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Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Why investors are restive at Budget tax proposals

Fri, Mar 30, 2012

P-Note holders not liable to pay tax in India: FM

Tue, Mar 27, 2012

UPA's policy is anti-citizen: Arun Jaitley

Fri, Mar 23, 2012

Cheques, drafts to be valid for 3 months only

Cigarette smokers pay more than MRP

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Will do the same again if I get a chance: Trivedi

Post-Budget pessimism on investor interest in SEZs

SLOWDOWN: How India's key sectors fared in FY12

Wed, Mar 21, 2012

Why Budget 2012 is NOT bad for the Indian economy

How much tax can you save now?

Tue, Mar 20, 2012

Budget proposals to contain inflation: RBI

Huge gold imports strain balance of payment: Pranab

Budget 2012: Which cars will cost MORE?

Pranab 'confident' of keeping subsidies low

Mon, Mar 19, 2012

Reality show hosts, IPL players in tax net

Oil producing firms to take a Rs 6,000-cr hit

How can you invest smart and be rich

Budget 2012: Rearranging the chairs on the Titanic deck

Mamata hints at roll back of rail fares

Budget 2012: Rs 2 lakh-cr oil losses may play havoc with govt plans

Small clauses make life tougher for taxpayers

Alloy steel: Benefits from cut in customs duties

Medical devices: Budget unveils moves to drive growth

Budget 2012: Hotel sector concerned over increase in service tax

Budget 2012: Positive effect on expanding healthcare sector

Budget 2012: Auto components will not worsen further

Budget 2012: No concrete direction for retail

Budget 2012: Securities Transaction Tax cut by 20 per cent

Lifeline: Rs 4,000-cr bonanza to rescue Air India

'Let's not spend too much energy focusing on the Budget'

Meet Mukul Roy, the new Railway Minister

Get ready to pay more for petrol from April

Markets need to understand the implications: R Gopalan

PHOTOS: India's most stunning trains

Sat, Mar 17, 2012

Budget 2012: Why Yashwant Sinha is angry

Budget 2012: More spend, yet no positive results

Budget 2012: A good move towards GST, but reforms neglected

Budget 2012: Dyes and pigments Industry expects reinstatement of exemption

Hotels: Service tax hiked from 10% to 12%

Budget 2012 No customs duty on coal to benefit Chlor Alkalies

What they liked and disliked about the Budget

Budget 2012 fell short of the world's expectations

Budget 2012: Not a disaster but not enough, either

Budget: These 20 services will be cheaper

Budget 2012: Status quo in power generation equipment

Budget: Hike in shipping tonnage tax at the wrong time

A Budget for credibility

A tax expert's view of what the Budget 2012 was like

What makes MPs cheer on Budget day

'Budget 2012-Neither too cruel, nor too kind'

Coffee sector's demand are met in Budget 2012

'Increase in service tax would bear a substantial impact'

'A balanced budget in difficult times'

Wanted: A professional to bring Air India on track

Budget 2012: Effective excise duty on branded garments eased little

Budget 2012: Excise duty on cars increased by 2 per cent

Budget 2012: Here's what the experts think

Budget 2012: Paper to benefit from removal of customs duty

Budget 2012: Status quo maintained for Natural Gas

Budget 2012: Impact on media is neutral

Budget 2012: FMCG prices may rise

Budget: The FM could have been bolder

Edible oil sector disappointed with Budget

Budget 2012: Fertilizer to gain from tax benefits for investments

Budget 2012: Experts share their view on the Budget

Budget 2012: Here's a bag full of views

Budget 2012: Education sector hopes to capitalise income tax benefits

Budget 2012: Domestic IT revenue to improve

Budget 2012: Increase in excise duty to impact margins on tyres

Budget 2012: Telecom towers eligible for viability gap funding

I'm ready to even bite the ballot: Pranab Mukherjee

Budget 2012: Hike Cess on crude petroleum oil hurts

Fri, Mar 16, 2012

In graphics: Budget-2012-13

Budget 2012: Rs 5,000 cr venture fund for MSMEs

Opposition parties slam budget as anti-people

Budget 2012: IT-BPO industry expressed disappointment

Budget exempts Iranian oil payments from Income Tax

Budget 2012: No birdies, only the bunker!

Pranab: I must be cruel only to be kind

Budget 2012: Rules eased for VCs to invest in more sectors

Budget 2012: Consumer durables cos to hike prices

Budget hikes AC, first class train fares further

Budget 2012: Life-saving drugs to be cheaper

Invest in stocks, get tax exemption!

Budget: What is cheaper, what is costlier

Government to infuse Rs 158 bn in PSU banks

Budget 2012: Govt to introduce 7 financial reforms Bills

Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE

Govt to make overseas assets disclosure mandatory

Budget 2012: Budget is for the rich: Yechury

New tax slabs: How much you will SAVE?

