Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
Not only is your privacy stripped stark naked, says Mitali Saran, the system itself is illegal and vulnerable.
PM also came up with new acronym of Vikas--V for 'vidyut', K for 'kanoon vyawastha' and S for 'sadak'.
'Some people petitioned the adhikari (government official) and a electricity pole was unloaded here, but because we were not here at that time, some people from a neighbouring village took it to their village instead.' As Bihar goes to the polls, Rediff.com looks at the state through the stories of its people.
The Budget has to provide for capex on roads, railways, defence and other infrastructure sectors.
'Their dharma propels them to pay their workers; otherwise, they know the boys would starve.' 'At the same time they will not allow their business to suffer,' observes Dr Sudhir Bisht.
'An era of fiscal pessimism is setting in, which, if not countered intellectually, is going to have the same effect as export pessimism has had,' notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
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The Income Tax Return Form-1 (Sahaj) will replace the 7-page form, removing a plethora of columns on deductions from income claimed.
Though it may be anecdotal, there are some HR people who cannot reconcile their own salary from a CTC to take home!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress for "misusing" Parliament to stop the country's growth and hailed Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for "understanding this conspiracy" and working to end the logjam in the House.
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There will very little direct impact from the US Fed's rate hike this time, as we are well prepared both to handle liquidity, outflow of FII funds and managing our currency. But that doesn't mean India will be out of the woods anytime soon, says M V Subramanian.
Calculate his monthly expenses, health care spending, how much funds will he need once he retires, and whether his current savings and investments will enable him to manage his lifestyle through retirement, suggests Ashok Kumar E R, CEO and co-founder, Scripbox.
Anna said he would travel across the nation to "awaken" people on the issue and it will culminate into a protest at the Ramlila Maidan on October 2.
The minister further said the rupee will regain the ground it lost against other currencies in the past few days.
The roots of the cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences and coal blocks lie in two non-profit organisations - Common Cause and CPIL.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presented the Union Budget for 2016-17.
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The catalyst is the run on emerging market equities, but many investors are just tired of waiting for India to get its act together.
'The BJP certainly has an edge as the BJP has gone ahead of the Congress in pleasing the trading community.'
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Ten years after his defeat, Chandrababu Naidu is once again going to be the chief minister of a truncated Andhra Pradesh, says Aditi Phadnis
If the economy gains momentum, that is a big positive for markets, given the strong macro of low inflation, falling rates, and a stable rupee, says Akash Prakash.
The farmers entered the national capital riding their tractors and trolleys and proceeded towards Kisan Ghat where heavy police deployment has been made.
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Evaluate recurring investment products and do the numbers before making any investments.
The new norms provide an operational framework for FPIs, a new class of overseas investors that club all existing class of investors like foreign institutional investors and Qualified Foreign Investors.
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India's economy is not like Western ones, and thus needs restrained fiscal policy even during a recession, says Ajay Shah.
When the Centre collects money through cess, it can retain the entire fund for the particular scheme.
The government, he said, has implemented 'bold reforms'.
'India cannot expect to be insulated from the crisis. Europe is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade of E72.5 billion or Rs 530,000 crore last year,' says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Progress on several parameters creates a tipping point situation.
Equity-linked savings scheme, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana are recommended instruments.
India is not so worried about meeting fiscal deficit target.
The results will be seen as a virtual referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity after his demonetisation decision.
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
The new series claims GDP grew at seven per cent between April and June 2015, while gross value added (GVA) grew at 7.1 per cent.
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