The Environment Ministry is proposed to be allocated Rs 2,675.42 crore in the 2017-18 Union Budget, an increase of Rs 399.42 crore over the last...

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday praised the union budget for the "government's intent" to "work for the left behind society"."I...

The union budget for 2017-18 has earmarked Rs 1,744.13 crore for the administration of justice including justice delivery, legal reforms, development...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday proposed to allocate Rs 396,135 crore for infrastructure development in the Union Budget 2017-18."The total...

The Sports Ministry budget today got a substantial hike of Rs 350 crore in the union budget for 2017-18, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in...

Indian equities markets on Wednesday augmented on the back of positive budgetary announcements and a strong rupee to hit a three-month closing...

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Union Budget 2017-18 is "a mixed bag" and falls "short of expectations" on many issues as...

Lowering the limit for anonymous cash donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 will not help bring about transparency in political funding, experts said...

Welcoming the Centre's proposal to to build two new AIIMS, medical fraternity today said it would reduce out-of-pocket expenditure by people in the...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today placed before Parliament some revealing data indicating that India's direct tax collection is not commensurate...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described the Budget as "futuristic" with an aim on fulfilling the "dreams" of every section, including the poor,...

The CPI-M on Wednesday said the budget 2017-18 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was a "contractionary" budget, one which fails to spark...