Union Budget

As part of BJD's massive demonstrations across the state in protest against alleged central apathy towards Odisha in Union Budget 2015-16, the BJD leaders from Koraput district sat on a dharna outside the District Collector's office and…

“Matching the expectations, the Finance Minister delivered an excellent Budget with many proposals to promote growth and investments,” said Mr Ajay S Shriram, President, CII. "Measures to revive investment in infrastructure include…

BJP leader of State Unit, K. V. Singhdeo hailed the union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today in Lok Sabha. He said budget 2015 is an innovative pro-poor, development oriented, growth driven budget with special emphasis…

In a volatile session, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensex, provisionally ended Saturday's trade up 233 points or 0.80 percent. The choppy session was caused due to the day's biggest trigger -- the Union…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said that institutions of science and educational research would be set up in Nagaland and Odisha. "I propose setting up of institutions of science and educational research in Nagaland and Odisha,"…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to cut the corporate tax rate by five percent to 25 percent over next four years while increasing the service plus education cess from 12.36 percent to a consolidated 14 percent. Presenting…

Every family in India will have a roof over its head by 2022, India's 75th year of independence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Saturday. Presenting the union budget in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley said: "A roof for each family in India by…

India Saturday hiked its defence allocation by a modest 7.74 percent to Rs.246,727 crore ($40 billion), with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley declaring that “defence of every inch of our land is above everything else”. Presenting the budget…

The government will enhance the allocation to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme by Rs.5,000 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Saturday presenting union budget. "The government will enhance the…

India will soon have its own gold coin, with the Ashoka Chakra minted on it. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to produce gold coins domestically with the Ashoka Charka emblem to help the government recycle gold internally,…