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    The Budget Kick!
    Finance Minister Arun Jaitley`s maiden Budget on Thursday is expected to be a tightrope walk of trying to meet demands for tax sops especially from the middle class and pursuing fiscal prudence to spur investment and growth.
  • Catching Time! Catching Time! Skyrocketing prices of vegetables in the city are once again spoiling the budgets of the common people. The prices that had already climbed up by 25-50% about 20 days ago, have posted similar hike on Tuesday.
  • The Price Hike! The Price Hike! The Narendra Modi Government has inherited high inflationary pressure from the previous Government and it may take if not few months than a year to curb price rise. High inflation and hoarding was one of the key factor behind last UPA Government`s downfall, hence, expectations are at peak from the Narendra Modi Government with inflation rate hovering over 8 per cent in May.
  • RIP Orkut RIP Orkut Google on Monday said it plans to shut down its 10-year-old Orkut social network at the end of September.
  • Skyrockets!!! Skyrockets!!! India on Monday successfully launched five foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit, an achievement described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an `endorsement` of the country`s space capabilities
  • Bitter Moon! Bitter Moon! On completion of 30 days in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had no luxury of `honeymoon` period as a "series of allegations" started in less than 100 hours but he feels there are "areas where surely we need to improve".
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