'Given the past record, no one will be prosecuted, especially since the beneficiaries comprise the most powerful people in the country. They will pay a fine and be let off.'
Narendra Modi "does not deserve" to be BJP's PM candidate if the Cobrapost claim on illegal spying on a woman architect in Gujarat in 2009 are found to be correct, Congress women leaders said today demanding an inquiry into the issue by a Supreme Court judge.
India could gain four times over by winding up dysfunctional subsidies.
PDS: Smart ration cards need to be smarter
Panagariya has advocated a more liberalised spending, arguing that greater capital expenditure could relax some of the infrastructure bottlenecks facing the country.
The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments.
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'Tax dodging through tax havens is one of the ways multinational corporations and the super-rich in India are using to evade taxes.'
During the hearing, the bench said it would decide whether to re-conduct the examination after receiving the status report from the police on June 10.
Privatisation is still regarded as beyond the pale but public-private partnerships have gained in popularity.
India's cities must switch over to piped gas leaving LPG cylinders.
80% of beneficiaries in 300 districts to be linked with direct benefits transfer
Budget has several small steps which will boost growth
The crackdown in the corporate espionage case led to the arrest of another person on Monday.
Total subsidy bill could come down to around Rs 2 trillion.
Despite the headwinds both on the domestic and global fronts, Ramesh S Damani, member, BSE and a prominent investor, says India will weather a global trade war better than a lot of other Asian countries.
Worried about the adverse impact that price rise could cause to Congress' prospects in Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi unveiled quick fix policy prescriptions for 12 party-ruled states including reform in PDS and giving farmers a wider choice to sell vegetables and fruits.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the financial inclusion scheme in his first Independence Day speech last year.
Though not a blockbuster budget it does not undermine the fact that key issues were addressed and the finance minister certainly did not under-deliver, says Vatsal Srivastava.
'We expect the new government to look into the issue of penalties imposed on technology firms involved in UID related projects.'
A strong proponent of the GST, Adi Godrej has been saying for five years or more that it will add one per cent to India's gross domestic product (GDP).
High fiscal deficits raise inflation which hits the lowest income and salaried classes.
The explosions took place as rescuers began cleaning hundreds of tonnes of cyanide at the blast site, most of which was unaffected raising fears of the possibility for contaminating air and water sources.
Senior New Delhi-based journalist R Rajagopalan, who has been closely following the Union Budget preparations since 1977, lifts the veil off India's most secretive operation.
Low consumer demand, a slide in investments and troubles in the banking sector should prompt the government to recalibrate taxes and expenditure. It is also important to ramp up spending on health care and education, says CII president Sumit Mazumder.
More arrests are likely in this case, being probed by the elite crime branch, in the next couple of days.
There are many collateral advantages of taking the tough decision.
AAdhar cannot be successful unless there is proper coordination at the helm.
Agri experts are meeting FinMin ministry officials on Monday to give their inputs on the Budget.
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Expectations were probably too high from Narendra Modi.
Modi government has pledged to lay 700,000 kms of broadband cable.
'This has to be seen in the context not only of the legacy we inherited, but also of global economic weakness.'
'If after inheriting the very bad situation we have reached this level despite consecutive years of drought and no growth in the world economy, it is no accident.' 'It is a result of the sound macro economic policies followed by this government.' 'We have eschewed populism and stuck to a path of fiscal prudence.'
In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.
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.
The Aam Aadmi Party's government's policies on water and electricity are well intended but not the best way to achieve the desired goals as the supply of over 600 litre of free water to Delhi residents may end up in a lot of wastage, Directer General of The Energy and Resources Institute R K Pachauri has warned.
NDA under Mr Modi is as focused on the rural poor with doles and hand-outs as the UPA under Dr Singh was.
I'm still rooting for you, because you may yet be able to do something good for Delhi. But you and your party will have to get a reality check and some discipline, says Mitali Saran.
Bringing in the untapped informal sector into the formal one will benefit business.
