In his customary address to the joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session, Kovind also said violence on Republic Day was 'very unfortunate'.
Reeling under acute financial crunch, the Indian armed forces expect increased allocation to meet their modernisation plans. The Modi government must deliver.
While increasing public expenditure is key to reviving the economy from the pandemic-induced slump, falling tax revenues mean Nirmala Sitharaman will have thin resources.
Demand for diesel, which accounts for around 40% of Indian fuel use in a normal year, rebounded quickly after lockdown was imposed, but recovery has since slowed.
Missing deficit goals is the least of Modi govt’s worries. It must contend with creating jobs for those who lost livelihoods to Covid, quelling farmer protests & reviving growth.
Institutional changes that don’t require large expenses and show govt’s commitment to reform can be strong positive signals in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should remember that a repeat of 2013 global taper tantrum could compound India's considerable domestic challenges.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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