What's Modi Up To?

No government in the past initiated the process of policy making for its next tenure even before going in for elections. Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced by the Election Commission,......

Defence Budget Can't Beat Inflation!

India spends significantly less on defence than could be expected from a country that faces simultaneous armed threats from two hostile neighbours -- China and Pakistan. IMAGE: An Indian Army......

Coming! New Affordable Housing Scheme

The new scheme may be announced before the Lok Sabha elections. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The government is planning a new affordable housing scheme for households in urban......

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

The Centre has allocated Rs 928.46 crore to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Union Budget 2024-25 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, a snip of over Rs 40.4......

Nirmalaji Eyes Higher GDP Growth Target

'The nominal GDP growth assumption for FY25 may be revised upwards on higher growth expectations.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a pre-Budget meeting for Budget 2024-2025, June......

4 offshore crypto exchanges join queue for nod to restart India ops

The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-India), the national agency responsible for analysing suspicious financial transactions, has received requests from four more offshore crypto exchanges to......

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that Nirmala Sitharaman has returned to the ministerial......

Nirmalaji Listens To Economists' Ideas

'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the first pre-Budget consultations with leading economists in connection with the......