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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi reacts on Budget 2017-18 after its presentation in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament house in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

No vision, no idea, nothing for farmers: Rahul Gandhi on Union Budget...

'It is just 'sher-o shayari' in the budget. There is nothing for farmers and youth and nothing for job creation,' Rahul...

1 Feb 2017 2:39 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands outside the North Block with the briefcase containing Union Budget for 2017 to be announced on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley unveils education reforms, one agency to be formed for all...

Jaitley said the government proposes to establish a National Testing Agency as an autonomous premier testing...

1 Feb 2017 2:30 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: PTI/File)

Modi to visit Russia in June, will attend Int'l economic forum as...

Observers point out the visit will provide India a chance to convey its concerns on Moscow inching closer to both...

1 Feb 2017 2:29 PM IST

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

Union Budget 2017: Jobs, skill training among 10 key focus areas

100 India International Skill Centres will also be set up across the country to offer advanced training and courses in...

1 Feb 2017 2:14 PM IST

Workers and machines busy in road-laying work for the Amaravati Seed Access Road in the pooled farmlands of Venkatapalem village of Amaravati Capital Region on the banks of Krishna river. (Photo: Tejo Roy Eleti)

No capital gains tax for farmers who pooled land for AP capital...

'Capital gains tax holding period has been reduced to 2 years from 3 years,' the FM announced while presenting Budget.

1 Feb 2017 2:12 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrives in Parliament to present the Union budget for 2017-18. (Photo: AP)

Union Budget 2017: Digi-pay to weed out corruption, new schemes on...

The FM also said that the BHIM app will unleash the power of mobile phones for making digital payments and financial...

1 Feb 2017 2:07 PM IST

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

Union Budget 2017: Govt removes all taxes on PoS machines to push...

The minister also exempted components from taxes to encourage domestic manufacturing of point of sale transaction...

1 Feb 2017 2:00 PM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley

Fiscal deficit to be contained at 3.2 per cent in FY18: Arun Jaitley

Revenue deficit will be reduced to 2.1 per cent for 2017-18 from 2.3 per cent in the ongoing fiscal.

1 Feb 2017 1:57 PM IST

IndiGo flight 6E 719 (New Delhi-Visakhapatnam) was given taxi permission through C lane and was supposed to hold at Runway 28 but the aircraft commander crossed the runway. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

Mishap averted at IGI as IndiGo plane misses allotted runway

IndiGo was allotted Runway 28 but the aircraft missed it and found itself taxing towards taxiway W where Jet Airways...

1 Feb 2017 1:52 PM IST

Finance Minster Arun Jaitley. (Photo: AP)

Union Budget 2017: Govt to frame rules on medical devices to draw...

India has achieved an eminent global position in the pharmaceutical sector. However, it is not the same in the medical...

1 Feb 2017 1:52 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during presentation of the Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

It is an 'Uttam Budget', will strengthen hands of poor: Narendra Modi

The Housing sector also stands to gain immensely from this Budget, said the Prime Minister.

1 Feb 2017 1:49 PM IST

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

Union Budget 2017: Highways allocation stepped up to Rs 64,000 cr

Jaitley also said 2,000 km of coastal connectivity roads have been identified for construction and development.

1 Feb 2017 1:46 PM IST