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Budget for Railways: Bengaluru, Mumbai big gainers

Bengaluru will get a corpus of Rs 17,000 crore for the local rail network. Karnataka goes to polls this year.

1 Feb 2018 2:21 PM IST

Healthcares latest buzz word is personalised medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

Union Budget 2018 unveils healthcare for 500 million of India's...

The government currently provides 30,000 rupees towards healthcare for poor families.

1 Feb 2018 2:08 PM IST

Govt to soon announce steps to tackle NPAs of MSMEs: Jaitley

MUDRA Yojana launched in April 2015 has led to a sanction of Rs 4.6 lakh crore in credit to some 10.38 lakh MUDRA loans.

1 Feb 2018 1:46 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday once again hinted that there is scope for lesser slabs under the Goods and Services Tax. Photo: ANI| Twitter

Union Budget 2018: Govt misses fiscal deficit target; higher at 3.5...

Fiscal deficit has a bearing on sovereign rating of the country as well as the debt market.

1 Feb 2018 1:19 PM IST

The Bitcoin concept will help in promoting a cashless society. The crypto currency model can be used for groups involved in microfinance projects under the Development of Women and Children in Rural Area, for better accountability

Cryptocurrencies not legal, will eliminate their use: Jaitley

RBI has not given any licence to any entity/company to operate such currencies.

1 Feb 2018 12:43 PM IST

Chilli stock awaits buyers at the Enumamula Agriculture market yard in Warangal on Sunday. (Photo: Deccan chronicle)

Govt to take steps to promote agri commodity exports: Jaitley

India's agri exports potential is as high as USD 100 billion against a current export of USD 30 billion.

1 Feb 2018 12:28 PM IST

Today, IT exports from the state are about Rs 2,000 crore, while those from Telangana have increased to Rs 1 lakh crore.

Union Budget 2018 predicts exports to expand by 15 per cent this year

The country's merchandise shipments rose 12.36 per cent to USD 27.03 billion in December 2017.

1 Feb 2018 11:58 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said BJP will celebrate Anti-Black Money Day on November 8 to mark the first anniversary of demonetisation. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

India USD 2.5 trillion economy, set to be 5th largest in world:...

Finance Minister said in Budget speech that India will grow 7.2-7.5 per cent in second half of current fiscal.

1 Feb 2018 11:51 AM IST

Workers are the centre of operations of a factory, from the initial starting point to the completion of the projects.

India factory growth cools to 3-month low in January on weaker demand

Economy is still struggling to recover from a weaker demand trend seen since ban of high-value currency notes in Nov...

1 Feb 2018 11:20 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the new process would be finalised in the next meeting of the GST Council after a written formulation is circulated to the states. (Photo: ANI)

Union Budget 2018: Relief for salaried employees, standard deduction...

There were hopes ahead of Budget that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would make the middle class happy.

1 Feb 2018 10:52 AM IST

The CBEC has now notified the dates for filing the GST returns forms.

Union Budget 2018: GST revision concerns retailers

Gold jewellery retailers said they prefer old tax of one per cent on ornaments instead of three per cent.

1 Feb 2018 10:21 AM IST

In its Budget wish list, SBI said that the tax exemption limit enjoyed by salaried class should be increased to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 2.5 lakh.

Tax Framework for Special Economic Zones set for a change?

SEZ scheme stands foremost amongst others when it comes to income-tax incentives for exporters.

1 Feb 2018 9:57 AM IST