The market players were expecting that if long-term gains are taxed, the STT would go. But this has not happened
From relief to senior citizens to changes in Customs Act, BS brings you top stories to keep up with Budget 2018-19
The Budget is a populist one, so it will absolutely fetch gains
The Budget does have elements to bring cheer to the farmer fraternity at large
Removal of LTCG exemption on listed equities will impact the nascent SME listing platforms; List in India initiative is still awaited
FM Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2018-19 has plugged tax loopholes on India Inc mergers
Government banks on social schemes to make employment statistics more rosy
Agriculture credit has been increased by 10%-or Rs 1 trillion - Rs 11 trillion for 2018-19
Congress President said four years of the NDA regime are over but it continues to only promise farmers about a fair price to their produce
Shares initially sold off after Jaitley announced a new capital gains tax on long-term equity investments
The finance minister's switch to Hindi for those segments of the Budget that addressed the 'social sector' concerns was possibly to ensure what he had to offer went home
There has been minor increase in budget for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
The Border Security Force, which guards the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh border, has been allocated Rs 0.171 trillion
On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange bitcoin fell to as low as $9,165, marking a more than 50 per cent fall from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December
This new policy on salaries of lawmakers will effective from April 1. In his speech, he said: "The government is proposing changes in refixing salaries of Members of Parliament
Jaitley announced plans to introduce "the world's largest government funded health care programme", saying it would cover some 500 million of the country's poorest people
Companies like UPL, Rallis India, Dhanuka, PI industries, Coromandel and others are well placed to reap benefits
Jaitley reiterated the government's commitment to welfare of farmers saying that the emphasis is to generate higher income for farmers
The immediate adverse impact of LTCG tax would be contained due to the grandfathering clause
Yields shoot up as government misses fiscal target for 2017-18