The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday....
Unveiling the union budget for 2016-17 on Monday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a string of measures for the development of rural areas. ...
Union Budget announcements, combined with negative global cues and a dip in the rupee value, depressed the Indian equity markets on Monday....
Terming tax disputes as a scourge of tax-friendly regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, presenting the Union Budget for 2016-17, on Monday unveiled a new dispute resolution mechanism to minimise litigation....
The government's announcement that farmers' income would be doubled in the next five years is an "impossible idea", former prime minister and noted economist Manmohan Singh said on Monday....
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the general budget and said "if the budgets were like annual exams for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then I must say he has passed the exams with flying colours". ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the general budget was "focused on development of agriculture, farmers, women and rural areas"....
Congress on Monday gave notice for a privilege motion against HRD Minister Smriti Irani and created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha for a while shortly before Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stood to present the General Budget 2016-17. Soon after the house met, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asked Jaitley to present the budget but Congress memb...
The government on Monday described as “unfortunate†a letter written by 34 US lawmakers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over violence against religious minorities in India. “It is unfortunate that these members of Congress while applauding India as a pluralistic society with a longstanding commitment to inclusio...
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has made the opposition’s job a “bit tougher†with his general budget not focused on the affluent of the nation. “By not focusing the benefits of #UnionBudget2016 on the #suitboot people Arun Jaitley has cleverl...
