Union Budget 2018

LTCG tax: In a big relief to investors, govt extends indexation benefit to share sale in unlisted companies

Currently, 15 percent tax is levied on capital gains made on sale of shares within a year of purchase.

TMC refuses to sign Opposition memorandum on finance bill; CPM calls party 'potential ally' of BJP

The CPM on Tuesday hit out at the TMC for not signing an Opposition memorandum that accused the government of trying to pass the Union Budget without discussions in the Lok Sabha.

Budget 2018 has taken steps in the right direction to increase penetration of insurance in India

The government-insurance partnership will drive the crop and health insurance schemes announced.

Budget and Beyond: Urban middle class should be educated to understand farmers need to be paid more, says Chidambaram

Chidambaram says the urban middle class should be educated to understand that farmers need to be paid more.

Budget 2018: Urgent need for research, regulation and innovation in health insurance

About 80 percent of India’s citizens have no health insurance cover as a result and our country’s health spend is just around 4 percent of GDP,

UK-India Business Council perspective of Budget 2018: Nothing to fear, nothing to cheer

The ease of doing business efforts will continue apace because Modi and Jaitley are pragmatic.

TDP 'ready' to move no-confidence motion against Narendra Modi govt, but Chandrababu Naidu says it will be 'last resort'

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said he is ready to move a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government, but said such a move will be the "last resort"

Karnataka polls: Siddaramaiah’s 'pork-barrel' politics could propel him to victory if BJP doesn't inspire public

Siddaramaiah doesn’t believe that populism should come only just before polls. In fact, he has been in election mode almost ever since he took over as chief minister in 2013.

With one eye on upcoming Karnataka polls, Siddaramaiah unveils Budget with focus on agriculture, healthcare

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has clearly taken a leaf out of the Centre's book, even though he accused the BJP-led government of presenting a Union Budget that focused on the upcoming elections

Budget 2018: Taxes will go up due to increase in health and education cess

The Budget expectations on indirect tax front were already low-spirited, given the little room to tweak indirect taxes.