A united and aggressive opposition, led by the Congress, is blocking the bill's passage in Rajya Sabha, terming the land bill as anti-farmer.

\"At present, 11 kms of road are being laid each day which is likely to go up to 15 kms by the end of March this year\", Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced an increase of Rs  70,000 crore in the government's spending on infrastructure, but where will all this money go?

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the Rail Budget in Parliament today.

Those who have known him for long say Kejriwal is much more than an activist-turned-politician devoted to battling corruption. He knows his mission.

Panellists at Business Today's pre-Budget discussion want the government to take steps to accelerate economic growth, boost investment and create jobs.

According to sources, around Rs 25,000 crore of the proposed investment will come as budgetary support from the government in the Union Budget.

The prime minister Narendra Modi said that infrastructure development was one of the best routes to create jobs for the youth.

At the India Investor Summit, organised by the world's largest asset manager BlackRock, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government's priority is \"growth and jobs\".

The minister said from building mere two km roads a day, the new government would build 30 km roads a day in two years.

The 62-year-old Panagariya is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Columbia University.

Khullar's name has been cleared for appointment as CEO of National Institution for Transforming India, sources said, adding that orders could be issued any time.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Suresh Prabhu and Radha Mohan Singh were appointed as Ex-Officio members while Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Zubin Irani and Thawar Chand Gehlot will be Special Invitees.

The court said the affidavit was to be supplied to Kejriwal's counsel three days in advance but the same was done on Saturday only.

India has continued with its unwavering faith in the PPP model of development. But, the Mid-Year Economic Review points out, the PPP model has been less than successful.

\"We want to give the highest priority to shipping sector. We have already taken a decision to increase the capacity of our ports\",  said Nitin Gadkari.

\"The original cost of the 295 delayed projects is Rs 5,48,838 crore and anticipated cost is Rs 6,50,274 crore, thus leading to a total cost overrun of Rs 1,01,436 crore,\" Parliament was informed.

\"Netherlands has expertise in this in the world. I had a talk with the Netherlands Ambassador,\" Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

Business Today awards India's Best CEOs for 2014, celebrating their success in various segments of the corporate world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started his innings on an upbeat note and has been able to impress with some deft diplomatic moves.