The Gorkhaland crisis could turn critical if the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) stuck to its ways in their demand for a separate state, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.

The government's reluctance to respond to Leader of Opposition LK Advani's demand for coordinated action by various agencies to provide relief to people affected by 26/11 led to a heated exchange between Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs in Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The government on Wednesday initiated radical tax reforms through a draft code that aims at moderating income tax rates, abolishing Securities Transaction Tax and increasing deduction for savings up to Rs three lakh.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday inaugurated 154 branches and 2,151 automated teller machines (ATMs) of the country's largest lender, the State Bank of India, online here.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has presented Budget 2009-10 in Parliament. He said that the mandate has been for equitable growth and the government would at the same time try to 'promote growth'. Check out the highlights of the budget 2009-10 in the below link.
http://www.indiasummary.com/2009/07/06/budget-2009-india-highlights/