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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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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How the Modi government has weaponised the ED to go after India’s Opposition
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Muslim eatery owner arrested in UP for packing meat dishes in newspaper with images of Hindu deities
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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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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‘Market price is very high’: Inflation in Pakistan pushes up prices for sacrificial cattle this Eid
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Caught on camera: Black balloons released near PM Modi’s helicopter in Andhra Pradesh
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Watch: Rapper Drake joins Backstreet Boys to perform ‘I Want It That Way’ at Toronto concert
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Watch: Eco-activists glue themselves to frame of painting at National Gallery in London
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Watch: Man laid off from job builds outdoor resort for birds to eat, play, and drink water
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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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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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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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Hockey World Cup: Vandana Katariya equalises again as India hold China to 1-1 draw
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Djokovic comes back from two sets down against Sinner, credits ‘inner fight’
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World Test Championship: India docked two points after Edgbaston test, slip below Pakistan
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FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, India vs China as it happened: India held to a 1-1 draw
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Malaysia Masters Super 500: Malvika Bansod, women’s doubles pairs bow out on a tough day for Indians