Budget 2018

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.

'Economic development, military modernisation must go hand-in-hand': Bipin Rawat defends budget allocation for armed forces

India's economic development must go hand-in-hand with modernisation of the armed forces, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday.

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.

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.

Maharashtra Budget 2018: State’s debt increases, but so has income potential

Share of agriculture in Maharashtra state’s GSDP saw an increase from around 7 percent in 2013 to around 12 percent last year.