Budget 2017
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Reading between the lines: Forget the rhetoric, this is no Budget for India's poor
India's social-sector spending remains woefully low and despite claims of being a pro-farmer Budget, the effective allocations are nearly the same as last year.
Harsh Mander
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Budget fine print: A Rs 2-crore home in Mumbai could qualify for affordable housing subsidies
By defining affordable housing by size rather than cost, has the government defeated the very purpose of the measure?
Gurbir Singh
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In budget 2017, Arun Jaitley gave flailing public health programmes little hope
The finance minister gave the health ministry Rs 10,000 crores more this year, but that is still less than health allocation in 2011.
Indranil Mukhopadhyay
Trending
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‘I wish he had not forgotten values in his quest for success’: Navika Kumar on Arnab Goswami’s chats
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Watch: Cricketer Rishabh Pant sings Hindi version of ‘Spiderman’ during Brisbane Test
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A woman’s account from 1800s reveals the plight of Indian indentured labour in the Caribbean
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Watch: Tiger drags safari vehicle backwards in Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta park
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Every session we discovered a new hero: Reactions to India’s amazing Test series win in Australia
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Budget 2017: Crafty politicians can bend the new rules on political funding even in their sleep
The new rules, such as a cap of Rs 2,000 on individual contributions and introduction of electoral bonds, have plenty of caveats.
Rebecca Brown, Milan Vaishnav & qz.com
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'Jai Shri Gram' and commando Modi: How front pages covered Budget 2017
A look at newspaper coverage of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's fourth Budget.
Scroll Staff
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Budget 2017: The Election Commission has a lesson to learn from Trump's America
The Budget shows why the poll body should have accepted the Opposition’s request to postpone its presentation till after the Assembly elections.
Ajaz Ashraf
Video
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‘Violence is never the answer’: Melania Trump asks Americans to ‘choose love’ in her farewell speech
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Watch: Ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, US TV hosts wrap up Donald Trump’s volatile presidency
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Watch: Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny moments before he was arrested
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‘I wish he had not forgotten values in his quest for success’: Navika Kumar on Arnab Goswami’s chats
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Watch: Rapper CarryMinati meets his younger self in moving new single inspired by his teenage years
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Jaitley's Budget does little to reduce pain of demonetisation – but brings relief to Opposition
Opposition had feared the BJP would announce populist measures that could sway voters in the five states going to the polls this month.
Anita Katyal
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What to expect from the budget's Mahila Shakti Kendras: Not much, say activists
If Rs 500 crore is allocated to 14 lakh anganwadis, it amounts to just Rs 3,571 for setting up each women's empowerment centre.
Aarefa Johari
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Will the Rs 2,000 cap on cash donations for political parties bring more transparency in the system?
In the absence of a cap on the number of such payments or making details of the donors known, old loopholes remain.
Abhishek Dey
The Reel
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‘Gandii Baat’ trailer: AltBalaji erotic thriller series is now into season six
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‘The Legend of Hanuman’ trailer: Animated series features the voice of Sharad Kelkar
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‘Mission Frontline’ trailer: Rana Daggubati anchors a tribute to the Border Security Force
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How Netflix series ‘Bridgerton’ adapted the period costume drama for the digital age
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Last chance to watch: Documentaries and animated films about women and nature
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After the 'bold move' of demonetisation, this Budget played it safe – thank god for that
There’s more prudence and less profligacy in Arun Jaitley’s financial outlay for the coming financial year.
Anupam Gupta
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The government still needs to find the money to eliminate TB and kala azar
Health experts say the budget plan to eliminate TB by 2025 is ambitious. They are also flummoxed by the finance minister's announcement on leprosy.
Menaka Rao & Priyanka Vora
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For rural and farm sectors, no dramatic increase in spending nor any fresh ideas
Like the rural employment guarantee scheme, allocations to rural infrastructure have largely been maintained previous levels, say experts.
Anumeha Yadav & Mridula Chari
The Field
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Brisbane Test: Still want to lead the team, have unfinished business, says Australia captain Paine
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Australia vs India: Giving up is not in our vocabulary, says Ravi Shastri after fightback series win
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Brisbane Test: Pant becomes fastest Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score 1000 runs, surpasses Dhoni
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Australia vs India: From Pant to Siraj – top run-scorers and wicket-takers in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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Watch: Never, ever underestimate India – Langer’s biggest lesson for Australia from series loss