Budget 2015
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Modi government has kept its pre-election promise on devolution – but not on development
However you look at it, there will be significantly lesser money available for development.
Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
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Jaitley’s budget vows to crack down on black money abroad – but the real big bucks might be right here at home
The government might need to place more emphasis on what might be the biggest black money sink: domestic real estate.
Shoaib Daniyal
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No Big Bang reforms, but Modi's grand plan for a more efficient welfare state is taking shape
Technology and lessons learnt from the previous government could result in a more compassionate state.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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India's front pages today: All Jaitley, all Budget
The World Cup gets barely a mention in the main headlines.
Scroll Staff
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Humour: What cartoonists made of Jaitley's Budget
The edit pages agreed it was a good effort, but the cartoonists had their own ideas about it.
Mayank Jain
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Arun Jaitley's budget has given no reason to cheer for the defence forces
Neither the quality of the gun nor the welfare of the man behind the gun seems to matter to the finance minister.
C Uday Bhaskar
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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What has Modi achieved so far? Jaitley has some answers
The government claims to have improved national pride and efficiency.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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How one statement in Jaitley’s budget could boost Indian tourism and foreign exchange multifold
The visa on arrival scheme is proposed to be extended to 150 countries.
Mayank Jain
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MNREGA: Jaitley just awarded Modi's 'monument to Congress failure' its 'highest-ever' outlay
Finance minister claims MNREGA has gotten its biggest ever allocation, though it's close to the 2010 figure.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Reel
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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Another U-turn: Arun Jaitley's budget offers a vision of India with a not-so-minimum government
The budget increases expenditure and defends subsidies.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Have the biggest announcements from Modi's second budget already been made?
The Finance Commission and the Rail Budget have already made waves.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan