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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicModi government

Topic: Modi government

Nirmala Sitharaman’s bahi-khata Budget kept one tradition alive: ignoring Dalits

An audit of 2019 Budget by a Dalit rights body reveals glaring cuts in SC/ST funds - many of those in schemes that directly benefit the communities.

Modi govt budgets have always given more to health than Manmohan Singh’s

The health allocation in the Modi govt's Budget for 2019-20 stands at Rs 64,999 crore, up 23% from Rs 52,800 crore in 2018-19.

Has Budget taken middle-class for granted because Modi assumes they will anyway vote for BJP?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday presented the maiden Budget of the second Narendra Modi government.

Sitharaman’s Budget speech was low on political buzzwords, & this was a message from Modi

The terms 'poor' & 'poverty' figured just once in Sitharaman's speech, as compared to 16 times in this year’s interim budget speech, 23 in 2018-19 and 22 in 2017-18.

Air India’s mention in budget speech shows Modi govt is determined to sell it

A sale of Air India, which hasn’t made money since its merger with Indian Airlines more than a decade ago, would boost Modi’s credentials as a reformer taking the state away from businesses.

Modi govt wants more Muslims in IAS & IPS, raises budget for free UPSC coaching

But Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget has made marginal cuts in pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for minorities.

Is the 2019 Economic Survey being excessively optimistic about India’s economy?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament. The document was prepared by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

Economic Survey fix for Modi govt’s jobs crisis — labour reforms, end perks for MSMEs

Economic Survey by CEA Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian says encouraging private investment will also help in creating rather than displacing jobs.

Is it a good idea to re-introduce inheritance tax in India or a regressive step?

There is talk among business circles that the Narendra Modi government will introduce the inheritance tax again in his second term.

The IPS class of 1984 that’s all-powerful under Modi govt

After appointment of Samant Goel and Arvind Kumar as chiefs of IB and RAW respectively, one particular IPS batch has taken charge of most key agencies.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.