Budget

ZTE to launch premium tablets, five budget smartphones in India this year

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

ZTE, has set a target of selling one million smartphones in the first year, to Indian handset-makers.

Pentagon, short on cash, puts civilians on unpaid leave

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013

The Pentagon told its civilian workforce on Tuesday that it will put most of them on unpaid leave for one day a week starting in July, a deeply unpopular move that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel blamed on sweeping budget cuts imposed by Congress.

Resignations earlier could have saved Parliament session: BJP

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013

As Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal quit his post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said had the step been taken earlier, the budget session of parliament would not have been wasted.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee and discussed the just-concluded Budget Session of Parliament which was adjourned abruptly on Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule.

Nokia Asha 501 expected to make its debut at Thursday event

Surbhi Chawla | Thursday May 9, 2013

Nokia is banking on its Asha devices to be able to maintain its position in the budget phone market.

Shootout At Wadala going strong at box office

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 8, 2013

Shootout At Wadala has collected approximately Rs 33 crore till Tuesday, while small budget anthology film Bombay Talkies, which came out on the same day and got rave reviews, has garnered about Rs 6 crore.

Speaker rebukes BSP member for walking when national song was being played in Parliament

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013

A Bahujan Samaj Party member today left the Lok Sabha as the national song was being played to mark the sine die adjournment of the Budget Session of Parliament, prompting an angry rebuke from Speaker Meira Kumar.

Budget session cut short without passing key reforms

Wednesday May 8, 2013

The session, one of the least productive on record, has been disrupted for two weeks by opposition demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his law minister over a federal police investigation into how the government awarded c...

Rekha attends Rajya Sabha proceedings

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Actress-turned-MP Rekha, who was nominated to Rajya Sabha a year back, attended the second half of the Budget Session for the first time and exchanged pleasantries with fellow members.

Rekha attends Rajya Sabha proceedings to cast vote

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Actress-turned-MP Rekha, who was nominated to Rajya Sabha a year back, on Wednesday attended the second half of the Budget Session for the first time and exchanged pleasantries with fellow members.

Jhunjhunwalas invest in SpiceJet, shares soar 8%

Monday May 6, 2013

Shares in budget carrier SpiceJet surged as much as 8 per cent on Monday on reports that billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has bought shares in the company.

Jhunjhunwalas buy 25 lakh shares of SpiceJet for Rs 10 crore

Friday May 3, 2013

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and his wife Rekha picked up 25 lakh shares of budget carrier SpiceJet for an estimated nearly Rs 10 crore on Friday.

Huawei G510 review

Anupam Saxena | Thursday May 2, 2013

The Huawei G510 is a budget smartphone that runs Jelly Bean and offers a 4.5-inch screen.

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar in trouble over CBI report

Edited by Swati Gupta | Thursday May 2, 2013

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, in trouble over having vetted a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report on its coal investigation in March, has been asked by his party the Congress, to make a statement in Parliament. It is not known yet when he wil...

Why 15th Lok Sabha could be the 'least productive' ever

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Already termed as the "least productive", the 15th Lok Sabha may be headed for further trouble with new escalation in the government-opposition stand-off.