Mahinda Rajapaksa unveils budget
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday unveiled next year's budget that proposes to hike defence spending by nearly seven percent, demanding that the Tamil Tigers surrender their weapons to avoid making the military do so.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav today said that the budget for the year 2013-14 focuses on bringing the youth, farmers, students, rickshaw pullers, girl students and minorities, specially the Muslims on the path of prosperity.