The Narendra Modi government will present its last full budget before the 2019 polls today. The country has its eyes set on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who will leave reach North Block around 9 a.m. and then visit the president to seek a formal permission to present the 2018 Budget.
Jaitley will reach parliament by 10 a.m. And the Budget speech is likely to start by 11 a.m.
This is the first budget after the GST rollout and Jaitley faces a tough task to choose between populism and pragmatism.
As the showdown between the government and the opposition continued for a second day on Tuesday, eight Opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha for 'unruly behaviour' after they tore papers and threw them at the Chair.
Just before US President Donald Trump announced the confirmation of the mega trade deal with India, he shared the cover of India Today magazine’s “Newsmakers of the Year 2025” edition, featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside him, with the headline “The mover & the shaker”.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal hailed the landmark trade deal finalised between India and the United States and said it would make every Indian proud, protect the interest of every Indian and provide huge opportunities.
A 28-year-old man allegedly murdered his six-year-old daughter to qualify for June panchayat elections in Maharashtra's Nanded district.
