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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: NRIs won't pay capital gains tax on rupee bonds

The decision to continue with lower TDS rate for masala bonds has been taken after demands from various stakeholders in...

2 Feb 2017 2:25 AM IST

Tax adviser (second from right) Ved Jain and his family members.

Is Union Budget 2017 balancing act after demonetisation effect?

This is a good way of telling small businesses to create a corporate entity with transparency in governance, Mr Ankit...

2 Feb 2017 2:24 AM IST

People watch the Union Budget presentation on a screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

Union Budget 2017: Small taxpayers are big winners

Government to cushion effects of demonetisation.

2 Feb 2017 2:23 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabling the Union Budget for 2017-18 in the Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: For India Inc, a soothing balm

Affordable housing received high attention in the Budget, recognising its vital role as an engine of growth.

2 Feb 2017 2:40 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A bland exercise; major rethink needed

The modest tone and tenor of the Budget should not be held against the finance minister or the BJP-led NDA government.

2 Feb 2017 2:35 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

It's only the tip of the iceberg, bigger changes are on the way

On the agriculture front, the Budget contains wide-ranging initiatives aimed at boosting agricultural growth.

2 Feb 2017 2:42 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabling the Union Budget for 2017-18 in the Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Tax relief for some, big agri infra thrust

This Budget's theme was Transform, Energise and Clean India , and hopefully this will be fulfilled.

2 Feb 2017 2:36 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

1 crore households out of poverty by 2019: Govt

Jaitley said the govt would start a Mission Antyodaya for poverty alleviation in the country.

1 Feb 2017 7:30 PM IST

The two expressways each about 135 km long were planned in 2006 following a Supreme Court order to form a ring road outside Delhi for channelling non-Delhi-bound traffic.

Union Budget 2017: Highways allocation hiked to Rs 64,900 crore

Highways sector had a budgetary estimate of Rs 57,976 crore for current fiscal 2016-17.

1 Feb 2017 7:11 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Global uncertainty to impact emerging economies: FM

The world economy faces considerable uncertainty in the aftermath of major economic developments last year.

1 Feb 2017 6:49 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Union Budget 2017: Govt to phase out FIPB; further ease FDI rules

Arun Jaitley says ministries concerned will approve foreign investments; 90 per cent of current FDIs through automatic...

1 Feb 2017 6:43 PM IST

The capital outlay for the three defence services for the purchase of new equipment, weapons, aircraft, warships and other military vehicles stood at Rs 86,488 crore for 2016-17 as compared to Rs 78,586 crore for this fiscal.

Defence budget up over 6.2 per cent at Rs 2.74 lakh cr in 2017-18

Budget documents show that revised capital budget for this fiscal is Rs 71,700 crores.

1 Feb 2017 5:52 PM IST