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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Modi reaches out to poor to retain power

Modi had stormed to power with his reform agenda and promises to do away with social sector schemes like MNREGA.

2 Feb 2018 6:42 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Budget 2018: Only healthy India can prosper, says Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said India cannot realise its demographic dividend without its citizens being healthy.

2 Feb 2018 6:27 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament.

A good Budget with a socialist touch

Arun Jaitley's mention of reducing hardships faced in realty was positive .

2 Feb 2018 6:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget development-friendly and said it would strengthen the vision of a new India. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Modi's Bharat Budget eyes 2019 Lok Sabha elections

I am sure the New India which we aspire to create will emerge now, says Arun Jaitley.

2 Feb 2018 5:44 AM IST

Budget 2018: Govt officially announces it intends to privatise Air...

The words strategic privatisation were used for Air India by finance minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech.

2 Feb 2018 2:21 AM IST

Fiscal deficit for the financial year 2016-17 is budgeted at 3.5 per cent.

Fiscal deficit will overshoot to 3.5 per cent, says Arun Jaitley

The difference between total revenue and total expenditure of the government is termed fiscal deficit.

2 Feb 2018 2:15 AM IST

All stations that see footfall of more than 25,000 people will get escalators.

Budget 2018: Mumbai gets Rs 51,000 crore for its lifeline

The finance minister has also promised Wi-Fi connectivity and CCTV camera surveillance at all stations.

2 Feb 2018 1:43 AM IST

Arun Jailtey also said the government will develop 10 tourist destinations to attract more visitors. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Budget 2018: Rs 5.97 lakh crore boost to infra, 99 cities to turn'...

For Indian Railways, Jaitley said the government has allocated capital expenditure of Rs 1,48,528 crore for 2018-19.

2 Feb 2018 1:05 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

India's digital push evident in Union Budget

Industry observers say it indicates the government's political push towards making India a digital economy.

2 Feb 2018 12:55 AM IST

Arun Jaitley said, the reservation formula for the Patel community is legally and constitutionally untenable. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Bilingual Budget turns to Hindi for populist measures

Jaitley who started his Budget speech in English, quickly switched over to Hindi the moment he came to the chapter on...

2 Feb 2018 1:26 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

Budget 2018: 24 new medical colleges proposed

To improve the quality of teachers an integrated B.Ed. programme for teachers will be initiated.

2 Feb 2018 12:51 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP/File)

Budget 2018: Salary hikes bring cheer

Emoluments of President, Vice-president and state governors to increase.

2 Feb 2018 1:26 AM IST