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Mantralaya where the library is housed

Funds sit idle in exchequer

Housing, environment, PWD depts spent only 4-10 % of allocation.

30 Jan 2018 11:36 PM GMT

Finance minister and Arun Jaitley with the minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla arrives at Parliament House to present the Union Budget 2018-19, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Mr Finance Minister, your Budget looks like another act of deception

This government, since it took to power, has been attempting to manage public perception without much action on the...

13 Feb 2018 7:39 PM GMT

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

TDP among allies unhappy with BJP

Naidu was visibly upset with the 2018-19 Budget presented last week.

5 Feb 2018 7:52 PM GMT

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will unveil the Union Budget 2018 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget's focus was on senior citizens

The government will not touch gains made through investments till January 31, 2018.

4 Feb 2018 7:54 PM GMT

Health regulation has several pieces, of which self-regulation by the private sector is an important one. Private players in the health sector are indeed quite diverse.

Health insurance for poor may cost Rs 1,00,000 crore

NIPFP says it may impinge on states' rights on health.

4 Feb 2018 7:54 PM GMT

A professional tax is proposed to be levied on individuals, who have an annual income of Rs 5 lakh. This would generate Rs 5 crore, the budget document read.

Focus to help strengthen rural infra

CII commends the ability to deliver a popular Budget without becoming populist.

2 Feb 2018 7:46 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget development-friendly and said it would strengthen the vision of a new India. (Photo: PTI)

Budget will uplift Dalits, farmers, tribals, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister said that benefits mentioned in the budget must reach to the people and the sector they are aimed...

1 Feb 2018 7:56 PM GMT

While bitcoins price rise mystifies many, its origins have been the subject of much speculation.

Union Budget 2018: Cryptocurrency declared illegal in India

Even before the budget, Jaitley had already said that the cryptocurrency is not legal tender in India.

1 Feb 2018 12:28 PM GMT

Focus is on ramping up the infrastructure and manpower.

BMC's budget for hospitals shows Rs 861 crore increase

Once these things fall into place, then the move is expected to reduce the waiting period for patients.

16 March 2018 1:34 AM GMT

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia arrives to present the Budget in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Rs 53,000 crore Green' Budget passed

Establishments would get a subsidy of up to Rs 30,000 to switch from diesel generator sets to electricity generator...

28 March 2018 12:15 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump issued a revised travel ban order on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Trump makes spending suggestions to Pentagon in 2018 US budget

Donald Trump has asked for USD 30 billion of the military money immediately, in the form of a supplemental request on...

17 March 2017 3:18 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

US President Trump 's 2018 budget to include paid family leave plan

The proposal expands on a campaign pledge to provide paid maternity leave, which Trump adopted at the urging of his...

19 May 2017 6:18 AM GMT