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Sensex zooms 777 points in biggest single-day gain in 7 years
About 2010 shares advanced, 587 shares declined, and 116 shares were unchanged.
Modi government shifts focus, rural India takes centre stage in Jaitley's Budget
With distress in rural areas increasing, Jaitley went all out to woo the segment by promising a slew of welfare measures including electricity to all villages and road connectivity in the next couple of years.
General Budget 2016: Who said what
As a result of additional levy of Krishi Kalyan and infrastructure cess on all services, activities including eating out and payment of bills will also become more expensive.
PSUs to monetise idle assets; Disinvestment Department renamed
"The government will leverage the assets of CPSEs for generation of resources for investment in new projects," Jaitley said.
Infra outlay at Rs 2.21 lakh crore, steps will be taken to remove obstacles
Jaitley also announced that abolition of permit law will be our medium-term goal in public transport.
Digital industry welcomes technology thrust, says some demands met
IAMAI says the proposals indicate the government’s resolve towards Digital India and supporting entreneurship.
Air travel to become expensive as government proposes 6% hike in excise duty on jet fuel
The increase would be virtually applicable to airlines operating from all airports since the proposal for SCAs and the regional connectivity scheme are yet to be implemented.
Interactive word cloud of Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2016-17 speech
Arun Jaitley's third Budget address in Parliament had more than 12,500 words.
Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17
Jaitley reiterated a forecast that India would grow by 7.6% in the fiscal year that is drawing to a close.
Poll: What citizens want from Union Budget 2016
The poll, with participation of 2 lakh people across 30 cities, was conducted by the citizen engagement platform LocalCircles .
FDI up 40% to $29.44 billion in April-December 2015
India received $10.98 billion overseas inflows from Singapore, followed by Mauritius ($6.10 billion), the US ($3.51 billion), the Netherlands ($2.14 billion), and Japan ($1.08 billion).
TEMA expects infrastructure status to domestic telecom equipment manufacturers
The association said R&D and IPR creation are critical factors for strengthening the manufacturing sector in the country
Budget expectation: Increase budgetary allocation for Ministry of Women & Child Development
Parliamentarian Rajeev Chandrasekhar seeks enhancement of budgetary allocations to the Ministry to fight child abuse.
Budget expectation: Funds to educate farmers and agri-input dealers
At present, only one-third of the cropped area is under assured plant protection umbrella,
Rupee ends at fresh 30-month low of 68.61 against US dollar
The rupee had hit its all-time closing low of 68.80 per dollar on August 28, 2013 after plunging to 68.85 mark on the same day in the intra-day trade.
Budget expectation: Make 80C of IT Act a tool to inculcate financial planning
Eligible investments under Section 80C can be segregated into three groups with the ceiling of Rs. 1.5 lakhs raised to Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
