Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) The Union Budget announcements, combined with negative global cues, depressed the Indian equity markets on Monday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ended the…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the budget for 2016-17 “lacks both vision and conviction”. “Budget 2016 lacks both vision…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government aims to garner Rs.56,500 crore through disinvestment in state-run undertakings in the next fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Presenting the Budget 2016-17 proposals in parliament,…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with MoS for Finance, Jayant Sinha, Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal and officials leaving North block office to present Annual Budget 2016-17 at Parliament, in New Delhi…
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Airline major Jet Airways on Monday informed that it will increase operations between India and Oman by launching a daily flight between Delhi and Muscat with effect from March 21. With…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani on Monday commended the union budget for 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley describing it as “one of the best so far”. “I have seen…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Reacting to the Narendra Modi government’s 2016-17 general budget, a cross-section of farmers on Monday said while the proposals for agriculturists seem lucrative, the budget was not practical. Farmers said…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday lauded the 2016-17 general budget as “visionary, forward looking and progressive”. “This union budget takes care of the aspirations, aims and goals…
Jaipur, Feb 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Monday signed 55 MOUs in the tourism sector, worth over Rs.586 crore, with the private sector, an official statement said. These projects, ranging from hotels and motels…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday proposed to expand the pool of cess revenue with his new Krishi Kalyan Cess at 0.5 percent on all taxable services and also…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said there was nothing in the 2016-17 general budget for farmers who were committing suicide across the country. “Farmers are in debt. The…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar talks to press regarding national budget 2016-17 in Patna, on Feb 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav addresses a press conference regarding national budget 2016-17…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corp. moved in contrary directions on Monday, cutting the petrol price by Rs.3.02 a litre, but raising diesel by Rs.1.47, both at Delhi, with corresponding changes in…
Brussells, Feb 29 (IANS) The inflation in the 19-country Eurozone unexpectedly fell into negative territory in February, official data showed on Monday, suggesting the bloc’s massive stimulus measures by its central bank struggled to inject…
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Around 74,000 shops, employing more than 900,000 workers in Britain’s retail sector, are under threat, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned on Monday. The consortium, which represents high street stores, said…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday said the annual budget was aimed at appeasing the rich and that it will only accentuate the problems of unemployment and rising inequality. “The budget is,…
Shimla, Feb 29 (IANS) The 2016-17 union budget has disappointed government employees as a rebate in income tax limit remained a distant dream for them, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Monday. He…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 29 (IANS) The woes of Kerala’s beleaguered rubber farmers seem set to continue as their problems found no mention in the union budget for 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday,…
Panaji, Feb 29 (IANS) The mining industry in Goa on Monday said the budgetary proposal to abolish export duty on low grade iron ore would give it a leg up at a time of global…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Making a departure from the tradition, the central government decided not to hand out hard copies of the 2016-17 general budget that was presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance…