' project is one that has faced many hurdles.
Even as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif headed to the United States for the 70th session of the UNGA and for bilateral meetings to be held on the sidelines of the multilateral summit, back home all that is expected of him is to internationalise the Kashmir issue, or as Pakistan puts it, the 'Kashmir dispute'.
'No private project will take off at such high interest rates'
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Budget has laid emphasis on enhancing expenditure in farm & rural, and social sector including healthcare, education, skill development, job creation and infrastructure
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
Senior Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, who faced threats from Taliban and other terror groups, was on Saturday shot at in Karachi by 4 unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near a bridge on way to his office.
In the latest string of attacks, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that Narendra Modi becoming prime minister is a 'fantasy'.
Former rural development minister Jairam Ramesh tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee that the Ordinance to amend the land acquisition Act (2013) opens the door for forcible acquisition and undermines the spirit and the substance of the legislation.
Has the rail ministry taken care to draw up a transparent framework?
The Reserve Bank on Monday eased norms for structuring of existing long-term project loans to infrastructure and core industries, to revive stalled plans and help banks tide over mounting bad loans.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not ready to give credit to Narendra Modi for development work in Gujarat and feels her own model is much better and has paid good dividends.
In a recent article, Rajan has ridiculed critics of the exchange rate policy.
Britain's first Muslim MP, Mohammed Sarwar, has renounced his British citizenship to become the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province.
Kolkata excels in business performance with employee headcount and number of engineering students doubling in the last five years.
Dr M Ponnavaikko, vice chancellor, Bharathidasan University explains why the Indian education system requires needs to be revamped.
Norms limiting airlines' stake in SPVs managing airports to hurt Tatas.
To generate ample private sector interest, there is a need to introduce market-linked tariff rates.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who held extensive talks with Egyptian leadership on Monday, proposed to step up exchange of information and coordination to combat terrorism, both at the regional as well as global level
Budget is likely to focus on infrastructure creation in the N-E
Indian Railways need a facelift, says Suresh Prabhu.
India's new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog.
Clauses on land return, action against officials diluted
The ban on liquor advertising is an example of policy hypocrisy at play.
The government had last week decided to set up the 51 airports to enhance air connectivity to small cities in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
Pakistan has formed a high-level panel to probe the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for imposing emergency rule in 2007, the government said on Thursday.
Public investment is very crucial for GDP growth, says finance ministry.
By 2030 India will be among top three countries in science and technology: PM
100 smart cities to become a reality as Cabinet approves the project, earmarks Rs 100 trillion for the purpose.
This Budget will be a litmus test of the government's resolve to ensure Make in India strategy works
'Our target is to award Rs 25 lakh crore worth of projects that would result in creating 25 million jobs'
Modi reached out to farmers, telling them that "lies" are being spread over the measure for "political reasons" to create confusion among the farming community.
Railway Budget has not discriminated against any state.
