The finance minister's switch to Hindi for those segments of the Budget that addressed the 'social sector' concerns was possibly to ensure what he had to offer went home
There has been minor increase in budget for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
The Border Security Force, which guards the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh border, has been allocated Rs 0.171 trillion
On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange bitcoin fell to as low as $9,165, marking a more than 50 per cent fall from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December
This new policy on salaries of lawmakers will effective from April 1. In his speech, he said: "The government is proposing changes in refixing salaries of Members of Parliament
Jaitley announced plans to introduce "the world's largest government funded health care programme", saying it would cover some 500 million of the country's poorest people
Companies like UPL, Rallis India, Dhanuka, PI industries, Coromandel and others are well placed to reap benefits
The immediate adverse impact of LTCG tax would be contained due to the grandfathering clause
Yields shoot up as government misses fiscal target for 2017-18
Lauds standard deduction of Rs 40,000, but says it falls short of people's expectations
Cumulatively, exports during April-December 2017-18 grew by 12.05 per cent to $223.51 billion
Today our Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley presented the last Union Budget for the fiscal year 2018-19
The Budget 2018 lays an increased emphasis on expanding the suburban railway of Mumbai by 90 kilometres and that of Bengaluru by 110 kilometres
Social welfare surcharge adds salt to wounds, country's mission to global trading hub to take a major beating
The centre at IIT-Chennai can work on the development of IoT and Machine to Machine applications which are relevant and best suited for India
Budget 2018 has focused on tamping down rural discontent ahead of elections, signalling higher government expenditure
The government also raised custom duty on specified parts/accessories of motor vehicles, motor cars, motor cycles from 7.5 per cent to 15 per cent
FM Arun Jaitley further said, in FY 18, the government will be receiving GST revenue only for 11 months