Budget 2012: Mixed reactions of NRIs in Gulf

Budget 2012: Higher borrowing may not eat up credit

Govt proposes amendments in Income Tax Act

India Inc calls Budget missed opportunity

High fiscal deficit weighs on market

Budget 2012: Govt to borrow 29 paise for every rupee in its kitty

Fiscal deficit at 5.9 per cent of GDP

Impact of taxes on YOUR income

Budget: A bandage for an amputee

Budget provides impetus to domestic steel industry

Allies will be consulted on 'tough' decisions: PM

Budget 2012: Govt pegs FY'13 subsidy bill 14% lower

Pranab quotes Kautilya and Shakespeare

SHOCKER! Maruti, Honda, M&M to raise vehicle prices

Budget gives boost to aviation sector

Aadhaar enrolments to rise by 40 crore next year

A common tax code on the anvil for service tax, excise duty

Govt to fully provide for food subsidy, food security act

Govt allows lenders to raise Rs 60Kcr via bonds

Congress happy with the Budget, TMC dismisses it

Service tax rate hiked to 12%

Budget Highlights: Tax sops, but costlier services

Measures proposed for augmenting funds for SMEs

Good news! FM offers tax sops for you

Govt trying to reach consensus on FDI

Budget 2012: Steps announced to check black money

Amendments to FRBM Act

Budget 2012: Live from the Lok Sabha

Budget 2012: Substantial hike in defence budget

Budget 2012: Agriculture sector to get sops

External borrowing up to $1 billion in aviation sector

GDP to grow by 7.6 per cent in 2012-13

Economy is now turning around, says FM

20 interesting facts about the Budget

Budget 2012: A few tips for the FM and PM

SBI may cut rates on select loans

Economics vs politics: Mamata shocks India Inc

What Pranabda will bring in his briefcase

An aam aadmi's open letter to India's finance minister

Letter to the FM from a salaried employee

Budget 2012: Tax payers may get some relief

COLUMN: Budget is a big test for the UPA govt

SPECIAL: Is the Budget only about taxes?

What has Budget 2012 in store? Ganesha PREDICTS!

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

Meet Mukul Roy, the new Railway Minister

INFOGRAPHICS: The state of Indian economy

Economic Survey: Why diesel price needs to be hiked?

Economic Survey: Banks may be indirectly affected by euro-zone crisis

Want to invest smart and be rich? Read this!

'Sensex gives second highest returns to investors in Asia'

Economic Survey: States need to promote tourism

Economic Survey: Inflation to moderate to 6.5-7% by March end

Economic Survey nods foreign airlines buying stake in local carriers

National Telecom Policy to be in place by June

Economic Survey: Indian firms hit three-year low in raising funds

Import food items regularly to check prices: Economic Survey

Economic Survey: Subsidised diesel adding to pollution, health costs

Economic Survey: India needs to play major in role global economic matters

Economic Survey: Housing sector's share in GDP to rise to 6%

Economic Survey: Revenue, fiscal deficit targets to be missed

Budget 2012: Indian print industry can be professionalised

IT sector, the biggest job creator in FY12

Indian economy to bounce back in FY13

Budget 2012: Stock brokers: Abolish Security Transaction tax

Survey calls for ruthless crackdown on corruption

Economic Survey: Power generation at 76% of fiscal target till Dec

Economic survey: European debt crisis to keep markets volatile

India 4th largest economy, yet low per capita income

Take steps to check Re volatility: Eco Survey

Glass industry seeks customs duty cut

Abolish customs duty on all man-made fibres: FAITMA

Govt bullish, GDP growth pegged at 7.6% for FY13

The Union Budget 2012-13 may not be populist

Consumer goods: Hike excise duty to 45%

RBI keeps key rates unchanged, pegs GDP at 6.9%

Railways to hire 100,000 to meet manpower demand

'Our priority is to consolidate what we have done'

Bring unaccounted money stashed away: Hinduja

Mamata stops Trivedi in his tracks

Hike limit for interest on home loan

Tax sops must to encourage R&D

Semiconductor industry needs tax exemptions

'Indian Railways was headed for ICU, I pulled it out'

Mukul Roy to be India's new Railway Minister

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

Budget 2012: Duty restructure sought for steel, coke

Rail fare hike: How much your ticket will cost now

What the auto components sector wants from Budget

Aluminum: Cut customs duty on coal tar pitch

Provide industry status to real estate sector

Semiconductor industry needs tax sops, grants

Here's what oil and gas sector expects from Budget

Bring amnesty scheme to curb black money

One-third of Railways earnings go into paying salary

Paints: Cut customs duty

Budget 2012: Removal of customs duty on LNG/natural gas sought

Increase FDI limits in insurance from 26% to 49%

Gems, jewellery: A cut in duty sought

'Lend to low-cost housing sector as priority'

'Provide industry status to real estate sector'

Budget 2012: IEEMA seeks customs duty at 10 per cent

'Need higher allocation towards education, health'

Budget 2012: Cement - Cut excise incidence

Decontrol sugar, remove levy obligation

'A fiscal deficit of under 3% of the GDP is a must'

'Move towards a fiscal deficit under 3%'

Budget 2012: Textiles - Raise TUFS allocation

Alloy steel: Hike customs duty on output

'Bestow Infrastructure status to mass housing, townships'

Budget 2012: How the government can empower rural India

Fertiliser: Hike urea prices

Retain service tax and excise duty rate

'Govt should waive off the service tax on premiums'

Railway Budget: Dinesh Trivedi justifies fare hike

How to expand rural banking reach

Mamata livid, demands roll back of rail fare hike

Will the Budget change a lot for India's economy?

