By Sreejith Balasubramanian
IANS | February 3
Most of us awaited Indias Union Budget 2021-22 for its fiscal policy strategy to support growth, as the economy slowly emerges from the pandemic. Given previous
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The stock markets have saluted the Union Budget with a massive gain of 2,300 points as the fears of a Covid cess or increase in capital gains tax did not materialise while withhold
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Emphasising on better connectivity in urban areas, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Centre would work towards raising the share of public transport in u
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Lauding the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, various political leaders on Monday emphasized that the announcements are for the benefit of the farmers.
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday termed the Union Budget 2021 as a "progressive and comprehensive document".
"The Union Budget is a progres
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre for not providing cash transfers to the poor in the Union Budget, and said the Modi government was planning to give the co
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): In a bid to attract investments into the country's infrastructure sector, the government will notify Infrastructure Debt Funds eligible to raise funds by issuing tax efficient
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her marathon 110-minute Budget speech and also inquired about her health soon after she
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): In another bid to boost domestic manufacturing, the government on Monday announced an increase in custom duty for up to 10 per cent on mobile chargers and some sub-parts of phones,
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The Congress on Monday criticised the Modi-led NDA government for giving a sizeable chunk of the infra-Budget to the election-bound states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Ker
Shimla, February 1 (IANS): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday hailed the Union Budget 2021. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sith
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to unleash a massive fiscal expansion in 2021-22 on the back of fire sales and cesses, to revive India's pandemic-battere
Jaipur, February 1 (IANS): Educationists in Rajasthan on Monday praised the Union Budget 2021-22, saying that it is focussed on the National Education Policy (NEP) which will improve the education sector.
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New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The government has decided to exempt dividend payments to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) from tax deduction at source (TDS).
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): The three new dedicated corridors for railways announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021-22 are valued at Rs 1.78 lakh crore, officials relate
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a major announcement in the Union Budget 2020-21 related to the agriculture sector on Monday, saying that the Agriculture Infrastruct
Panaji, February 1 (IANS): Barring travel and tourism industry stakeholders, small, medium and big business and industry stakeholders in Goa welcomed the announcements made in the budget for 2021-22, underlinin
Panaji, February 1 (IANS): The Goa government appeared to have got an unlikely windfall in the 2021-22 budget in form of the Rs 300 crore announced by Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman for celebration of the sta
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that farmers are getting 1.5 times of the minimum support price (MSP) on procurement of foodgrains.
In her Budget speech, the
New Delhi, February 1 (IANS): In another bid to boost domestic manufacturing, the government on Monday announced a 2.5 per cent increase in customs duty on mobile chargers and some sub-parts of phones, a move t