2014 Budget
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With all this spending, how will Jaitley make up the fiscal deficit shortfall?
Jaitley has promised to meet the ambitious target of 4.1% that Chidambaram set in March, but he's being rather optimistic.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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The best and the worst: 10 highlights of the budget
What will be cheaper and what will be more expensive?
Sahil Bhalla
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Why India's national finances should terrify you
The nation has been living beyond its means, year after year.
John Samuel Raja D, qz.com
Trending
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Out with Nehru-Gandhi names for government plans and in with icons of the Right
Not just the Congress can play the yojana name-game.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Why raising the price of cigarettes will do little to discourage most Indian smokers
Only households in the country’s top 5% income-bracket have higher cigarette consumption than beedis.
Sahil Bhalla
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In 18 years, a generation has come of age but India's budget priorities remain the same
Five charts tracking the big-ticket expenditures of the vital first-year budgets of five governments.
Mridula Chari
Video
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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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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Rs 200 crore for the Sardar statue is less than a tenth of the total amount it needs
But there is perhaps a more pressing problem: sourcing material.
Mridula Chari
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Here are the lucky beneficiaries of Arun Jaitley's Rs 100-crore club
Where else will you see the beti bachao beti padhao yojana sitting next to a study looking into linking all of India's rivers?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Five policy signals to look out for in Modi sarkar's first budget
The finance minister has promised fiscal prudence over mindless populism, but it remains to be seen what exactly that will mean.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Reel
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success