Montek hails Railways move to create tariff body

Rail Budget: Annual Plan put at highest ever Rs 60,100 crore

Railways' gift for you: 75 new Express Trains

Rail Budget: A huge emphasis on safety

Rail Budget: 487 UNFINISHED projects, says Trivedi

Markets end firm amid volatile trade

Budget 2012: Doubling of import duty to 10% likely

Rail Budget: Investment in 12th Plan=Rs 7.35 lakh cr

India Inc is impatient for reforms

Rail Budget forward-looking: PM

Yashwant, BJP flay Rail Budget

It's a balanced Rail Budget: India Inc

PHOTOS: India's best railway stations

Amenities: Passengers to get a good deal

RBI unlikely to cut key rates tomorrow: Bankers

Pay more for fares, get a modern rail network

Passenger fares HIKED across all classes

A look at the Bills under discussion

What Aamir Khan WANTS from Pranab

Rail Budget 2012: Inflation rises to 6.95% in February

We'll tap regional partners: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Corporate America urges FM to issue a bold Budget

Par panel on DTC suggests wider Income Tax slab

SPECIAL: RBI should avoid a self-goal

Railways plan to hire 150,000

Mamata's big rail plans FAILED to take off

Budget 2012: Booster dose likely for private funds in agriculture

Historical and iconic PHOTOS of Indian Railways

Tue, Mar 13, 2012

PF accounts to get lower returns this year

UPA II: Dressing up to go nowhere

Budget may be a dry affair for exporters

Hedge fund threatens to sue Coal India's board

Real estate has high hopes from the Budget

What the businessmen want from Budget 2012

What the health sector wants from the Budget

Mon, Mar 12, 2012

What Indian women want from the Budget

Construction, banking fuel better hiring trends in February

Budget: Education sector seeks more funds

How the Budget will affect your savings

Car sales rise, price hike likely post-Budget

6.8% industrial growth indicates strong recovery: Pranab

There's room for a 50-bp rate cut, says SBI chief

CRR rate cut welcome, but is it enough?

Industrial growth rebounds to 6.8% in January

SPECIAL: How will the Budget impact your investments?

GDP growth to be over 7%: Pronab Sen

Govt takes army's money to fill Budget gap

Fiscal prudence may define bold Budget

Fri, Mar 9, 2012

Indian economy to grow by 7-7.5% in FY13: World Bank

Tax exemption to be hiked to Rs 3 lakhs soon?

REVEALED! 10-yr-old tax evasion cases may reopen

Banks increasing service charges

Is the Aadhaar card really of any use?

Wed, Mar 7, 2012

'Hike customs duty on HR coils'

'FMCG: Implement Direct Tax Code and pave way for GST'

'Abolish excise duty on jewellery'

Rein in prices, say homemakers

Telecom: Clarify on the spectrum prices

Room for reforms gone, but some see hope in Budget

Insurance sector: Increase FDI ceiling to 49 per cent

Chemicals: Remove customs duty on LNG, Naphtha

'Retain customs duty on dyestuffs at current levels'

Government should decide on long pending reforms

Remove 10% Excise Duty on branded garments: Textile and Garment industry

Tue, Mar 6, 2012

RBI shouldn't relax rates till it's sure inflation is under control: Pronab Sen

Machine tool industry bucks the slowdown trend

Indian Railways need to modernise. But, how?

Why you must BUY your dream diesel car NOW

It's time to focus on human capital

Get ready for higher medical, car insurance premiums

Mon, Mar 5, 2012

Is this a make or break budget for India?

IMAGES: Mahindra plans to launch 5 great cars this year

Fri, Mar 2, 2012

Remove excise duty on man made fibre

Raise tax holiday period for oil and gas exploration cos: Assocham

Exempt all life saving drugs from GST

Exporters demand continuation of subsidy scheme

Sectors like life insurance need seperate tax exemption

IMAGES: 10 hot cars that will be launched in 2012

Thu, Mar 1, 2012

Industry seeks optimistic outlook from FM

Fiscal deficit adds to worries

Which car to buy? Ford Fiesta or Honda City

'Going back to 6.5% growth is leading to anxiety'

Mahindra may cut expansion plans if diesel tax is imposed

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