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Topic2019 Union Budget

Topic: 2019 Union Budget

Rajmohan Gandhi says Modi defying Mahatma, V Kirloskar wants a ‘well-rounded’ Budget

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

In 3 months, Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget has come undone, one press conference at a time

A series of announcements that have sought to tackle slowdown and revive growth have undone some significant moves made in the Sitharaman budget.

Shamika Ravi & Rathin Roy, critics of Modi govt economic policies, dropped from PM’s panel

As PMEAC members, Rathin Roy and Shamika Ravi openly voiced concerns over some budget announcements. Roy also questioned Lok Sabha ticket to Pragya Thakur.

Nirmala Sitharaman tries to ‘feed’ an ailing economy as tax-payers only get a ‘thank you’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Yechury, Yogendra Yadav, Scindia react to Budget 2019 & Shabana Azmi supports Mahua Moitra

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Budget 2019: India has a law to cap fiscal deficit but UPA and NDA couldn’t care less

No matter what the specific deficits caps, debt limits or escape clauses are, a stronger rule of law in fiscal policy is in public interest.

Narendra Modi govt can’t increase defence budget. Best it can do is go for reforms

Instead of relying on rhetoric to justify inadequate defence budget, government must provide an outline for time-bound national security reforms

Demonetisation had no effect on economy, says Nirmala Sitharaman days before Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will be presenting her first budget on 5 July, said the Modi govt was focusing on reforms to boost India's high growth.

Jaitley returns from US, tweets ‘delighted to be back’

Union minister Arun Jaitley had flown to New York last month to undergo medical treatment.

On Camera

What Pakistan Supreme Court judge Mansoor Ali Shah wrote in his resignation letter

The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.