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Why investors are restive at Budget tax proposals

Starting with the proposed retrospective amendment to Section 9 of the Income...

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

Setting at rest the uncertainty about overseas investments, Finance Minister...

UPA's policy is anti-citizen: Arun Jaitley

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday criticized the Union Budget...

Cheques, drafts to be valid for 3 months only

It has been brought to its notice by the government that some persons were...

Cigarette smokers pay more than MRP

For instance, a pack of 20 Classic branded cigarettes (from ITC) now costs Rs...

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

Observing that freight charges cannot keep subsidising the passenger fare,...

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Slideshows

SLOWDOWN: How India's key sectors fared in FY12

The Indian economy is estimated to grow by 6.9 per cent in 2011-12, after...

Why Budget 2012 is NOT bad for the Indian economy

In an exclusive interview with rediff.com Gopalan replies back to the critics...

Pranab 'confident' of keeping subsidies low

Critics call fiscal deficit projections ambitious; government to meet...

Perfin/Taxation

How much tax can you save now?

In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, experts Vinay Mahajan and...

Reality show hosts, IPL players in tax net

The next time Amitabh Bachchan hosts Kaun Bangea Crorepati or Sachin...

How can you invest smart and be rich

In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Monday, chartered accountant and Income...

SME sector

Alloy steel: Benefits from cut in customs duties

Basic Customs Duty is being reduced to 2.5 per cent for the equipments...

Medical devices: Budget unveils moves to drive growth

The reduction in excise duty and basic customs duty on parts of blood...

Budget 2012: Dyes and pigments Industry expects reinstatement of exemption

The industry expects 0% duty on all types of fuels, low duty rate of 2% on...

Sectoral Analysis

Budget 2012: Which cars will cost MORE?

Your plans to bring home a dream vehicle may just have become a little more...

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

ONGC to take biggest hit of Rs 4,600 crore, followed by Cairn India and Oil...

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

The government's plans to reign in petroleum subsidies to plug the fiscal...

Specials

Budget 2012: No birdies, only the bunker!

Shaili Chopra shares her views on the Union Budget 2012-13.

SPECIAL: RBI should avoid a self-goal

The bank risks losing credibility if it cuts rates this week despite rising...

SPECIAL: Seven infra expectations from the Budget

There is far more hope for policy interventions than outlays and taxation.

Columns

Budget 2012: Rearranging the chairs on the Titanic deck

The budget is evidence that we have no strategic plans to successfully...

Budget 2012: More spend, yet no positive results

Spending has been increased again, but there's still no effort in the Budget...

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

This Budget must be complimented for having taken two very positive steps...

Railway Budget

Mamata hints at roll back of rail fares

Disagreeing with the formula of hike of one paisa or two paisa per km, Mamata...

Meet Mukul Roy, the new Railway Minister

All eyes are now on the low profile Mukul Roy, Trinamool Congress general...

PHOTOS: India's most stunning trains

India's luxury trains are among the world's best.

Budget News

Post-Budget pessimism on investor interest in SEZs

In the wake of the Union Budget proposals, developers of Special Economic...

Budget proposals to contain inflation: RBI

The Finance Minister himself admitted that the tax proposal could have some...

Huge gold imports strain balance of payment: Pranab

Justifying the hike in customs duty on gold in the Budget, Finance Minister...