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…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday in his budget proposal made a few products and services cheaper while others have become more expensive for the common people. Things which will…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday proposed to hike the levy on options trading in equity markets to 0.05 percent. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed to hike the securities transaction tax…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Declaring financial sector reforms as being one of the “nine pillars” of Budget 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said a comprehensive bankruptcy code will be enacted and legislation…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday said it has launched two important schemes to increase crop yield in rain-fed areas, including India’s north eastern states. “To increase crop yields in the rain-fed…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will provide LPG connections to all poor households, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced on Monday while presenting the 2016-17 annual budget in the Lok Sabha. The government…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has passed his general budget examination with “flying colours”. Terming the 2016-17 Union Budget as “pro-farmer, pro-poor…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency with an initial budget of Rs.1,000 crore. Presenting the union budget for 2016-17 in…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said there was “no big idea” in the 2016-17 general budget but commended the government on the fiscal consolidation issue. “There is no…
Tehran, Feb 29 (IANS) The Iranian companies inked three agreements with India in the fields of auto industry here on Monday. The agreements were signed at the third Iran Automotive Industry International Conference which opened…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said the Narendra Modi governments political budget was not farmer friendly because it did not talk about crucial agriculture pricing. The crucial point…
By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Focusing on rural economy and infrastructure with minor rebate for small taxpayers but amnesty for defaulters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday unveiled a Rs.19.78 lakh crore…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Hailing the general budget 2016-17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the government has tried to reach out to the poor by giving due importance to all important sectors…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday gave a shot in the arm to real estate sector in the 2016-17 general budget by waiving Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) on Real Estate…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Nuclear power generation capacity is built over a period of time and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s announcement of a Rs.3,000 crore yearly allocation for the next two decades is certainly…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, reacting to the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Monday, said “there is nothing in the budget for the farmers who…
New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Popular mobile messaging service WhatsApp will drop support for BlackBerry and Nokia devices by 2017 in order to push the Facebook-owned app’s growth, media reports said on Monday. WhatsApp’s announcement…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday hailed the general budget 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, describing it as “transformative”. “This budget is pro poor, pro farmer and…
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government’s announcement that farmers’ income would be doubled in the next five years is an “impossible idea”, former prime minister and…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Feb 29, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Finance Jayant Sinha. (Photo:…