Here's why Jaitley idolised Deendayal Upadhyaya in his budget speech

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, during his maiden Budget speech in Parliament on Thursday, termed late Bharatiya Janata Party ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya as his party’s Rajiv Gandhi and......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'Railways should invest more money in J&K'

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented his first budget on Tuesday.rediff.com asked some commuters in Mumbai their opinion of the proposals that were outlined.The decision to leave passenger......

Poll-bound Karnataka gets Rs 5,300 cr aid in budget

  IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai . Photograph: ANI Photo Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Centre would......

Live video! FM's Budget Speech

Courtesy: Lok Sabha TV Rediff.com brings to you Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's Railway Budget Speech Live from Parliament at 12.00 a.m. on February 25. We will also webcast Finance Minister......

Railway Budget: Big plans to modernise train services

Targeting rail users and industry, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will announce a few schemes on passenger amenities and freight businesses. The Railway Budget is expected to focus on massive......

At 91 minutes, Sitharaman's 4th Budget speech the shortest ever

With Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget presentation lasting for about one hour 31 minutes on Tuesday, the finance minister's budget speech this year became the shortest ever since 2019. Photograph: ANI......

Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda peppered Jaitley's Budget speech

Jaitley began his speech by saying that today is the auspicious day of Basant Panjami and that "spring is the season of optimism". It was a bumpy start for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley when he......

Wisden defends importance of Test cricket

A global economic crisis, militant attacks in Mumbai, a Texan billionaire under investigation for an alleged $8 billion fraud and a Twenty20 cricket competition sanctioned but not controlled by the......