Jaitleyspeak: Jai Infra Jai Agri
Budget 2017

Hinterland In Sight

Bracketed between demonetisation and GST, Jaitley finds an occasion to quietly focus his lens on rural India. Shoring up the fundamentals there may need more big ideas, though.

LOLA NAYAR, ARINDAM MUKHERJEE
Budget 2017
Towards Wider Direct Tax
The idea is to hold maximum people in the net. For, data still shows low compliance.
Gokul Chaudhri
Budget 2017
Proposals Pragmatic, Useful
No big move on the indirect taxes front only means the country is set for July 1 GST rollout
RAJEEV DIMRI
Budget 2017
Prudence Over Populism
Without digging deeper into borrowings, a better balance between pro-industry and pro-poor wasn’t possible
ZIA HAQ
Budget 2017
Uneven Buffers
Fare hikes were anyway unlikely. The railways, in need of extra-budgetary funds, will look forward to finmin.
BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA
Budget 2017
Overhead Lines Are Still In A Mangle
The hopes were many: quantum jump in project allocation, open-access system, network expansion.... None happened.
subodh jain
Opinion
A Mixed Bag For Social Sectors
A push to the rural and digital economy but not much for the rest
SUBRAT DAS
Budget 2017
What Does Budget 2017 Hold For You?
Here’s what you need to know for growing your wealth while partaking in the country’s economic growth
PREETI KULKARNI, NARAYAN KRISHNAMURTHY
Budget 2017
When ­The Houses Come Home
For scores of Indians, the dream to own a house may just have got the necessary push with this budget
PREETI KULKARNI
Budget 2017
Quiet, Happy Fiscal
The focus on rural economy and infrastructure has lifted the hopes of the listed companies affiliated to these sectors
OUTLOOK MONEY TEAM
Budget 2017
No Frills, No Fuss Either
The FinMin’s speech acknowledges the common taxpayer in an unprecedented way
NARAYAN KRISHNAMURTHY
Budget 2017
Moving To Financial Assets
The current scenario makes for a compelling situation to invest lump-sum amounts
NIMESH SHAH
Opinion
Towards A Less Cash Economy
From a discretionary administration to a policy-based one
AJEYA SINGH
Opinion

A Cautiously ­Optimistic Budget

This new economy blueprint is calm and shows foresight

RAMESH ARUNACHALAM
NATIONAL
Assembly Polls
Congress Vs ‘Congress’
The spotlight in the Uttarakhand duel is on the CM and those who quit his party
BULA DEVI
Assembly Polls
Broom With A View Along Five Rivers
Weariness with a decade of SAD rule and ‘cashless’ anger against ally BJP makes the Punjab election a toss between grand old Congress and newbie AAP
PRAGYA SINGH
Assembly Polls
Mine Out The Nexus
Criminality must first exit no matter which party comes to power, say Goans
PRACHI PINGLAY-PLUMBER
Comment
2019 Ahoy!
If Congress doesn’t do well in either UP or Punjab, there is a possibility of an implosion of the scale that was witnessed after the 1977 polls...
RAJESH RAMACHANDRAN
Comment
A Monarch In Praise And Loathing
The J&K Council’s resolution to declare a holiday on Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday touches a raw nerve
NASEER GANAI
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US Immigration
Pastures Less Green
Trump is living up to poll rhetoric. More Muslims may find America a mirage.
PRANAY SHARMA
Opinion
Prod For The Lone Wolves
The US prez’s actions can likely increase the allure of jehadis
TALMIZ AHMAD
REGULAR
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Washington Diary
“You can take our official Twitter, but you’ll never take our free time!” In the times of Trump, the only thing that keeps the Wshingtonians going on is gallow humour.
NANDINI LAL
Business
Agri Angst
Rani’s Crown May Slip
Poor rains can take the juice out of business in pineapple’s Indian homestead this season
MINU ITTYIPE
10 QUESTIONS
‘Forget Surveys, AAP Will Get 100 Seats’
The Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener is camping out in poll-bound Punjab, challenging the state’s mighty war-horses: ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress. He tells Pragya Singh why his party, though new in Punjab politics, is looking for clear majority.
PRAGYA SINGH INTERVIEWS ARVIND KEJRIWAL
The Insider
Deep Throat
A regular column on the essential buzz
 
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Third Umpire
“It Was Disgusting That Some ­People Tried To Defy The SC Verdict”
Former CJI R.M. Lodha tells Outlook that he is confident that the COA is a 'good mix' and would have no difficulty in implementing the proposed reforms.
QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI INTERVIEWS R.M. LODHA
Third Umpire
Gang Of Four Leads The Charge
The BCCI’s Supreme Court-appointed ­administrators have their task cut out
QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI
Opinion
Laying A Risky, Bouncy Pitch
An overhaul on this scale has never been tried anywhere
DESH GAURAV SEKHRI
Books
Review
Bose’s Ranis: ‘Not Even One Abandoned The Regiment’
Very few have heard of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, which was an integral part of the INA. Fewer still, have heard of the extraordinary stories of the women who made up the regiment.
SUBHASHINI ALI
Review
The Old ­Captain In Berlin
These ­excerpts from 'A Life In Shadow: The Secret Story of ACN Nambiar' by Vappla Balachandran, it is revealed how much Bose depended on Nambiar aka Nanu when he was in Europe in the charged atmosphere just before World War II
VAPPALA BALACHANDRAN
Arts & Entertainment
Big Studio Exit
Too Many Players In El Dorado
When Hollywood studios entered the Indian film market, they were being touted as the game-changers. Now, they are planning to quit the game they couldn’t quite comprehend.
GIRIDHAR JHA
 
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REVIEW
Father And Sons, Or The Lie Of The Land
An honourable Svengali and his Mujib-speaking protege ply their trade in liberated Bangladesh. Imam weaves a hyper-realistic tale of tragedy, farce, idealism and power.
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10 Years Ago
Even in the still and serene surroundings of his 2,000-acre estate on the Sahayadri slopes in Chikmagalur in the Western Ghats, Ashok Kuriyan can feel the hustle-and-bustle and the pace of the Indian economy. At Balanoor Plantations, the "feelgood" factor has gripped every worker, including its MD Kuriyan. After all, despite a huge rise in input costs, it netted a cool profit of Rs 30 lakh this season, compared to a "no-profit, no-loss situation" in the previous one. "If we had not got the Rs 25 lakh subsidy last year, we would've been in serious trouble," says Kuriyan.