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AAP, Congress slam Budget; BJP says moves are pro poor
2 Feb 2017 12:56 AM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that the Union Budget is a limited and lackluster Budget, that adds insult to an economy grievously...
Cap on cash transactions above ₹3L worries real estate sector
2 Feb 2017 12:55 AM ISTAs the Union Finance Minister presented the Budget, a group of property dealers and small-time builders in a cosy room in South-east Delhi had their...
Jaitley's capital gains tax norms a big hit with Ggn realty sector
2 Feb 2017 12:51 AM ISTFacing a difficult situation with high number of unsold inventories, the Gurugram realty sector welcomed the Central government's policy of changes in...
More could have been done in education, say teacher & experts
2 Feb 2017 12:50 AM ISTThe provisions for the education sector in the Union Budget 2017 has evoked mixed responses from the teachers and students of the city. While...
Budget: Implementation will be the key, feel city doctors
2 Feb 2017 12:49 AM ISTFor doctors of the National Capital Region (NCR), measures announced in the Union Budget on Wednesday to give a boost to the medical sector, have...
Budget 2017: Women, the forgotten sector
2 Feb 2017 12:45 AM ISTThe homemakers watched the Union Budget on Wednesday with keen interest, hoping that there would be some relief for them in day-to-day essentials.But...
Note ban wounds get Jaitley balm
2 Feb 2017 12:32 AM ISTIn a pre-poll Budget aimed at softening the demonetisation blow, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday halved the basic income tax rate to 5 per...
Only 76 lakh Indians make over ₹5 lakh a year... officially!
2 Feb 2017 12:31 AM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday placed before Parliament some revealing data indicating that India's direct tax collection is not...
Railways: Passenger safety, infrastructure get major push
2 Feb 2017 12:28 AM ISTEven though the budget presentation for Railways lacked its old charm when it was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the national transporter...
Clueless, actionless, heartless: Mamata leads Oppn offensive
2 Feb 2017 12:24 AM ISTOpposition on Wednesday denounced the Union Budget with Rahul Gandhi saying it lacked a clear vision and had nothing for farmers, youths and job...
SAIL's Chairman P K Singh hails FM Jaitley's measures
2 Feb 2017 12:01 AM ISTBudget 2017 is a progressive budget which aims at a holistic development of the entire economy with a 25.4% higher capital expenditure slated for FY...
Govt opens coffers to woo farmers, poor
1 Feb 2017 11:18 PM ISTNot losing on the momentum of 'pro-poor' and 'pro-farmer' Budget as dubbed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016, the general budget 2017 showcased...