The TDP expressed "serious displeasure" over the Union Budget as it "gave nothing" to the state.
With just eight days left for the winter session, Jaitley and Parliamentary Affairs Minster M Venkaiah Naidu held consultations with Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Leader Anand Sharma.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his Budget speech on Monday, announced a new dispute resolution mechanism for such companies who are in confrontation with the taxman's action.
Vaibhav Aggarwal's Change.org petition has been shared widely on Twitter and Facebook and continues to gather more signatures rapidly.
Withdrawals from EPF and NPS to have same tax rates.
The rupee bounced back by 10 paise to end at 68.62 on Friday.
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said highways sector continues to be a focus area for the government and announcements of multi-modal logistics parks and multi-modal passenger stations will be a game changer.
The government is moving ahead slowly but steadily.
Condemning the incidents of intolerance, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that it is against the traditions of our culture. He said publicising the acts of vandalism is also a matter of great concern.
The new tax rates will come into effect from January 1, 2019.
Rumours in the bureaucracy on his successor include the names of Sajjid Chinoy of JP Morgan, Rathin Roy of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Neelkanth Mishra of Credit Suisse and the principal economic advisor, Sanjeev Sanyal.
'After the presentation of the Budget, the House will be adjourned.'
The Centre has decided to keep ayurveda products in the mid-range of the goods and services tax
Common use products like hair oil, soaps and toothpaste will be charged with a single national sales tax or GST of 18 per cent instead of present 22-24 per cent
Amidst snakelike political manoeuvrings for government formation in state, Devendra Fadnavis still remains top contender for CM post, say sources
Leaders across the political spectrum took to Twitter on Monday morning to extend congratulations to Leander Paes and Sumit Nagal.
#Budget2018 resulted in over 14 lakh conversations on Twitter.
The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited, designated post offices and recognised stock exchanges -- the NSE and BSE.
Both houses of Parliament were prorogued on Friday, almost a month after being adjourned sine die, ending the possibility of an extension of the Monsoon session in the face of continued stand-off between government and opposition.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the biggest tax reform since Independence.
At a meeting of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, the Centre's plan to bring petroleum goods under GST regime was opposed.
Altogether 20,000 Indian nationals have been evacuated from quake-torn Nepal and arrangements were being made to take them to their homes by trains from Raxaul, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday.
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The government is planning to liberalise the terms and conditions for the sale of the national carrier. The Centre is still pursuing the option of selling the airline's subsidiaries before the airline itself, in order to deal with an outstanding debt of around Rs 27,000 crore.
She recited a Kashmiri verse, which was part of a poem by Sahitya Akademi award winner Pandit Dinanath Koul. She rendered the verse in both Kashmiri and Hindi. Besides, the minister quoted woman Tamil poet Avvaiyar, Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, a verse from Raghuvamsa by Kalidasa, as well as late finance minister Arun Jaitley while talking about the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
This is because the government's move might dim the possibility of taking over the 42 blocks permanently.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
According to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who spent 19 months in prison during the 1975 Emergency imposed by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi, it is not possible for anybody to convert a democratic India into a "dictatorship" in this day and age.
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, allowed contractors to move to the new, speedier arbitration process, approved the release of 75 per cent of the amount in dispute against bank guarantees and provided for a conciliation board comprising independent domain experts in new contracts.
'If the total amount is spent, it will be highest Budget spend on MGNREGA.'
The meet will focus on the recent global economic developments, challenges and collective measures to address them
As part of the National Democratic Alliance government's media blitzkrieg to highlight achievements made during its one-year rule, three Union ministers will participate in a 'talkathon' session today during which they will answer questions posted on Twitter.
Jaitley's fifth Budget has provided little relief to the middle class.
There's a 13 per cent increase over last year, in an effort to put its flagging revenues back on track.
Several of the mutual fund schemes have plans like dividend, growth and bonus.
The Budget may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the Sunped village in Haryana and consoled the family.
India has joined global efforts to combat global tax evasion.
India needs to create buffers for future economic downturns.
In view of the "runaway success" of the scheme, now it has been decided to make it open-ended with more incentives
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