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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presenting the annual budget. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: Cash transaction above Rs 3 lakh is banned

Centre proposes new law to confiscate assets of economic offenders.

02 Feb 2017 3:19 AM

Both ministers highlighted the fact that the Railways would benefit from the merger, and the decision will boost the overall infrastructure sector.

Joint Budget to keep Railways out of politics

Suresh Prabhu said the Budget was growth oriented for the Railways with a capital investment of Rs 1.31 lakh crore for the next fiscal year.

02 Feb 2017 3:11 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: NRIs won’t pay capital gains tax on rupee bonds

The decision to continue with lower TDS rate for masala bonds has been taken after demands from various stakeholders in this regard.

02 Feb 2017 2:25 AM

Tax adviser (second from right) Ved Jain and his family members.

Is Union Budget 2017 balancing act after demonetisation effect?

This is a good way of telling small businesses to create a corporate entity with transparency in governance,” Mr Ankit says.

02 Feb 2017 2:24 AM

People watch the Union Budget presentation on a screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

Union Budget 2017: Small taxpayers are big winners

Government to cushion effects of demonetisation.

02 Feb 2017 2:23 AM

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

Union Budget 2017: A window to future, says PM Modi

The PM also used his Twitter handle to react on the budget.

02 Feb 2017 2:13 AM

The government has proposed to halve the income tax to 5 per cent for those earning between Rs 2,50,000 and Rs 5,00,000 per annum, in a relief to the middle class.

Union Budget 2017: All to get tax benefits, says Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley says sops after note ban to make MSMEs more competitive.

02 Feb 2017 1:55 AM

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition: Union Budget 2017 ‘damp squib’, ‘heartless’

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questioned why no data on demonetisation was given.

02 Feb 2017 1:44 AM

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

Union Budget 2017: 53 per cent more funds for rural houses

Sanitation coverage in rural India has gone up from 42 per cent in October 2014 to about 60 per cent.

02 Feb 2017 1:25 AM

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (Photo: PTI)

J&K House adjourned indefinitely after ruckus

The opposition members in protest came into the Well of the House, chanting ‘Chief Minister Sahiba jawab do, jawab do.’

02 Feb 2017 1:09 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP/File)

PM Modi to visit Russia from June 1 to 3

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval too has just concluded a two-day visit to Russia.

02 Feb 2017 1:03 AM

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