Market is having trouble digesting the proposal of relying on alternate sources to raise cash.

Not many would remember what has turned out to be an ambitious programme for the NDA regime today actually began in a modest way at the APM...

Referring to the Government’s commitment to the welfare of farmers and doubling farmers’ income by 2022, the Finance Minister announced a s...

The Cong leader also hit out at Modi for cashing in on the idea that whatever was happening in the country was "for the first time".

Modi knows that if promises secured a majority, the inability to be true to those — or demonstrate that delivery is underway — may undermin...

Medical insurance cover for the poor and workers of the unorganised sector is likely to go up by several times after this budget.

Sea planes have been making headlines since PM Modi flew across the river Sabarmati to Dharoi dam as part of his election campaign.

Sembcorp CEO and India head Vipul Tuli said the power sector should be made a part of the GST framework in 2018.

Lack of enough jobs, especially when the Indian population is predominantly young, is an issue that cuts across the divides of rural-urban,...

The erosion of the BJP's rural base in the Gujarat elections can force the government to offer more benefits to the rural sector than other...

Tourism is largely underpenetrated and hotels is the main component in travel. GST has raised the tax burden by 3 times, the industry says.

The fiscal deficit matters because it is a claim on the savings of the non-government sector. But the size of the budget is important too.

Though Modi refused to speak on the Budget, one can get an idea about the govt's budgetary priorities from what Modi emphasised in his inte...

The government is aiming to contain fiscal deficit for the current fiscal at 3.2 per cent of GDP. Jaitley is scheduled to present the Union...

Telcos feel financial stress levels could ease significantly if the Budget paves the way for cuts in key telecom levies such as SUC and lic...

Fears of fiscal slippage have come alive as the government plans to borrow an additional Rs 50,000 crore in this financial year.

It also comes at a time when concerns have been raised in some quarters about certain provisions of the bill, which was introduced in the L...