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Bharat Petroleum Corporation or BPCL produces Bharatgas LPG cylinders. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Ujjwala, Sukanya and other key takeaways for women

Finance Minister announces lower provident fund contribution for women employees.

1 Feb 2018 5:16 PM IST

Former Finance Minister and veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram attacked the Government over the newly tabled Union Budget. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Chidambaram says Jaitley failed, consequences will follow

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

1 Feb 2018 5:03 PM IST

Gopichand defends PV Sindhu, wants Indian shuttlers to win at CWG, Asian games

Gopichand defends PV Sindhu, wants Indian shuttlers to win at CWG,...

Indian badminton chief coach feels that odd defeats can't be termed as her failure, not even by a single percent.

1 Feb 2018 4:58 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: PTI/File)

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 4:45 PM IST

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra (Photo: PTI)

SC adopts roster system, to effect from Jan 5; CJI to hear all PIL...

CJI Dipak Misra in January had examined suggestions from stakeholders to bring transparency in allocation of sensitive...

1 Feb 2018 4:39 PM IST

Arun Jaitley addresses media after presenting Union Budget 2018 in Parliament. (Photo: ANI/File)

Have put surplus money in the hands of middle-class taxpayer: Jaitley...

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

1 Feb 2018 4:19 PM IST

Arun Jaitley addresses the media in New Delhi on Tuesday

Budget 2018: IIT Chennai to help govt establish 5G centres

Arun Jaitley has announced Rs 10, 000 cr for expansion of telecom infrastructure under various govt projects.

1 Feb 2018 4:16 PM IST

The amount for defence pension is an increase of 26.60 per cent over the allocation of Rs 85,740 crore last year. (Photo: AP)

Rs 2.95 lakh crore allocated for defence budget for 2018-19

Outlay for defence budget amounted to 12.10 per cent of the total budget of Rs 24,42,213 crore for 2018-19.

1 Feb 2018 4:11 PM IST

TRAI in draft amendment of the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Per Port Transaction Charge and Dipping Charge Regulations has proposed that the Per Port Transaction charge shall be Rs 4 .

Govt expects Rs 48,661.42 crore from telecom sector in FY19

Government had made a provision of Rs 44,342.2 crore revenue from telecom services in 2017-18.

1 Feb 2018 3:35 PM 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 unveils major health scheme for poor, sops for farmers; Modi...

Jaitley announces world's largest healthcare programme, medical cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to 10 crore poor families per...

1 Feb 2018 3:32 PM IST

Boost to economy as Budget 2018 allocates Rs 5.97 lakh cr for infrastructure

Boost to economy as Budget 2018 allocates Rs 5.97 lakh cr for...

In his Budget address, Finance Minister Jaitley termed infrastructure as 'growth driver' of the economy.

1 Feb 2018 2:56 PM IST

While unveiling UDAN scheme last month, the ministry had said viability gap funding (VGF) would be based on different stage lengths as well as the type of fixed wing aircraft.

UDAN to connect 56 unserved airports, says Jaitley

Govt has proposed expansion of airport capacity by more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new...

1 Feb 2018 2:54 PM IST