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Budget 2016: Rating agencies doubt Jaitley's revenue growth optimism

Rating agencies have said while some of the revenue growth expectations expressed are optimistic, the government will have to deliver on the fiscal targets

Budget 2016: Will Jaitley's Robin Hood gesture to pay for rural distress work?

The government aims to increase tax revenues through indirect taxes on neo middle class.

Budget 2016: Tech industry cheers Arun Jaitley's nine-point agenda

Some reactions on the Union Budget 2016, presented by Jaitley, by some of the biggest names in the tech world

Budget 2016: It's not all that great; here are a few missing links in Jaitley's budget

Very few startups make profits in the first two to three years of their operations.

Budget 2016: Modi has passed budget exam with flying colours, says Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has passed his general budget examination with "flying colours".

Budget 2016: Over Rs 7,290 crore allocated for AMRUT, 'Smart Cities' Mission

The government on Monday allocated about Rs 7,296 crore for two central schemes of urban transformation, AMRUT and 'Smart Cities' Mission

Budget 2016: Hopeless, says TMC; CPM says it is full of 'hollow promises'; NCP says it's old hat

The Opposition dubs the Budget 2016-17 presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as “hopeless” and “stereotype”

Budget 2016 will accomplish 'housing for all' dream, hails PM Modi

PM Modi on Monday hailed his Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for the poor-friendly general budget that will also fulfil their dream of owning a house

Budget 2016: Small relief to individual tax payers with annual income less than Rs 5 lakh

Jaitley on Monday gave a small relief of Rs 3,000 to individuals having an annual income of less than Rs 500,000

Budget 2016: A pro-poor budget; adherence to fiscal deficit a big positive, say experts

Here is what experts ranging from macroeconomic, infrastructure to banking sector have to say on Budget 2016

Budget 2016: Accelerate infra facilities to make India a manufacturing hub

Demand and supply-side constraints restrict Indian manufacturing firms from being competitive with their global compatriots.

Budget 2016: Five suggestions to make India a next destination nation

India has managed to fare reasonably well in terms of macro-economic performance.

Railway Budget 2016: Despite revenue and funding blues, Prabhu skips rail tariff hikes

A crux of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget that shows targets set by him for this fiscal on a host of counts remained to be realised

Rail Budget 2016 reflects government's commitment to poor: Prime Minister

PM Modi said that the Rail Budget lays emphasis on investment and information technology and shows the government's commitment to the welfare of the poor

Rail Budget 2016 is like a train coach without passengers: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that people were disappointed by the Railway Budget - 2016-17 as it lacked vision.

Rail Budget 2016: Prabhu quotes Buddha; refers to poems of Vajpayee, Harivansh Rai Bachchan

From poems of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Harivansh Rai Bachchan to teachings of Gautam Buddha, Prabhu referred to these all as he presented his Rail Budget

Railway Budget 2016: Railways to get budgetary support of Rs 4,301 crore in FY17

Government will provide budgetary support of Rs 4,301 crore to Railways for 2016-17, representing an increase of 15.58 % from the revised estimate

Railway Budget 2016 growth-oriented; revenue target a 'strong challenge': India Inc

India Inc says the new freight corridors envisaged by 2019 will help reduce transportation costs

Rail Budget 2016: Railway plans to set up organisation to develop National Rail Plan-2030

While presenting the budget on Thursday, Prabhu announced a Railway Planning & Investment Organisation to draft medium and long-term corporate plans

Affordable uthapam to lower medical bills: Can Jaitley's #Budget2016 meet aam admi's expectations?

Can the government not think of giving tax savings against education?

Entertainment industry doesn't exist for government says Prakash Jha ahead of Union budget

Jha believes, making a wishlist before the budget is just waste of energy and time

Top Five Cloud Computing Tips For SMEs

Confusion about cloud computing definition and uncertainty about its benefits are still fairly widespread amongst SME business owners.

Don't wait to time the market; invest your Rs 100 now, says Kamlesh Rao of Kotak

If you wait, you will have to enter at a higher level and then the returns will be lower

For middle-class to benefit, infra bonds should be tax deductible, not tax-free

Jaitley has given the benefits on a platter to the money bags while thumbing his nose at the middle class

Sorry Mr Jaitley, your Budget 2015 has left the IT industry in the lurch

Arun Jaitley came up with some concrete announcements this time, but still left many unanswered questions. For instance, there was no clarity on the Budget 2014’s key announcements such as Rs 10,000 crore startup fund and smart cities.

With govt getting a say, RBI’s inflation fighting will never be the same

The new set-up will help the RBI escape from the mud-slinging from the finance ministry every time there is rate hike, but will also reduce its powers

Core sector grows just 1.8% but Jaitley should not bank on RBI rate cut for growth

A growth revival is possible only if the Narendra Modi government walks the talk. The solution is not another RBI rate cut

Budget 2015 based on 2 risky assumptions; if they fail Jaitley may struggle to meet targets

India has taken a bet on the fiscal front. The risk may need to be balanced by not reducing the interest rate in next three to six months

Budget 2015: Why Jaitley rolled out goodies for FIIs? This graphic offers clues

If the government has to succeed in meeting at least 60 percent of the target, it has to keep the FIIs in good stead

Stimulus and reforms don't go together: Jaitley should have kept his fiscal deficit promise

Stimulus and reforms don't go together. Let's see if Jaitley and the Modi government are able to prove that wrong. Only time will tell. But with 282 members in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley should have kept his promise to bring down the fiscal deficit on 28/2.