Page 23 - Budget 2017

PM Modi dismisses opposition's criticism of an early Budget

Advancement would impact results in 5 poll-bound states, including UP, decry the Opposition

Rupee scales one-month high of 67.87 on Budget optimism

The US dollar index was trading sharply lower at 99.94 in the late afternoon session

Arun Jaitley to take questions from Twitterati after budget

The questions can be asked on Twitter by using the hashtag: #MyQuestionToFM

Rail stocks slide 4% ahead of Rail Budget

Titagarh Wagons, Kalindee Rail lead decline, shedding 4.06% and 3.27%, respectively on BSE

KYC threshold expected to be cut for jewellery buying in Budget

Jewellers, however, say no black money in system post demonetisation; move will only dampen demand

1.4 lakh villages, 450 cities declared open defecation free: President

Mukherjee was addressing a joint session of the Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session

Budget 2017: Nearly 13 cr poor covered under social security schemes

Govt policies were inclined towards achieving welfare of the poor & other marginalised groups

Farmer-oriented schemes increased crop yield: President Pranab Mukherjee

Three crore farmer credit cards will be converted into Rupay debit cards

Rs 2 lakh cr provided for micro entrepreneurial units, says President

President was addressing a joint session of the two houses of Parliament on day 1 of Budget Session

Budget 2017: PM Narendra Modi looks forward to 'fruitful' session

Ahead of the budget session he urged all political parties will work together for people's benefit

Budget 2017: Ports to get Rs 91,000-cr push

Budget may give shipping ministry Rs 2,500 crore to upgrade and develop ports

Where are the jobs, asks Congress

MMS, Chidambaram release party's own Eco Survey slamming Modi govt's flagship schemes, note ban

Budget may trigger either Nifty 9,000 or Nifty 8,000

Q3 results have been poor but better than extremely low expectations

Street Food: The Rs 55,000-crore Budget idea

The only solace this time is that the Budget has come a month in advance

Stocks snap climb ahead of Economic Survey, Budget

The 30-share barometer opened a touch lower and settled down 32.9 points, or 0.12% , at 27,849.56

Passenger fares may be hiked marginally; exit rail stocks: analysts

Given the upcoming assembly elections, analysts do not expect the government to announce new trains as it would violate the model code of conduct

Markets, expectations steam forward

Analysts expect fiscal stimulus from Budget, through higher spending as well as reduced taxes

Consumer expectations and the budget

Consumer expectations are running low in India

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: The emperor's clothes

Like most things in India, the Budget too has become a parody

GST plus digital will make economy cleaner, bigger: Arun Jaitley

He said this would lead to a higher number of transactions covered under the banking system