Archive for February, 2008
Summary of the Union Budget, 2008-09
The following summary of the Union Budget, 2008-09 was released by the Press Information Bureau.
Rs. 60,000 crore debt relief package benefiting four crore farmers, increase in spending on social sector schemes and relief to income-tax payers are some of the highlights of the Union Budget for 2008-09.
Presenting the budget in […]
Bhajji’s an obnoxious weed: Hayden
Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday came under fresh verbal abuse from another Australian — opener Matthew Hayden, who labelled the Indian off-spinner an “obnoxious little weed”.
Hayden unleashed a stinging verbal attack on Harbhajan on the same day former Aussie Test firebrand Rodney Hogg demanded India stop moaning about trivial on-field clashes, according to a report in […]
Shamim, Vancsik in the lead
Shamim Khan, Jeev Milkha Singh and Rahil Gangjee took turns to remind the overseas contenders that Indian golfers were here to compete and not just to make up the numbers in the $2.57 million Johnnie Walker Classic Golf at the DLF Golf and Country Club here.
In near-perfect conditions for golf, with the wind behaving itself […]
Infrastructure is key to 9% growth
While stating that 9% GDP growth projection can be achieved only if infrastructure deficit can be overcome, the government on Thursday said that challenges in the sector range from land acquisition, environment, financing and designing contracts, and regulation.Another prerequisite is to develop appropriate financing mechanism and evolving a debt market for investment in infrastructure.
The government […]