Speaking in Rajasthan in November 2013 Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Mahatma Gandhi as Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi instead of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. "Towards the end of his life, Mahatma Gandhi had a wish which was not fulfilled. Would you fulfil that wish? Would you fulfil Gandhi's wish? Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi," he said.
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Read MoreJawaharlal Lal Nehru was the first Prime Minister to present the budget when he held the union finance minister portfolio in 1958-59. Indira Gandhi was the only woman Finance Minister who took over the Finance portfolio from 1970 to 1971.
Read MoreFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday (19 February) kicked off the final budget-making exercise by helping to prepare halwa. It has been a tradition which has continued for long. As part of the ritual, halwa is prepared in a big kadhai (vessel) and served to the staff of the ministry.
Read MoreThe Narendra Modi-government will present its second full-year budget on February 29. Budget-making is an art of striking a fine balance between various competing demands. The Finance Minister is likely to lower taxes, increase social sector spending, raise investment in infrastructure and achieve the impossible by also curbing the fiscal deficit.
Read MoreThe tragedy involving ten Indian soldiers in the avalanche on February 3 while patrolling the Siachen Glacier region has highlighted the treacherous conditions under which military personnel have to work there. Here are five facts about the inhospitable terrain:
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