Budget Session of Parliament

TRAI Bill clearing appointment of former telecom regulator as PM's Principal Secretary passed in Lok Sabha

TRAI Bill passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha, clearing the way for the appointment of former telecom regulator Nripendra Misra as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary

"As far as India is concerned, and the Government of India is concerned, unquestionably Hafiz Saeed is a terrorist who has conspired against this country, and has indulged in actual acts of conspiracy. The Government of India has nothing to do, not directly, not indirectly, not even remotely with any journalist in his individual capacity": Arun Jaitley on row over yoga guru Ramdev's aide's meeting with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon as ruckus continues over a meeting between 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and journalist Ved Prasad Vaidik, who is close to yoga teacher Ramdev.

Rajya Sabha adjourned for 15 minutes after ruckus over a meeting between 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and journalist Ved Prasad Vaidik, who is close to yoga teacher Ramdev

That was Budget 2014. The Sensex and Nifty careened wildly all day, finally ending in the red. The BJP's political opponents have been unimpressed by Mr Jaitley's Budget and there were mixed reactions from India Inc.

On a final note, an opinion from columnist Ashok Malik - he describes the Budget as astute and realistic. Click here to read

Arun Jaitley defends his 100-crore club: This is the beginning of a process. There are a few steps that are directional and these are part of a roadmap

Arun Jaitley to NDTV: I wish I could give more tax exemption to the middle-class

Arun Jaitley on defence: Will be an area for manufacturing to look at. Why not have an Indian company, with the foreigner having 49%?

Arun Jaitley to NDTV: Willing to clarify any ambiguity on REITs

Mr Jaitley to NDTV: Did not want to deviate from Mr Chidambaram's targets. In a couple of years, it is certainly possible to get deficit to around 3%

Arun Jaitley to NDTV: Public private partnership (PPP) is the ideal vehicle for infrastructure build-up

Mr Jaitley on inflation: I have been monitoring figures and substantially it is food. In that, it is milk, protein-related items, onions and potatoes. We have created a strong framework, trying to arrest at an early stage the increase in prices of onions and potatoes

Arun Jaitley to NDTV: If you have moderate interest rates, we can have a pre-2004 situation where paying an EMI was cheaper than paying rent

Mr Jaitley on subsidies: It is an area on the agenda. Improvement on reforms is an on-going process

Arun Jaitley to NDTV: Hoping there are no new cases on retrospective taxation

Arun Jaitley to NDTV: We have to take a considered decision between an "ideal" GST and a "good" GST

Arun Jaitley on retrospective tax: The cases that are there are already in court and they will sort themselves out. We will accept the verdict of the courts