Budget 2018
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With eye on 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Adityanath focuses on jobs, farmers, youth in UP budget
The Rs 4.28 lakh-crore Budget is 11.4% more than last year’s.
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Siddaramaiah prioritises agriculture in his Budget for poll-bound Karnataka
While the education sector got Rs 26,846 crore, the state government allocated Rs 6,645 crore for health schemes.
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Indian economy was in the hands of a ‘terrible doctor’ during UPA rule: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said the country was named in the fragile five economies in the world when P Chidambaram was the finance minister.
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To ensure proper nutrition for TB patients, give them food instead of cash, say experts
Rs 600-crore budget for nutrition support and aid of Rs 500 per month will do little to prevent undernutrition in TB patients, say public health specialists.
Priyanka Vora
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Slightly falling short of fiscal deficit aim won’t have material impact on Indian economy: Moody’s
The ratings agency said that Budget 2018 strikes a balance between fiscal prudence and growth.
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Opinion: Modicare is more an election gimmick than a real solution to India’s health needs
The mega health insurance scheme announced in Budget 2018 is largely geared towards the corporate healthcare industry’s interests.
T Sundararaman
Video
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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Watch: At 123 feet, this dosa made in Bengaluru is the longest in the world
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The Union Budget is popular, not populist, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
He said the Budget blends both economy and politics and denied that it did not give the middle class any tax relief.
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Budget promise to double farmers’ income is a hollow assurance, says former PM Manmohan Singh
The senior Congress leader said the fiscal arithmetic of the Budget that Arun Jaitley presented on Thursday was at fault.
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‘We will declare war’: Andhra Pradesh government unhappy with Budget, may rethink alliance with BJP
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has called a meeting of his Telugu Desam Party leaders on February 4.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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A poll dance called ‘Budget Natyam’: Front pages sniff ‘pollitics’ in Jaitley’s Budget before 2019
‘Modicare’, the healthcare bonanza that the finance minister announced on Thursday, was also in focus across front pages.
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Budget 2018 talks big on rural economy and agriculture. But where is the money?
Many crucial schemes have been allocated less than last time and what the finance minister announced in Parliament.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Barring expansion of loans for institutions, Budget 2018 is a non-starter for education, say experts
Government support for education up 3.8% over 2017-2018 revised estimates.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
The Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour