BIG BUCKS NO BANG Shorn of any big idea, Budget 2007 is an essay that tries to manage the exigencies of politics and the public outcry on inflation even as it attempts to balance the need for growth. It satisfies neither political wants nor economic needs.
Prolonged tenures and lack of follow-up action by governments have reduced judicial commissions and tribunals to expensive and ineffective political tools. India Today's Neeraj Mishra reports.
Buoyant tax revenues, high growth and the India euphoria called for a big bang approach to reforms this Budget. Sadly, it seems to have missed the shuttle for a higher orbit.
The mysterious Ottavio Quattrocchi resurfaces, this time in Argentina, raising a political storm and forcing an embarrassed UPA Government to make a show of seeking his extradition. Can the CBI get him back or is the case finally buried?
Once completed, Greater Hyderabad might become the country's largest metro, but the project is being opposed by political groups which fear that this is a precursor to turning the city into a Union territory.
In their bid to acquire prized real estate, developers in Mumbai have found a vulnerable lot in small shopkeepers and residents of old buildings. With police being hand in glove, there's little respite.
The state Government beckons foreigners via graveyard tourism while cashing in on the history of British Raj as India gets ready to celebrate 150th year of her first war of Independence
The Budget has little to offer to individuals. Tinkering a bit with a benefit here or a sop there, the finance minister has cast the net wider on some preferred investment options of the moneyed.
A novel experiment of holding courts for two hours in the evening by paying the existing staff extra salary is helping the state clear its backlog of over 32 lakh pending cases.
Inspired by the success stories of Google, YouTube and MySpace, Indian entrepreneurs are setting up shops on the infotech highway amply funded by venture capital amounting to over Rs 13,000 crore
Small-screen celebrities looking for alternative sources of income are launching innovative ventures ranging from dog salons and restaurants to production houses
COVER STORY: Budget 2007: THE POLITICS
