New Delhi: Higher tax exemption limit for individuals, significant benefits for senior citizens, retention of service tax at 10 per cent and withdrawal of some duty exemptions were some of the majo

New Delhi: In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced higher tax exemption limit of Rs 1.8 lakh for individuals and further benefits to senior citizens, addition

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee unveiled major plans for the education sector.

Twenty-four percent increase in educational outlay; Rs.21,000 crore for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Rs.54 crore each for

Various steps have been taken in this year’s union budget to give a boost to housing sector finance.

Following is the list of items, the prices of which, Pranab Mukherjee has decided to change.

Items to be cheaper:

* Mobile phones
* Refrigerators
* Home loans
* Cement

New Delhi: Stationery items widely used by school children, text books, branded ready-made garments and jewellery, treatment in private hospitals, air travel and lawyer fees will become costlier foll

A six to reach his fifty and a four to reach his century, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has made it up to Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy crowd for all the hardship they had to go through before this blockbuster clash between India and England on Sunday.

Graeme Swann interrupted smooth proceedings of India by packing off Gautam Gambhir at 51 here at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sachin and Gahbhir amassed 134 runs in the last partnership after the team lost op

Bengaluru: A six to reach his fifty and a four to reach his century, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has made it up to the Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy crowd for all the hardship they had to under go to ju

Bengaluru: A six to reach his fifty and a four to reach his century, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has made it up to Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy crowd for all the hardship they had to go through before