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

A tame exercise: Has govt run out of steam?

The Make in India, Start-Up India, Digital India and Skill India programmes seem to have fallen by the wayside.

2 Feb 2018 4:51 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget strikes the right note, it's realistic & well-balanced

The Budget offers a bold agricultural and rural thrust to give a stimulus to equity and economic growth.

2 Feb 2018 4:50 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)

Finally, rural India gets some attention

Jaitley's real game-changer was the National Health Protection Scheme, covering 10 crore poor families or 50 crore...

2 Feb 2018 4:53 AM IST

Rupee is currently trading at 63.63 against 66.93 to a dollar in August, 2016.

Rupee crumbles 44 paise on LTCG tax, fiscal deficit woes

Rupee is trading at 64.02 against US dollar after govt announced long-term capital gains tax on equities.

1 Feb 2018 7:37 PM IST

The Economic Survey 2017-18 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday. (Photo: File | PTI)

FM Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2018 in Parliament: Read full...

In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, 'India stands out among the fastest growing economies of the...

1 Feb 2018 7:32 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh praised the Budget, saying, Its a grand budget, lot of announcements for the poor, farmers and tribals which budget will also cement India as a global economic power. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

'Sabka saath sabka vikaas', BJP, allies laud Union Budget 2018-19

Nitish Kumar appreciated the national health protection scheme and policies regarding education and agriculture.

1 Feb 2018 6:57 PM IST

Finance Minister Jaitley also stated that the contribution of the salaried class has been recognised for the first time. (Photo: ANI)

Putting surplus money in hands of middle-class taxpayer every Budget:...

'We looked at the areas that require the maximum support, and agriculture and rural sectors came foremost in our mind',...

1 Feb 2018 6:35 PM IST

Budget 2018: Jaitley failed, consequences will follow, warns Chidambaram

Budget 2018: Jaitley failed, consequences will follow, warns...

Former prime minister HD Dewe Gowda appreciated Jaitley's efforts but said the reforms will fall short of requirements.

1 Feb 2018 5:37 PM IST

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

Union Budget 2018: Laptops, mobile sets cigarette get costlier; full...

Union Budget 2018 proposed changes in excise and custom duties on certain items which are set to get costlier.

1 Feb 2018 5:29 PM IST

The new office in London will make way for 3,000 jobs in the first wholly owned office building outside the US. (Photo: Pixabay)

Digital focus can help create jobs, better rural lives: Industry

Budget proposal to double allocation to Digital India initiative to Rs 3,073 cr is a fine booster to transform digital...

1 Feb 2018 5:18 PM IST

Senior citizens had complained of lack of proper policies for the elderly in the state, in a letter to HC.

Union Budget: Govt exempts Rs 50k interest income for senior citizens

Deduction limit for health insurance and medical expenditure has been raised from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 under Section...

1 Feb 2018 5:00 PM IST

A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed that demonetisation has left Maoists and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir fund-starved, the Congress party on Monday said the he should validate his claims. (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley raises MUDRA lending target to Rs 4 lakh crore for FY'19

Of the total loan accounts, 76 per cent are of women and more than 50 per cent belong to SCs, STs and OBCs.

1 Feb 2018 4:46 PM IST