In one stroke, Chidambaram restores hope in the economy, brings cheer to citizens and industry, and makes the UF Government look far more secure. If his high-stakes gamble works, this could be the seminal budget of the 1990s.
12 March 1997
WHICH was the first proposal in Budget 97 that made you sit up straight? Was it the 10 per cent across-the-board income tax cut? Or was it the lowering of corporate taxes? Was it the asset-based extension of the tax net, which you had seen discussed in newspaper editorials and turned the page? Or was it some other new policy that sent you scurrying for the phone so you could buy as many about-to-zoom shares as you could?
Naseer Ganai / In happy times and sad, Habba Khatun’s sensuous songs make both young and old emotional. With the never-ending conflict bringing tragedies to every doorstep, Habba’s lyrics of separation amplify their mourning.
Haima Deshpande / In India, only those relationships between a man and a woman are considered to be legitimate when there is a marriage between the two.
Jayanta Oinam / Virat Kohli, 33, had recently stepped down as India's T20I captain and was subsequently removed as the ODI captain.
Ashutosh Sharma / A Mahila Congress leader, who is the face of the ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’ campaign, however, has accused the party of anti-women bias after she was denied a ticket.
Dark Chapters From The Past 
