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The appointment of Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri, an advocate, as an additional judge of the Madras High Court has generated huge controversy as some lawyers of the Madras High Court have opposed her appointment. The petitioner lawyers, in their plea, referred to the some speeches made by the advocate and flagged them for being hate speeches. Her alleged proximity with the BJP has also drawn criticism.

The Supreme Court declined to entertain petitions challenging the appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court on Tuesday even as the lawyer took oath of office in a ceremony held almost simultaneously with the apex court hearing.

This controversy could be seen as another example of the need for reforms in the appointment of judges in the country. Here's why.

businessline's special Budget series is ending today. In our last episode of the series, B. Baskar from businessline sums up the key outlook of the Budget.

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Through this special series on the Budget, businessline talked to professionals to decode the Budget.

Before the government released the Budget, businessline reached out to subject experts to know their key expectations from the Budget. Our videos and podcasts on the Budget will be available on our website and other platforms such as Youtube and Spotify. Stay tuned for more valuable information.

Lab-grown diamonds have physical and optical properties similar to natural diamonds and have been around since the 1950s. LGDs are becoming popular in India now, while in other parts of the world, the commercial marketing of these artificial diamonds started about 10 years ago.

In her Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman abolished the Customs duty on imports of seeds used to manufacture rough lab-grown diamonds. Why is the government focussing on these diamonds now? Rutam Vora explains this in this podcast. Listen now.

Green mobility, in particular electric mobility, is likely to get a further boost with two measures, among others, indicated in the Budget.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said adequate funds have been provided to scrap old vehicles of the Central government, and the Centre will also extend support to States to replace their old vehicles and ambulances.

Electric vehicles (EVs) and imported vehicles will now become dearer as Budget 2023-24 has increased the rate of customs duties.

In this podcast, Ronendra Singh discuss the impact of the Union Budget 2023 on the Automobile sector and the reaction from various stateholders.

Tune in to BL Podcast for more such stories.

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

Financial year end is approaching fast and Tax saving is a buzzword now. There is a good number of tax-saving instruments in the market and one such instrument is Tax saving FD. What is this instrument and how does it work?

Parv Shah and Vishal Balabhadruni discuss Tax saving FD.

Tune in to know more.

In a boost towards Investment and job creation, The capital expenditure outlay in BE 2023-24 to Rs.10 lakh crore.

With a definite push towards increased capital expenditure, what does Budget 2023-24 have for India Inc and what would the ones to look out for the coming year be?

Businessline’s Thomas k Thomas gets us India Inc’s perspective on the Union Budget 2023-24.

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, the Indian economy, and the world of business.

The budgetary allocation in the Union Budget 2023-24 for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, including Agricultural Education and Research, is about Rs 1.25 lakh crore.

This includes a provision of Rs. 60,000 crore that has been made for the Modi Government's ambitious PM-Kisan scheme. The agricultural loan target for Animal Husbandry, Dairy, and Fisheries sector has been increased to Rs 20 lakh crore and much more has been announced in this budget.

What are the key areas in Agriculture that the government has prioritised in Budget 2023-24? What are the concerns post-budget that has cropped up

Subramani Ra Mancombu, head, of Commodities, and Agri-Biz, businessline tells more.

Union Budget 2023 is released. It has removed tax exemptions on insurance policies whose premium is more than Rs 5 lakh. How will this affect the sector? What has been the reaction of the Insurance Sector to the same?  Lastly, what was in the Budget for the Banking Sector? Hamsini Karthik explains.

 businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

For Indian stock market investors, the devil in Budget presentations has always been in the detail.

Past ‘dream’ Budgets which have seen the Finance Minister’s speech greeted with cheers from the gallery, have given way to a more sober mood as investors have discovered provisions relating to the taxation of foreign portfolio investors or changes in personal taxation lurking in the Memorandum.

What is in the Union Budget 2023 for the investor and how did the markets react?

Aarthi Krishnan explains.

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From an expected big send on infrastructure to an unexpected tax incentive, the last full budget of the Modi government had many big announcements.

Here are our top five pick from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth budget.

Listen in!

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.