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  Salaried taxpayers can claim Rs 40,000 standard I-T deduction without documents

  Budget | February 01, 2018 18:35 IST

  "Salaried taxpayers, pensioners need no documents, bills to claim Rs 40,000 standard I-T deduction on travel, medical expenses," Chandra said after Budget announcements.

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  India Union Budget 2018: Mumbai to get another suburban rail network, doubling of tracks

  Business | February 01, 2018 17:59 IST

  The Finance Minister said that to cater to the growth of Bengaluru metropolis, the government has planned a suburban rail network of 160 km at an estimated cost of Rs 17,000 crore.

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  India Union Budget 2018: Moody's says 3.3% fiscal deficit achievable

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:59 IST

  A slower broadening of the tax base after the note-ban and GST implementation as well as weather- related impacts on crops could contribute to revenue slippage, it warned.

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  India Union Budget 2018 Highlights: Gobar Dhan scheme to convert cattle dung into bio fuel announced

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:43 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced the launch of the Gobar Dhan scheme to manage and convert cattle dung and solid water into compost and bio-fuel.

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  Budget 2018: World's largest govt-funded health care scheme, sops for farmers, poor; no relief in I-T rates

  Budget | February 01, 2018 19:01 IST

  In the Budget 2017-18, Jaitley had reduced the income tax rate to 5 per cent from 10 per cent under the income slab from Rs 2.5 lakh per annum to Rs 5 lakh per annum.

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  India Union Budget 2018: Opposition denounces Jaitley for ‘discriminatory’, ‘destructive’ and ‘super flop’ budget; Who said what

  Budget | February 01, 2018 17:31 IST

  Here are top reactions from the government and Opposition on Budget 2018:

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  India Union Budget 2018 Highlights: Centre allots Rs 790 cr for Delhi

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:22 IST

  The Delhi Govt was given Rs 449.99 crore as central assistance in the Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha.

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  India Union Budget 2018: RS adjourns after FM tables budget docs; LS adjourned till Monday

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:04 IST

  After the House was adjourned, former prime minister Manmohan Singh walked up to the Finance Minister and greeted him for his budget presentation.

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  India Union Budget 2018 Highlights: Imported cars, juices, mobiles, gold, silver to be costlier

  Budget | February 01, 2018 17:07 IST

  The government has hiked customs duty on numerous consumer goods.

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  India Union Budget 2018: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech, part-II

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:49 IST

  Here is the full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech in Parliament, part 2:

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  India Union Budget 2018: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech, part-I

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:50 IST

  Here is the full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech in Parliament, part 1:

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  Union Budget 2018: Railways get highest-ever capital expenditure; fares remain unchanged

  Budget | February 02, 2018 15:29 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a capital expenditure of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for the Indian Railways in his Budget 2018 speech, the largest ever.

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  India Union Budget 2018 highlights: Govt introduces 10 per cent tax on long-term capital gains on equities

  Budget | February 01, 2018 16:51 IST

  Gains from sale of stocks after one year were exempt from capital gains tax. Following the announcement, the benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 400 points but recovered later.

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  India Union Budget 2018-19 Highlights: Airport capacity up 5 times, Jaitley says people wearing 'Hawai Chappal' will now use 'Hawai Jahaz'

  Budget | February 01, 2018 17:08 IST

  56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads will be connected under UDAN scheme, Jaitley said.

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  Its a grand budget, lot of announcements for the poor, farmers and tribals: HM Rajnath Singh

  Politics | February 01, 2018 14:39 IST

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  India Union Budget 2018: Budget development-friendly, will strengthen 'new India' vision, says PM Modi

  Budget | February 01, 2018 14:35 IST

  Congratulating Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his team, Modi said farmers, Dalits and tribal communities will gain from the budget.

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  India Union Budget 2018-19 Highlights: Cryptocurrencies are not legal tender, says Jaitley

  Budget | February 01, 2018 19:23 IST

  "Cryptocurrencies are not legal tender and the government discourages its use. However, the government will look at the utilisation of Blockchain (a distributed digital technology that supports crypto currencies)," Jaitley said.

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  UP CM Yogi Adityanath's reaction on Budget 2018-19

  Politics | February 01, 2018 14:41 IST

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  Arun Jaitley's Budget is for new India, common man: PM Modi on Union Budget 2018

  Politics | February 01, 2018 14:39 IST

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  Here's how Rahul Gandhi reacts to Arun Jaitley's Budget 2018-19

  Politics | February 01, 2018 14:40 IST