Top takeaways for the common man in Budget 2015

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Budget 2015: Top takeaways for the common man Arun Jaitley in his budget speech announced a slew of tax measures and personal savings schemes aimed at benefitting ...

In case you missed! Here are highlights of Budget Here are the highlights of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget for the fiscal year that begins on April 1....

Budget 2015: Smoking, eating out, air travel to be costlier Jaitley came down heavily on smokers and tobacco consumers with a steep increase in excise rate in tax proposals in B...

Budget 2015: Corporate Tax reduced from 30% to 25% over 4 years "We will rationalise & remove exemptions to eliminate tax disputes," Jaitley said. He expects direct tax collection t...

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Latest Updates 'Sensex to grow by 15-20% every year for 2-3 years' The Budget has dealt with a large number of issues long pending, which needed to be addressed.... Market experts give thumbs up to Union Budget Experts said that sentiments were lifted after Jaitley's announcement of cut in corporate tax by 5 per cent to 25 per... Road Ministry's allocation rises 48% to Rs 42,912 crore for FY16 The planned allocation for the Ministry of Road and Highways has increased significantly to Rs 42,913 crore for the y... Budget 2015: Over Rs 5300 crore for Delhi Police In a bid to strengthen women security in the national capital, fund allocation for the Delhi Police from the Nirbhaya...

Market Watch 28 Feb | 08:33PM SENSEX 29361.50↑141.38 NIFTY 8901.85↑57.25 USD/INR 60.16↓-0.18 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 26480.00↑253.00

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Volatile Sensex logs first Budget day gain in 4 years, up 141 points Modi govt's first full-fledged budget triggered huge volatility in stock markets with Sensex finally ending 141.38 po...

Budget 2015: Top 3 measures that will boost non-banking & finance stocks Putting emphasis on banking and finance sectors, Arun Jaitley in Budget 2015-16 talked on the need for more clarity i...

Gainers Losers 28 Feb, 2015, 08:33PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low South India Projects Ltd. 29.40 20.00 1137 29.40 26.00 Aarya Global Shares & Securities Ltd. 50.50 19.95 5907 50.50 42.50 Abhinav Leasing & Finance Ltd. 4.58 19.90 100 4.58 4.58

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Economic Survey 2015: India headed for 8%-plus growth in 2016 In the long term, growth should be driven by private firms. But in short run, there is scope for govt to lead growth,...

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