Years before the Supreme Court struck down as 'unconstitutional' an opaque political funding tool that allowed individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any limits, the then finance minister Arun Jaitley -- the prime mover of electoral bonds -- had termed them legitimate and transparent.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the states were free to announce farm loan waivers if they had the fiscal space and that there would be no shortfall this year in divestment and non-tax revenues.
Virat Kohli's presence was enough to inspire and overwhelm his teammates and opponents alike in one of the most keenly followed matches in the history of Ranji Trophy.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley has written to activist Anna Hazare, who is currently on an indefinite fast to demand the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Virat Kohli began training with the Delhi team on Tuesday ahead of his eagerly-awaited Ranji Trophy comeback after a 12-year gap.
The Mumbai Indians official social media handle shared a picture of Nita Ambani, sporting the iconic MI jersey, with the caption, 'The illustrious Mrs Nita Ambani is in the house for MI vs RCB.'
In the Modi government, he was the mentor -- he groomed half a dozen of those who became ministers. Some remembered, others did not -- Jaitley seemed to care little. Aditi Phadnis reports.
Afghanistan are the hosts of the game.
This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year.
The FM should quietly get the oil companies to offload the shares in the market and pocket the gains
T20 World Cup-winner Arshdeep Singh doesn't like fretting over the future or dwelling on the past. The left-arm pacer prefers to embrace the present.
The 18th edition of the prestigious tournament will commence on March 22, 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the Final will be played on May 25, 2025 at the same iconic venue.
From the stands, Jindal Junior was seen shouting 'Out hai! Out hain!' and the video went viral on social media.
'The IPL provides a different ladder in terms of recognition.' 'If you do well, you will obviously get noticed and it enhances your selection into white-ball formats.'
'Your relationship with your child is changing every single day, ditto your relationship with your parents.'
Anil Patel, the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association and Rohan Jaitley, son of late Arun Jaitley and the president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association are the two names in running to take over as BCCI secretary.
Jasprit Bumrah was seen practicing some shots in the nets ahead of MI's clash against DC.
While speaking at the post-match presentation, Kuldeep said he was "happy" at the win and added that the team knew it was going to be "tight" when the match went to the last over.
BJP leader Arun Jaitley assesses Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's first ever television interview
Rasikh shone with the ball in DC's narrow win on Wednesday, finishing with figures of 3/44 from four overs, taking the important wickets of B Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan and R Sai Kishore.
Delhi's young batter Priyansh Arya smashed his way into the record books by smashing six sixes in an over during the Delhi Premier League match on Saturday.
India and Australia began training for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
As the elections appear closer, the nervousness in the Congress party has become more visible. Each one is frantically concerned about his own position rather than wanting the Congress party to get ready for a spirited fight.
Washington Sundar made a dream return to Test cricket with a sensational spell of 7/59 against New Zealand, in his first Test since March 2021.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has been fined 30 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his side's 20-run loss to Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Kareena was handed the honour of tossing the coin ahead of the WPL match between RCB and Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Before Pant it was Multan Sultans's Pakistan batter Usman Khan who held the record.
The captain also said that with DC at 43/3, they wanted to attack GT's main spinners.
'The good thing was when we saw Virat Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq in between the overs, we can see that the fight has ended.'
The officer can use the Evidence Act to bring VBS' identity to light.
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant conceded his side was literally doing catchup all through the match after Sunrisers Hyderabad made a huge 'power play' statement, smashing 125 runs to set an IPL record in Delhi on Saturday.
In India's 4-1 triumph over England at home, Kuldeep contributed with not just the ball but also the bat. He scored 97 runs in six innings at an average of 19.40, with the best score of 30.
Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed charge as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister for the second consecutive term and is slated to soon present the final Budget for FY '25 that is going to set the tone for the Modi 3.0 government's priorities and direction for Viksit Bharat. Upon her reaching the North Block office, Sitharaman was greeted by Finance Secretary T V Somanathan and other top officials. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary was also present. Chaudhary assumed charge on Tuesday evening.
India registered a thumping 86-run victory in the second T20I against Bangladesh to seal the three-match series 2-0.
India's batting great Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen Ul Haq, who were involved in an ugly spat in IPL 2023 earlier this year, let bygones be bygones with a shakehand and a hug.
'...that's one area that needs to be looked at in the future, the balance between bat and ball.'
Besides advancing the presentation of the Budget to perhaps the first week of January, , there are four new initiatives that could be rolled out from the next Budget, says A K Bhattacharya.
Shabnim Ismail bowls fastest delivery in women's cricket, breaches 130kph
Rishabh Pant took to the bowling crease during the Delhi Premier League.
Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega auction with a sensational triple hundred comprising a staggering 13 sixes and 25 fours in their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Uttarakhand here on Thursday.
