Politics

Union Budget: Rs. 4,000 Crore Allocated to Rural Housing Fund

Presenting the General Budget 2012-13 in Lok Sabha Friday, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced various mashers for mitigating shortage of housing for low income groups.

Mar 16, 2012

Union Budget 2012-13: Summary

The Union Budget 2012-13 identifies five objectives to be addressed effectively in the ensuing fiscal year. Here is the summary of the general budget.

Mar 16, 2012

Union Budget 2012-2013: Rationalization Measures in Indirect Taxes

Presenting the General Budget for 2012-2013 in Lok Sabha, Friday, the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has announced various rationalization measures, including excise duty rationalization for packaged cement.

Mar 16, 2012

Time for Congress to Break Ties with Mamata's Trinamool?

They are still holding on to each other but the crack is obvious. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has become sort of a pain in the neck for the Congress-led UPA government with the former openly going against some bold steps taken by the Congress.

Mar 16, 2012

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Union Budget 2012-13: Highlights

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday presented the budget for 2012-13 in the Parliament. Here are the highlights of the budget.

Mar 16, 2012

Indian Economic Survey 2012-13: Summary

Indian economy is estimated to grow by 6.9% in 2011-12 mainly due to weakening industrial growth. This indicates a slowdown compared not just to the previous two years, when the economy grew by 8.4%, but also from 2003 to 2011, except 2008-9 economic downturn, when the growth rate was 6.7 percent.

Mar 15, 2012

Ibobi Singh Sworn-in as Manipur CM for Third Term

Okram Ibobi Singh was Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur for the third consecutive term.

Mar 15, 2012

Economic Survey 2011-12 Projects 5 Percent Industrial Growth in Current Financial Year

The Economic Survey 2011-12, tabled in the Lok Sabha Thursday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has projected the industrial-sector growth during the current financial year to be between 4 to 5%.

Mar 15, 2012

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Akhilesh Yadav Sworn in as UP's Youngest CM

Akhilesh Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by Governor B L Joshi Thursday.

Mar 15, 2012

Economic Survey 2012-13: Highlights

The Finance Ministry has tabled the Economic Survey in Parliament on Thursday. It is customary to present it in Parliament a day before the Union Budget, highlighting its view on the state of the economy. Here is the highlights of Economic Survey 2012-13 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Mar 15, 2012

Indian Railway Budget Derails: Has Dinesh Trivedi Resigned?

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has sent resignation letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following criticism from his own party members including Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee over hiking of train fares.

Mar 15, 2012

Indian Railway Budget 2012-13 at a Glance

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presented a bold and ambitious Railway Budget 2012-13 in Parliament, giving importance to passengers' safety, security and amenities. Here is the Railway Budget at a glance.

Mar 15, 2012

Railway Budget Fiasco: Mamata Asks PM to Replace Trivedi with Mukul Roy as Railway Minister

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Dinesh Trivedi as the Railway Minister.

Mar 14, 2012

Vijay Amritraj Quits Kingfisher Airlines Board

Former tennis star Vijay Amritraj resigned from the board of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, effective from March 14.

Mar 14, 2012

Trivedi Doesn't Mind Losing His Job; PM Terms Railway Budget as 'Forward Looking'

Amidst speculations that he might be forced to step down following hike in passenger fare, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said he doesn't mind losing his job as he has done his duty for the betterment of the railways. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also thinks that Trivedi has presented a forward looking budget.

Mar 14, 2012