Govt seeks Parl nod for additional Rs 2 lakh cr spend

The government on Monday sought Parliament's nod for a net additional spending of Rs 78,673 crore in the current financial year, including Rs 10,798 crore expenditure towards Mahatma Gandhi......

Govt convenes all party meet on Saturday

Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, the government has convened a meeting of floor leaders of political parties in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Saturday. Photograph: Sansad TV/ANI......

Bills to replace IPC, CrPC among 18 listed for Parliament's winter session

The government on Wednesday listed 18 bills, including two to extend provisions of the women's reservation act to Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry and three to replace the criminal laws, during the......

CAG picks holes in Gujarat government's financial practices

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out several flaws in the financial practices of the Gujarat government and said there was a need to formulate a realistic budget based......

No Major Cash Outflows In Winter Session

The government has exhausted only 39 per cent of its fiscal deficit target in the first half of FY24. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a presss conference in Hyderabad,......

Fiscal slippage in FY23 likely as govt seeks to spend Rs 1.5 trn more

The government may be staring at a modest slippage in fiscal deficit for 2022-23 (FY23), with the Ministry of Finance seeking parliamentary approval for additional spending through a second and......

Budget 2023: PMAY-G May Get A Big Push

It may plan a significant hike in budgetary support aimed at completing the balance 8.4 million dwellings by March 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With the forthcoming Budget being......

Budget likely to cap fiscal deficit at 5.8% for FY24

The Centre and states are likely to budget for higher market borrowings to the tune of Rs 2.3 lakh crore next fiscal even though the Union budget may peg a lower-than-expected fiscal deficit for......

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in......