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AAP, Congress slam Budget; BJP says moves are pro poor

1 Feb 2017 7:26 PM GMT
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that the Union Budget is a limited and lackluster Budget, that adds insult to an economy grievously...

Cap on cash transactions above ₹3L worries real estate sector

1 Feb 2017 7:25 PM GMT
As the Union Finance Minister presented the Budget, a group of property dealers and small-time builders in a cosy room in South-east Delhi had their...

Jaitley's capital gains tax norms a big hit with Ggn realty sector

1 Feb 2017 7:21 PM GMT
Facing a difficult situation with high number of unsold inventories, the Gurugram realty sector welcomed the Central government's policy of changes in...

More could have been done in education, say teacher & experts

1 Feb 2017 7:20 PM GMT
The provisions for the education sector in the Union Budget 2017 has evoked mixed responses from the teachers and students of the city. While...

Budget: Implementation will be the key, feel city doctors

1 Feb 2017 7:19 PM GMT
For doctors of the National Capital Region (NCR), measures announced in the Union Budget on Wednesday to give a boost to the medical sector, have...

Budget 2017: Women, the forgotten sector

1 Feb 2017 7:15 PM GMT
The homemakers watched the Union Budget on Wednesday with keen interest, hoping that there would be some relief for them in day-to-day essentials.But...

Note ban wounds get Jaitley balm

1 Feb 2017 7:02 PM GMT
In a pre-poll Budget aimed at softening the demonetisation blow, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday halved the basic income tax rate to 5 per...

Only 76 lakh Indians make over ₹5 lakh a year... officially!

1 Feb 2017 7:01 PM GMT
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday placed before Parliament some revealing data indicating that India's direct tax collection is not...

Railways: Passenger safety, infrastructure get major push

1 Feb 2017 6:58 PM GMT
Even though the budget presentation for Railways lacked its old charm when it was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the national transporter...

Clueless, actionless, heartless: Mamata leads Oppn offensive

1 Feb 2017 6:54 PM GMT
Opposition on Wednesday denounced the Union Budget with Rahul Gandhi saying it lacked a clear vision and had nothing for farmers, youths and job...

SAIL's Chairman P K Singh hails FM Jaitley's measures

1 Feb 2017 6:31 PM GMT
Budget 2017 is a progressive budget which aims at a holistic development of the entire economy with a 25.4% higher capital expenditure slated for FY...

Govt opens coffers to woo farmers, poor

1 Feb 2017 5:48 PM GMT
Not losing on the momentum of 'pro-poor' and 'pro-farmer' Budget as dubbed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016, the general budget 2017 showcased...
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