Today's News in Media :01.03.2016

March 01, 2016   Top story   This time for Bharat With a rural push, and a political intent, Jaitley advances the Modi government's focus shift Read more » Income disclosure not an 'amnesty scheme': Jaitley "I am maintaining the credibility of the process by giving lower tax rates…," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says, countering criticism that his Budget does not lay out any roadmap for corporate tax re... Read more » More Articles »   Editor's Pick   Sticking to FRBM a big positive, DDT negative for market The fiscal deficit target has been maintained even after rise in expenditure Read more » Stand and deliver Specific and targeted, but with some hiccups Read more » More Articles »   Most Popular   Sensex sheds 152 points on tax woes; ONGC slumps nearly 10% on oil cess Indian shares fell on Monday in a volatile session, with energy companies such as Oil and Natural Gas Corp slumping after the government unveiled a higher-than-expected tax in its budget for 2016/17, offsetting hopes... Read more » In 'farm' Jaitley reaches out to all Presenting his third Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made no changes in the personal or corporate income-tax slabs but made costlier several items by raising duties. The Budget brought in a new 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess on all taxable services to fund agriculture while proposing a retirement tax on 60 per cent of the pension and provident fund corpus including EPF created after April 1, 2016. Read more » More Articles »   Portfolio   Prepping for the B-day The Budget speech gives a bird's eye view of the country's fiscal situation. But if you need more information to understand the finer points, you need to go to the official Union Budget website -- http://indiabudget.nic.in/. Here's a brief on the various sections in this website and what they contain, to help you navigate the site Muthukumar K Read more » Index outlook: Stay clear of the market The Budget session can get quite volatile. It's best to keep away on the B-day Read more » More Articles »   Companies   Corporate tax proposals in right direction Removal of some exemptions can seal the leakage of benefits from the system Read more » Automobiles: it pays to go green What's changedUnlike the widely expected scrappage policy for old vehicles or steps to rationalise excise duties, what the Budget brought for the auto sector is an infrastructure cess on vehicles. A cont... Read more » More Articles »   Markets   'Socialist' Budget leaves traders peeved Foreign portfolio investors offload ₹2,018 crore worth shares Read more » Experts welcome hike in FII limit in bourses Foreign investors can now invest up to 15% in exchanges Read more » More Articles »   Blink   The business of running As legions of fitness enthusiasts lace up around the country and splurge on fancy kits, marathon races are becoming moneyspinners. It also helps that running is the new golf, a networking opportunity for business magnates and sundry celebrities Read more » A seditious budget We need a budget that understands the voices of Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid Read more » More Articles »   Economy   How will the Centre meet the 3.5 per cent fiscal deficit target? In the run-up to the Budget, there was a debate on whether the government should stick to the fiscal deficit target of 3.5 per cent in 2016-17. While letting go off the target would mean slipping off the fiscal path,... Read more » Coal cess hard on consumer industries Steel sector may be particularly affected Read more » More Articles » You are receiving this mail because you are a user of thehindubusinessline.com and have commented on an article. If you do not wish to receive any such mailers, click here. To ensure that you continue to receive your emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletter.bl@newsalert.thehindu.com to your Address Book or Safe List. If you can't see the mailer, please click here. Group Sites Business Line | BL on Campus | தி இந்து | The Hindu | Sportstarlive | Frontline | The Hindu Centre | The Hindu Hub Images | roofandfloor | Classifieds About Us | Contact Us | Subscription