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BJP: Michel’s diary points at Gandhis, UPA leaders
CBI begins Michel's questioning, mulls giving British High Commission access to him
2 min read6 Dec 2018Telangana in hands of a man who only looked after himself: Sonia Gandhi
Gandhi's emotional pitch on Friday evening at the Congress' public meet at Medchal near Hyderabad struck a chord with the huge crowd which had gathered
2 min read23 Nov 2018The consequence of a blind belief in the policy of inflation-targeting
While the government may dismiss it as a political reaction which will subside in due course, the inflation numbers suggest structural problems in the economy, unlikely to be resolved in the short run
3 min read24 Sep 2018The messages from India’s HDI score
India's rank on the HDI went down between 2009 and 2013, while it went up between 2013 and 2017, but that's due to the performance of other countries
2 min read18 Sep 2018Solving the mystery of missing employment data in the Indian economy
The prime minister is partly right in the sense that the most authoritative data on employment-unemployment from the periodic NSSO were not available after 2011-12
4 min read30 Jul 2018Indian economy was in a worse state than believed in 2014: Narendra Modi
The PM also said that his government tolerated a number of political allegations and accepted political damage, but ensured there was no damage to the country
1 min read2 Jul 2018Chidambaram gets interim protection from arrest till 10 July
Former Union minister P. Chidambaram must comply with the summons and appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning, a Delhi court said
1 min read5 Jun 2018The NDA, the UPA, and two types of chicken
The game between the constituents of the UPA, including the Congress, exhibits the features of a 'chickie run' while that between the members of the NDA, excluding the BJP, is like snowdrift
4 min read5 Apr 2018Labour reforms: The story so far
While firm have lauded the 'good beginning', labour unions, including those affiliated to BJP, have criticized the govt for tilting too much towards industry
1 min read13 Apr 2015Difference between UPA and NDA: execution
The NDA has exhibited two qualities: it has not cared about the intellectual property of ideas and it has worked hard on executing them
3 min read2 Mar 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared