Union Budget: News
08 Jul 2019
SensexSensex plunges over 900 points, Nifty slips below 11,600 points
Benchmark equity indexes S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 continued to decline for a second consecutive session on Monday. Sensex lost over 900 points in late afternoon trade, while the broader Nifty tanked by over 245 points.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaWho's Lord Basaveshwara, quoted by Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget speech
As she presented her maiden Union Budget on Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman drew upon wisdom from India's past, quoting Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and even the ancient philosopher Chanakya.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: Know what became costlier and what cheaper
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for more than two hours in her maiden budget speech and promised a better future to countrymen.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaExplained: How 'One Nation, One Grid' will change power sector
Among a slew of announcements which Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made in her first federal budget, the one which got maximum attention was 'One Nation, One Grid'.
05 Jul 2019
BusinessUnion Budget 2019: What does it mean for common man?
Riding on an epic mandate, the Centre, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, revealed its budget for 2019-20 on Friday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget and her speech went on for more than two hours.
05 Jul 2019
Nirmala SitharamanUnion Budget 2019: Sitharaman announces reforms for industries, start-ups
Thanking all taxpayers in her first budget speech on Friday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said direct tax collection went up by over 78% from 2014 to 2019.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaIndia will become $3 trillion economy in 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman
In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India will become a $3 trillion economy in 2019 itself.
05 Jul 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: 7 announcements which Nirmala Sitharaman could make
India's first full-time female finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, will present the Union Budget in a short while from now.
04 Jul 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: What India expects from Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her first budget on Friday, July 5.
20 Jun 2019
IndiaWhat are ISRO's plans for the next five years
The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has given Indians several reasons to celebrate its existence. ISRO's intent to cement India's position in the space world is unquestionable.
01 Feb 2019
IndiaPM Modi says 'budget for new India' will benefit everyone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said all classes of society will benefit from the Union Budget 2019, which was presented by Piyush Goyal earlier in the day.
01 Feb 2019
Narendra Modi#Budget2019: BJP leaders hail 'robust announcements', Opposition dubs it 'jumla'
The interim budget presented by acting Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday invited a flurry of reactions in the country.
31 Jan 2019
IndiaUnion Budget 2019: Key expectations, traditions and other questions simplified
The Union Budget 2019 will be presented by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, February 1.
04 Aug 2018
Maruti SuzukiExactly how rich is Apple? Here are some mind-boggling facts
On Thursday, Apple touched a market cap of $1 trillion, a figure that many icons of capitalism had never even dreamed of touching.
15 Apr 2018
Andhra PradeshNow, AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to hold day-long fast
After disruption of Parliament didn't work, political parties are resorting to another form of protest: fasting.
07 Apr 2018
Andhra PradeshYSR Congress MPs resign from LS over Andhra special status
Five YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MPs on Friday submitted their resignation letters to the Lok Sabha speaker. This was their way of protesting against Andhra Pradesh not being granted the special category status.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaBJP sets early deadlines for central schemes before 2019-LS elections
To reap electoral benefits in 2019 parliamentary elections, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has set early deadlines for implementing key central schemes.
07 Mar 2018
MumbaiRunning Mumbai locals caused Rs. 4,000 crore loss to Railways
Soon after the Union Budget announced about the expansion of the suburban Mumbai rail network, the government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that the national transporter has incurred a loss of above Rs. 4,000cr in the last three years in running the Mumbai locals.
06 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiBJP win in Tripura, an ideological victory: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday dubbed the BJP's win over the Left in Tripura a "victory of ideology" and said the party needs to work hard to maintain its winning electoral streak, according to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar.
13 Feb 2018
IndiaCiti India bans use of cards for cryptocurrency purchases
Despite the spike in cryptocurrency valuation across the world, governments seem to be cracking down on cryptocurrencies.
01 Feb 2018
India#DecodingBudget: India gets Rs. 1,200cr healthcare coverage, 'largest govt-funded program'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the 2018 Budget this morning. If the NDA doesn't return to power in 2019, this was its last full-fledged Budget.
31 Jan 2018
IndiaRailway Budget'18: Rs. 78,000cr to automate Indian Railways
After 2017's historic reform of merging the two budgets, this year Railway Budget will be presented along with the Union Budget on February 1.
17 Jan 2018
IndiaUnion Budget will probably tackle rural distress and unemployment
Next month, the NDA government will announce its last full-fledged budget. They signaled that it would resolve major issues plaguing the economy. These include rural distress, unemployment and reviving private investments.
04 Dec 2017
IndiaBudget 2018 likely on February 1, GST might affect presentation
The last budget for the current government, the first after GST, is likely to be presented on February 1 next year.
05 Jun 2017
IndiaNHAI looking to launch an international subsidiary
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to launch a dedicated international subsidiary for construction of roads and highways abroad, especially in South Asia.
04 Apr 2017
IndiaIndia needs Rs. 43 lakh crore to meet infrastructural growth
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that in the next five years, India would need an investment of Rs. 43 lakh crore to meet its infrastructural-needs.
03 Apr 2017
IndiaPolitical Funding: Could electoral bonds, corporate funding ensure transparency?
Union Budget 2017 made tall claims towards bringing in transparency in political funding in India. Months later, moving forward on the proposals on electoral bonds and corporate funding might have rendered the process more opaque than before.
07 Feb 2017
Arun JaitleyThe core team that drafted the Budget
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was closely assisted by a team of seven top officials in drafting the Budget for 2017-18.
01 Feb 2017
IndiaUnderstanding the Union Budget
The Union Budget is the annual financial statement mandated under Article 112 of India's Constitution. From this year, the Budget will be presented on Feb 1.
31 Jan 2017
IndiaTop sector expectations from the budget
Auto, banking, FMCG, infrastructure and power sectors are expecting a push from the government.
17 Nov 2016
IndiaCabinet slots Union Budget on 1 February, increases wheat prices
The Indian government has slated the Union Budget for 1 February, marking a move against a colonial-era tradition of presenting the budget on the last day of February.
01 Nov 2016
IndiaRural Indians spend more on alcohol over health
According to a report revealing consumption patterns of rural India, average expenditure of rural India on alcohol and tobacco exceeds healthcare by 3 times.
08 Oct 2016
Smriti IraniJust two classrooms and no library in IIM Bodh Gaya
A year after its launch, the Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya is still under the process of early development.
